HOW TO WATCH THE ‘HOOS:
Location: Austin, Texas
Date: December 3, 2025
Time: 9:15 PM ET
Channel: ESPNU
Spread: Texas -2.5
The ACC/SEC Challenge is upon us.
The ‘Hoos tip off against Texas Wednesday night on ESPN. You can watch that on any TV provider that has access to the ESPN family of networks. You can also stream the game via ESPN.com or the ESPN App with any TV provider or an ESPN Unlimited subscription.
Stay tuned to Streaking the Lawn before, during, and after the game for immediate analysis and coverage of the final result.
Lastly, here are game notes courtesy of the UVA Media Relations department.
For Openers
• Virginia meets Texas for the first time.
• The Cavaliers are 1-1 in the ACC/SEC Challenge, defeating Texas A&M 59-47 in 2023 and losing 87-69 at Florida in 2024.
• UVA scored 80+ points in its first five games for the first time in school history.
• UVA ranks second nationally in blocks (8.0 bpg), highlighted by Ugonna Onyenso’s eight-block effort vs. Butler and Johann Grünloh’s seven-block effort vs. NC Central.
Last Time Out
• Thijs De Ridder led six players in double figures with 21 points as Virginia raced past Queens 94-69 on Nov. 28 at John Paul Jones Arena.
• Sam Lewis (15), Johann Grünloh (13), Devin Tillis (13), Chance Mallory (11) and Jacari White (11) also reached double figures as UVA had six players score 10 or more points in a game for the first time since 2008.
• UVA made a season-high 15 3-pointers and UVA had six players (De Ridder, Grünloh, Lewis, Mallory, Tillis and White) make multiple 3-pointers in the same game for the first time in school history.
• Grünloh added 10 rebounds for his first career double-double.
New Kids On The Block
• Newcomers Johann Grünloh and Ugonna Onyenso provide elite rim protection for UVA.
• Grünloh ranks third nationally with 3.3 blocks per game, while Onyenso is fourth at 3.1 bpg.
• Onyenso and Grünloh each had four blocks against Hampton, marking the first time since Dec. 22, 1998, a pair of UVA teammates each had four or more blocks (Kris Hunter 5, Chris Williams 4).
• Grünloh’s seven blocks vs. NC Central were most by a Cavalier freshman since Jason Clark’s eight vs. VMI on Jan. 24, 2002.
• Onyenso’s eight blocks vs. Butler were the most by a Cavalier since Jay Huff’s 10 vs. Duke on Feb. 29, 2020.
• Grünloh has two or more blocks in each game, while Onyenso has multiple blocks in five games.
Crash The Glass
• UVA ranks first nationally in offensive rebounds (17.6 rpg), 10th in rebounds (44.7 rpg) and 18th in rebound margin (12).
• UVA is 6-0 when out-rebounding its opponent.
• The Cavaliers have 49 or more rebounds in four games, out-rebounding Hampton (49-25), NCCU (48-34), Rider (49-32), Marshall (38-35) and Northwestern (49-25).
• UVA has 20 or more offensive rebounds in three games, including 20 or more in back-to-back games (Rider and NCCU) for the first time since November of 2007 (25 at Penn and 20 against Seton Hall).
Let it Fly
• Virginia is averaging a school-record 28.6 3-point attempts per game, surpassing 22.7 in 2007-08.
• UVA has shot 30 or more 3-pointers in three contests.
• UVA attempted 30 or more 3-pointers in back-to-back games (Rider and NCCU) for the first time since March of 2021 (Syracuse and Ohio).
• UVA’s 36 3-point attempts vs. NC Central were its most since 38 against Virginia Tech on Feb. 10, 2018.
• UVA is shooting 36.5 percent (73 of 200) from 3-point range.
• Jacari White leads the team with 16 3-pointers, while Sam Lewis and Malik Thomas each have 12 3-pointers.
