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Beekman, Groves lift Virginia past Notre Dame 65-53, extending home winning streak to 22

AP
Jan 31, 2024

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Reece Beekman scored 21 points, Jacob Groves had 18 and Virginia beat Notre Dame 65-53 on Wednesday night, extending the nation's-best home winning streak to 22 games.

Isaac McKneely added 11 points for the Cavaliers (16-5, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won five in a row. They never trailed in avenging a 76-54 loss on Dec. 30 - their worst loss in a conference game since 2017.

Markus Burton had 17 points and Braeden Shrewsberry 16 for the Fighting Irish (7-14, 2-8), but no one else scored more than five. Notre Dame lost for the ninth time in as many visits to John Paul Jones Arena.

The Irish came in with the second-stingiest defense in the ACC, allowing 65.3 points, and hit that mark, but allowed the Cavaliers to connect on 13 of 24 3-point attempts. Groves hit six of those, Beekman had four and McKneely three.

The Cavaliers outscored Notre Dame 20-8 over the final eight minutes of the first half and led 38-23 at the break. The Irish never got closer than eight after halftime.

Virginia plays at Clemson on Saturday. Notre Dame stays on the road and plays at Pittsburgh, also on Saturday.

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1st Half
ND
Fighting Irish
23
UVA
Cavaliers
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Kebba Njie vs. Jordan Minor (Reece Beekman gains possession)
19:36	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	0-3
19:07		Kebba Njie turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Minor steals)
18:41		Reece Beekman misses two point jump shot
18:39		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
18:15	+2	Markus Burton makes two point driving layup	2-3
17:54		Reece Beekman misses three point jump shot
17:52		Logan Imes defensive rebound
17:43		Markus Burton turnover (lost ball) (Reece Beekman steals)
17:25		Reece Beekman turnover (lost ball) (Markus Burton steals)
17:06		J.R. Konieczny misses two point turnaround jump shot
17:04		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
17:01		Ryan Dunn blocks Kebba Njie's two point hook shot
16:59		Jordan Minor defensive rebound
16:34		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
16:32		Markus Burton defensive rebound
16:13		Kebba Njie turnover (bad pass)
15:56	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	2-5
15:31		Logan Imes misses two point driving layup
15:29		Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
15:07		Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot
15:05		Ryan Dunn offensive rebound
15:01		Ryan Dunn misses two point layup
14:59		Logan Imes defensive rebound
14:38		Ryan Dunn blocks Tae Davis's two point driving layup
14:38		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
14:38		TV timeout
14:35	+3	Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot (Tae Davis assists)	5-5
14:03		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
14:01		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
13:56	+3	Reece Beekman makes three point jump shot (Blake Buchanan assists)	5-8
13:21		Fighting Irish turnover (shot clock violation)
12:57	+3	Jacob Groves makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	5-11
12:20	+3	Julian Roper II makes three point stepback jump shot	8-11
11:58		Jacob Groves offensive foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
11:58		Jacob Groves turnover (offensive foul)
11:58		TV timeout
11:36		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
11:34		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
