No. 21Virginia Cavaliers

17thin Atlantic Coast · 11-1

YES!

Virginia Cavaliers beat the American University Eagles

7-6 51 – 95

Ranked #21 · 11-1

Final · Mon, Dec 22

Game Details

John Paul Jones Arena (Charlottesville) · 12,295 fans · ACC Network

Highlights

No. 21 Virginia routs American 95-51 as De Ridder sets career best with 27 points

Thijs De Ridder scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds as No. 21 Virginia rolled to a 95-51 victory over American University on Monday night.

Recap via ESPN

0:23 Thijs De Ridder hits the shot vs. American Eagles

0:17 Thijs De Ridder buries shot against American Eagles

0:21 Elijah Gertrude buries basket against American Eagles

0:20 Thijs De Ridder rocks the rim with powerful slam

Clips play on ESPN

John Paul Jones Arena · Charlottesville

Line Score

	1	2	T
AMER	25	26	51
UVA	45	50	95

Game Flow

AMER UVA

H1H2

5-0Biggest Run14-0

0Largest Lead44

0 lead changes · tied 1 time

Win Probability · Virginia Cavaliers

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Game Leaders

American University Eagles

Julen Iturbe · 13Points
Wyatt Nausadis · 3Assists
Julen Iturbe · 4Rebounds

Virginia Cavaliers

Thijs De Ridder · 27Points
Dallin Hall · 7Assists
Thijs De Ridder · 8Rebounds

2025-26 Patriot League Standings

Team	GB
Navy	-
Colgate	6
Lehigh	6
Boston University	7
American University	8
Loyola Maryland	9
Lafayette	9
Bucknell	11
Army	12
Holy Cross	12

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

Team	GB
Duke	-
Virginia	2
Miami	4
North Carolina	5
Clemson	5
Louisville	6
NC State	7
Florida State	7
California	8
Stanford	8
Virginia Tech	9
SMU	9
Wake Forest	10
Syracuse	11
Pittsburgh	12
Notre Dame	13
Boston College	13
Georgia Tech	15

Team Stats

American University EaglesVirginia Cavaliers

Shooting

19-60, 32% Field Goals 38-61, 62%

8-35, 23% 3-Pointers 9-23, 39%

5-6, 83% Free Throws 10-18, 56%

Possessions

23 Rebounds 45

10 Offensive Rebounds 14

11 Assists 25

7 Steals 7

1 Blocks 2

10 Turnovers 9

12 Fouls 12

Scoring

16 Points in Paint 56

0 Fast Break Points 7

0 Largest Lead 44

Box Score

American University Eagles ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
J. IturbeF	13	4	2	22	4-8	3-6	2-2	1	1	1	3	1	3
M. MayockF	0	3	3	25	0-7	0-4	0-0	1	0	0	1	2	2
G. JonesF	10	2	1	32	4-11	2-6	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	0
W. NausadisG	4	4	3	25	2-8	0-3	0-0	3	0	0	1	3	1
G. SprouseG	9	0	0	20	3-6	3-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bench
C. EaganF	4	1	0	15	1-2	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	0	1	2
L. BrownF	0	2	0	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0
M. CaseyG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
J. AndersonG	0	0	0	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. SebastianG	2	3	1	27	1-5	0-4	0-0	1	1	0	2	1	1
M. CollinsG	9	2	1	24	4-12	0-5	1-2	0	3	0	0	2	3
C. McDonaldF	DNP: Did not play
E. MichaelsF	DNP: Did not play
N. JonesF	DNP: Did not play
G. ColemanF	DNP: Did not play
D. HogansG	DNP: Did not play
S. O'ReillyG	DNP: Did not play
K. PrinceG	DNP: Did not play
A. SamuelsG	DNP: Did not play
Team	51	23	11		19-60	8-35	5-6	10	7	1	10	13	12

Virginia Cavaliers ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
T. De RidderF	27	8	0	24	11-15	3-4	2-3	0	2	0	3	5	1
J. GrünlohC	8	6	2	19	4-6	0-0	0-2	1	0	1	5	1	2
S. LewisG	11	2	3	24	4-9	3-7	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	2
D. HallG	2	4	7	25	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	2	2	1
M. ThomasG	11	4	3	21	3-6	0-3	5-8	3	1	0	0	4	3
Bench
C. LangF	0	1	0	4	0-1	0-0	0-1	0	0	0	1	0	0
D. TillisF	4	7	3	22	2-6	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	1	6	1
U. OnyensoC	8	6	0	17	3-4	0-1	2-3	0	0	1	0	6	1
M. CarrereG	3	0	0	5	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. RobertsG	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. MalloryG	10	5	4	23	5-6	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	2	3	0
E. GertrudeG	11	2	3	16	4-4	2-2	1-1	0	1	0	0	2	1
S. BarksdaleF	DNP: Did not play
O. OdomG	DNP: Did not play
J. WhiteG	DNP: Did not play
Team	95	45	25		38-61	9-23	10-18	9	7	2	14	31	12

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