Premium content
PREMIUM CONTENT
Published Feb 22, 2022
Preview: Hoos can complete rare sweep of Duke
Justin Ferber  •  CavsCorner
Editor In-Chief
Twitter
@justin_ferber

No. 7 Duke (23-4 | 13-3) at Virginia (17-10 | 11-6)


On Wednesday night, Virginia will play its most meaningful game of the regular season. The Wahoos will look to bolster their NCAA Tournament hopes with a home win over No. 7 Duke, as they go for the season sweep of the Blue Devils (7 pm, ESPN).

Virginia’s big win at Miami on Saturday kept the Hoos’ NCAA at-large bid hopes alive, but every bracketologist agrees that the Cavaliers have quite a bit of work still to do in order to have their name called on Selection Sunday. A season sweep of Duke would be a big step in the right direction for the Cavaliers, and one could say that a win is the necessary to keep a realistic hope at a bid (outside of winning the ACC Tournament) alive.

Since losing to UVa back on February 7th, Duke is a perfect 4-0. The Blue Devils hold a one-game lead over Notre Dame in the league standings with four contests remaining, the next three of which will come away from Cameron Indoor. Duke will be looking to avenge the loss to UVa earlier this month, solidify its ACC and NCAA seeding and send Coach K out with a victory in his final trip to Charlottesville.


Subscribe to read more.
Unlock Premium news from the largest network of experts.
Say your piece in exclusive fan communities.
Dominate with stats, athlete data, Rivals250 rankings, and more.
Go Big. Get Premium.Log In