The Pitt Panthers put up quite a fight in Charlottesville, but the Virginia Cavaliers stepped up both on Defense and offense in the last 10 seconds of the game to pull out a 57-56 win in their conference opener. Jayden Gardner was the star of the game, leading all scorers with 15 points, including the game-winning bucket with just under one second remaining. Armaan Franklin added 10 points in the win and Kihei Clark had 9 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds. John Hugley had 12 points, and Jamarius Burton had 11 for the Panthers.