Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Cavaliers Hosts Florida State in Final Regular-Season Home Game

Click the picture above to watch Head Coach Tony Bennett preview Senior Night and the upcoming game with Florida State.

CHARLOTTESVILLE-The Virginia men's basketball team plays its final home game of the 2011-12 regular season on Thursday night (March 1) when the Cavaliers host Florida State in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at John Paul Jones Arena. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m.

UVa enters the game with an overall record of 21-7 and an 8-6 record in the ACC. The Cavaliers are coming off a 54-51 loss to North Carolina at JPJA last Saturday (Feb. 25) that ended a two-game Virginia winning streak.

Virginia seniors Mike Scott, Assane Sene and Sammy Zeglinski will be recognized before the game at 6:45 p.m.

Florida State enters Thursday's game with an overall record of 19-9 and a 10-4 record in the ACC. The Seminoles are coming off a 78-62 loss at Miami on Sunday night (Feb. 26) and have lost their last two games.

In this week's national rankings, UVa is ranked 24th in The Associated Press poll. Florida State is ranked 22nd in both The Associated Press poll and the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll.

The Virginia-Florida State game will be televised by ESPN2 and carried on ESPN3.