11:11	+3	Jacob Groves makes three point jump shot (Dante Harris assists)	8-14
10:47	+3	Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Carey Booth assists)	11-14
10:16		Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
10:14		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
10:04	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point stepback jump shot (Dante Harris assists)	11-16
9:42		Taine Murray personal foul (Julian Roper II draws the foul)
9:32	+2	Carey Booth makes two point dunk (Logan Imes assists)	13-16
9:09	+2	Dante Harris makes two point jump shot	13-18
8:45		Matt Zona turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Minor steals)
8:37		Taine Murray misses three point jump shot
8:35		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
8:14	+2	Julian Roper II makes two point jump shot	15-18
7:45	+3	Jacob Groves makes three point jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	15-21
7:23		Julian Roper II misses three point jump shot
7:21		Taine Murray defensive rebound
7:03		Dante Harris misses three point jump shot
7:01		Julian Roper II defensive rebound
6:53		Braeden Shrewsberry turnover (lost ball) (Reece Beekman steals)
6:47	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point dunk (Taine Murray assists)	15-23
6:22		Logan Imes misses three point jump shot
6:20		Carey Booth offensive rebound
6:14		Carey Booth misses two point hook shot
6:12		Jacob Groves defensive rebound
6:04		Julian Roper II shooting foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
6:04		TV timeout
6:04	+1	Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-24
6:04		Reece Beekman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:04		Tae Davis defensive rebound
5:40		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
5:38		J.R. Konieczny offensive rebound
5:26	+2	Tae Davis makes two point layup	17-24
4:58		Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
4:56		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
4:37		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
4:35		Jacob Groves defensive rebound
4:26	+3	Jacob Groves makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	17-27
3:52		J.R. Konieczny misses three point jump shot
3:50		Jordan Minor defensive rebound
3:28		Reece Beekman turnover (bad pass) (Braeden Shrewsberry steals)
3:14		Jordan Minor personal foul (J.R. Konieczny draws the foul)
3:14		TV timeout
3:04		Kebba Njie turnover (bad pass)
2:54		Jacob Groves misses three point jump shot
2:52		Tae Davis defensive rebound
2:42		Jacob Groves blocks Tae Davis's two point driving layup
2:40		Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
2:17	+3	Reece Beekman makes three point jump shot (Jacob Groves assists)	17-30
2:13		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
2:02		J.R. Konieczny turnover (bad pass)
1:46		Reece Beekman misses two point pullup jump shot
1:44		Matt Zona defensive rebound
1:30	+3	Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	20-30
1:13	+3	Jacob Groves makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	20-33
0:53	+3	J.R. Konieczny makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	23-33
0:32		Isaac McKneely misses two point layup
0:30		Jordan Minor offensive rebound
0:30	+2	Jordan Minor makes two point putback layup	23-35
0:30		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
0:14		Isaac McKneely personal foul (Logan Imes draws the foul)
0:07		Markus Burton turnover (traveling)
0:04		Logan Imes personal foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
0:01	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	23-38
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ND
Fighting Irish
30
UVA
Cavaliers
27

