Virginia rebounds to down Manhattan with balanced scoring

Isaac McKneely scored 18 points to lead five Virginia players in double figures in a 74-65 victory over Manhattan on Tuesday night in Charlottesville, Va.The Cavaliers (4-2) bounced back after back-to-back losses in the Bahamas last week by a combined 47 points to Tennessee and St. John’s.McKneely was 3 of 4 from 3-point range. Andrew Rohde added 14 points, Blake Buchanan scored 11 and Jacob Cofie and Dai Dai Ames each had 10 for Virginia.Virginia outscored the Jaspers (3-3) 42-22 in the paint and scored 25 points off 14 Manhattan turnovers.The Cavaliers never trailed in the game and scored the first nine points of the second half for a 47-31 lead.The Jaspers answered with an 11-2 run to get within 49-42 with 14:14 remaining.Virginia outscored Manhattan 9-0 over the next five-plus minutes to stretch the lead back to 58-42.The Jaspers kept chipping away. Wesley Robinson’s three-point play with 3:44 left pulled them within 61-55.McKneely’s 3-pointer gave the Cavaliers a 68-59 cushion with 1:14 to play and Virginia made all six of its free throws in the final 1:01.

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