Holy Cross was scoreless inside the final six minutes of the game, missing five field-goal attempts plus a free throw that included Anthony Robinson blocking Declan Ryan’s layup attempt to end it.

Virginia (5-2) picked up its second straight win with a 67-41 victory over Holy Cross (4-4) on Friday evening at John Paul Jones Arena. Here are our five quick takeaways from the Cavaliers' win over the Crusaders.

They did it all against Holy Cross senior forward Caleb Kenney, who was a notable contributor and scored 10 points, plus freshman guard Max Green who added 16. The Crusaders shot 33 percent on three-point shots and 23 percent from the field, and they lost the rebounding battle 37-30. Those discrepancies proved fatal against the Cavaliers.

Dai Dai Ames scored a season-high 16 points on 6-0f-9 shooting to lead Virginia to a 67-41 victory over Holy Cross on Friday at John Paul Jones Arena.

Virginia (4-2) squares off against Holy Cross (4-3) on Friday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia. Follow along for full play-by-play and live analysis of the game in the thread below.

The UVA Basketball team (4-2) hosts Holy Cross (4-3) on Friday at 4 p.m. at JPJ. It’s the final tuneup for the ‘Hoos before a week of games with Florida (7-0), in the ACC-SEC Challenge, and SMU (6-2), in the ACC opener for the 2024-2025 season.

The Virginia Cavaliers took care of the Holy Cross Crusaders 67-41 on Black Friday to move to 5-2 in the Ron Sanchez era. With Tony Bennett in attendance for the first time since his retirement, the ‘Hoos cruised to any easy victory.