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
19:44		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
19:17		Reece Beekman turnover (bad pass) (Markus Burton steals)
18:58	+2	Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	25-38
18:30		Reece Beekman turnover (bad pass) (Matt Zona steals)
18:21	+2	Markus Burton makes two point driving layup	27-38
18:04	+3	Reece Beekman makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	27-41
17:33		Tae Davis misses two point driving layup
17:31		Jordan Minor defensive rebound
17:20		Reece Beekman turnover (lost ball) (Markus Burton steals)
17:16		Reece Beekman shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
17:16		Markus Burton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:16	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-41
16:58		Jordan Minor misses two point jump shot
16:56		Logan Imes defensive rebound
16:49	+3	Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point jump shot (Logan Imes assists)	31-41
16:19	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point driving layup (Isaac McKneely assists)	31-43
16:00	+3	Matt Zona makes three point jump shot (Logan Imes assists)	34-43
15:38		Reece Beekman misses three point jump shot
15:36		Logan Imes defensive rebound
15:14		Jordan Minor blocks Markus Burton's two point driving layup
15:12		Ryan Dunn defensive rebound
14:44	+2	Jordan Minor makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists)	34-45
14:09		Tae Davis turnover (bad pass)
14:09		TV timeout
13:53		Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
13:51		Markus Burton defensive rebound
13:44	+3	Braeden Shrewsberry makes three point pullup jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	37-45
13:18	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Jacob Groves assists)	37-48
12:57		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
12:55		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
12:48		Dante Harris blocks Markus Burton's two point driving layup
12:45		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
12:43		Kebba Njie offensive foul
12:43		Kebba Njie turnover (offensive foul)
12:28		Dante Harris misses two point jump shot
12:26		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
12:02		J.R. Konieczny misses two point jump shot
12:00		J.R. Konieczny offensive rebound
11:43		Braeden Shrewsberry misses two point driving layup
11:41		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
11:30		Blake Buchanan misses two point jump shot
11:28		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
11:20		Taine Murray blocks Logan Imes's two point driving layup
11:18		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
10:58		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
10:56		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
10:53		Blake Buchanan turnover (bad pass) (Julian Roper II steals)
10:30	+3	Logan Imes makes three point jump shot (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)	40-48
10:02	+2	Dante Harris makes two point driving layup	40-50
10:00		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
10:00		TV timeout
9:49		Dante Harris personal foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
9:49		TV timeout
9:29		Fighting Irish turnover (shot clock violation)
9:10		Jacob Groves misses three point jump shot
9:08		Jordan Minor offensive rebound
9:04		Jordan Minor misses two point hook shot
9:01		Cavaliers offensive rebound
8:57		Taine Murray misses two point layup
8:55		Jordan Minor offensive rebound
8:49	+2	Taine Murray makes two point driving layup (Dante Harris assists)	40-52
8:28	+2	Markus Burton makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	42-52
8:09	+2	Taine Murray makes two point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	42-54
7:51		Matt Zona turnover (lost ball) (Jacob Groves steals)
7:33	+3	Jacob Groves makes three point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)	42-57
7:30		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
7:30		TV timeout
7:04	+2	Markus Burton makes two point pullup jump shot	44-57
6:45		Taine Murray misses three point jump shot
6:43		Ryan Dunn offensive rebound
6:28		Jacob Groves misses two point jump shot
6:26		Cavaliers offensive rebound
6:22		Jacob Groves misses two point driving layup
6:20		Cavaliers offensive rebound
6:20		Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation)
5:56	+2	Carey Booth makes two point hook shot	46-57
5:56		Jacob Groves shooting foul (Carey Booth draws the foul)
5:56		Carey Booth misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:56		Jacob Groves defensive rebound
5:27		Taine Murray misses two point pullup jump shot
5:25		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
5:05		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
5:02		Jacob Groves defensive rebound
5:02		Carey Booth personal foul (Jacob Groves draws the foul)
4:37		Reece Beekman misses two point jump shot
4:35		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
4:19		Tae Davis turnover (bad pass) (Reece Beekman steals)
4:16		Markus Burton shooting foul (Reece Beekman draws the foul)
4:16	+1	Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-58
4:16	+1	Reece Beekman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-59
4:05		Markus Burton turnover (lost ball) (Reece Beekman steals)
3:54		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
3:52		Logan Imes defensive rebound
3:25	+2	Markus Burton makes two point driving reverse layup	48-59
3:04	+3	Reece Beekman makes three point jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	48-62
2:37		TV timeout
2:32		J.R. Konieczny misses three point jump shot
2:30		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
2:30		Fighting Irish turnover (shot clock violation)
2:18	+2	Reece Beekman makes two point pullup jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	48-64
1:46		J.R. Konieczny misses two point turnaround jump shot
1:44		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
1:44		Jordan Minor personal foul (Kebba Njie draws the foul)
1:36	+2	Braeden Shrewsberry makes two point driving floating jump shot	50-64
1:18		Ryan Dunn turnover (lost ball) (Markus Burton steals)
1:15		Braeden Shrewsberry turnover (bad pass)
1:01		J.R. Konieczny shooting foul (Jordan Minor draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Jordan Minor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-65
1:01		Jordan Minor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:01		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
0:44		Logan Imes turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Dunn steals)
0:38		Taine Murray turnover (bad pass) (Logan Imes steals)
0:34		Ryan Dunn shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 3	51-65
0:34	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 3	52-65
0:34	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 3 of 3	53-65
0:07		Reece Beekman misses three point pullup jump shot
0:05		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound