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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – No. 1 seed Virginia (31-3) battles No. 12 seed Oregon (25-12) in the NCAA Sweet 16 on Thursday, March 28. Tipoff at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky., is set for approximately 10 p.m. ET on TBS.
For Openers
• Virginia (31-3) is making its 10th NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and seeks its first Elite Eight berth since 2016.
• The Cavaliers meet Oregon (25-12) for the first time in the NCAA Tournament and third overall.
• UVA has tied a school record with 31 wins and has won 30 or more games for the fourth time under three-time National Coach of the Year Tony Bennett and fifth time in school history.
• The Cavaliers are 4-1 all-time at KFC Yum! Center.
Broadcast Information
• The Virginia-Oregon contest will be televised on TBS and streamed online via NCAA March Madness Live
• The game will be broadcast on the Virginia Sports Radio Network and Westwood One/NCAA Radio Network on Sirius (136) and XM (202).
The Head Coach
• Three-time National and four-time ACC Coach of the Year Tony Bennett has a 250-89 (.737) mark in 10 seasons at Virginia and 319-122 (.723) career mark in 13 seasons.
• Bennett became the 80th active Division I head coach to win his 300th career game against Marshall on Dec. 31, 2018.
• In 2017-18, Bennett led Virginia to its eighth ACC regular-season title, third ACC Tournament championship, school-record 31 wins, ACC-record 17 league wins and ACC-record 9-0 mark on the road.
• Bennett was named the USBWA Henry Iba National Coach of the Year for the third time to rank second all-time behind legendary John Wooden, who captured the award six times.
UVA All-Time in the NCAA Tournament
• UVA is 31-22 all-time in 23 NCAA Tournament appearances.
• The Cavaliers are making their 10th NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and first since reaching the Elite Eight in 2016.
• UVA is 6-3 all-time in the NCAA Sweet 16, including an 84-71 win over Iowa State in 2016.
• UVA is 14-6 as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
• The Cavaliers are 3-3 all-time vs. No. 12 seeds.
• UVA reached the NCAA Final Four in 1981 and 1984.
• Virginia head coach Tony Bennett is 12-8 in nine NCAA tournaments, including a 9-6 record at UVA.
• The Cavaliers have reached the NCAA Tournament a school-best six consecutive seasons.
All-Time vs. Oregon
• UVA is 2-0 all-time vs. Oregon in a series that dates back to 2010.
• The Cavaliers defeated the Ducks 63-48 on Dec. 17, 2010, in Charlottesville and added a 67-54 win at Oregon on Dec. 18, 2011.
• Head coach Tony Bennett is 8-2 all-time vs. Oregon, including a 2-0 mark at Virginia and 6-2 record at Washington State.
Last Time vs. the Ducks
• Mike Scott scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Virginia to a 67-54 victory at Oregon on Dec. 18, 2010.
• The double-double was Scott’s fourth of the season and the 28th of his career.
• The Cavaliers won their seventh straight game and started 9-1 for the first time since the 2003-04 season.
• Joe Harris scored 15 points and had five rebounds for Virginia, while Jontel Evans had 12 points, five assists and four rebounds.
• Sammy Zeglinski and freshman guard Malcolm Brogdon each added nine points for the Cavaliers.
• Devoe Joseph was the only player to score in double figures for Oregon with 16 points.
• UVA shot 45.5 percent from the field, including 6-15 from three-point range, and out-rebounded Oregon 39-25.
• Oregon shot 42.6 percent from the field for the game, but was 3 of 15 from three-point range.
All-Time vs. the Pac-12 Conference
• Virginia meets a Pac-12 Conference team for the first time since defeating California 56-52 on Dec. 21, 2016.
• UVA is 14-12 all-time against current Pac-12 Conference members (3-2 vs. Arizona, 2-0 vs. California, 2-0 vs. Oregon, 2-0 vs. Washington State, 1-0 vs. Arizona State, 1-0 vs. USC, 1-1 vs. Utah, 1-1 vs. Washington, 1-7 vs. Stanford and 0-1 vs. UCLA).
• The Cavaliers are 4-2 against the Pac-12 in the Tony Bennett era, including two wins each against Oregon and California.
• The Cavaliers are 1-1 all-time against current Pac-12 foes in the NCAA Tournament (1-0 vs. Washington in 1983 and 0-1 vs. Arizona in 1994).
Cavaliers Have Tasted Success at KFC Yum! Center
• Virginia is 4-1 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center since the host Louisville Cardinals joined the ACC in 2014-15.
• The Cavaliers have a four-game winning streak at the KFC Yum! Center, including a 64-52 win over the Cardinals this season.
• Virginia’s 63-47 win over Louisville in 2016 marked the Cardinals’ worst home loss at the arena.
UVA in the National Statistical Rankings
• As of March 25, UVA ranked first nationally in scoring defense (55 ppg), second in 3-point field goal percentage defense (27.8%), turnovers per game (9.1), third in scoring margin (16.6) and winning percentage (90.9%), fourth in field goal percentage defense (38.1%), fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (40.1%), sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.57), seventh in personal fouls per game (14.4) and 25th in field goal percentage (47.9).
Last Time Out
• Mamadi Diakite scored a game-high 14 points along with nine rebounds as No. 1 seed Virginia defeated No. 9 seed Oklahoma 63-51 in the NCAA second round on Sunday, March 24 in Columbia, S.C.
• Ty Jerome added 12 points, three assists and three steals and De’Andre Hunter added 10 points before fouling out.
• Braxton Key added nine points and nine rebounds and Kihei Clark chipped in nine points as UVA tied a school record with its 31st win.
• Virginia used an 18-2 run en route to a 31-22 halftime lead.
• The Cavaliers shot 48.2 percent and overcame Kyle Guy’s 2 of 15 effort from the field.
• Brady Manek and Christian James each had 13 points for Oklahoma (20-14), which shot 36.5 percent (19 of 52) in the loss.
On the Horizon
• The winner of the South Regional will advance to the NCAA Final Four at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday and Monday, April 6 & 8.