CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — With just over 11 minutes left in the second half of Houston’s 69-61 win at Virginia on Saturday, star freshman forward Jarace Walker was playing, literally and figuratively, long after the whistle. “We were kind of in the same situation tonight, and I don’t think we win this game if we don’t have the Alabama game.” “At …
— Virginia spent two years on top of the college basketball world. Coming out of quarantine after a positive COVID-19 test, Virginia’s unusual title defense was stopped by another upset loss in the NCAA Tournament, falling 62-58 to Jason Preston and Ohio on Saturday. Preston and Ben Vander Plas, the two stars of Ohio’s surprising Mid-American Conference Tournament run, were …
