UVa — behind 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists from freshman Sylven Landesberg, some unexpected intangibles from Tunji Soroye off the bench and defense that held the visitors to 37-percent shooting — dunked the Hokies, 75-61, in front of a fired-up crowd of 11,174.

Mike Scott’s ability to finish around the rim after Virginia had broken Clemson’s full-court press was a big reason why UVa was able to halt an eight-game losing streak.

On Sunday afternoon at John Paul Jones Arena, Sylven Landesberg scored 23 points — including a game-tying bucket at the end of regulation — to help Virginia snap an eight-game losing streak.

As Sylven Landesberg jumped in the air, he seemed to have an easy layup — until teammate Solomon Tat, out of nowhere, slapped the ball out of his hands.

As part of halftime festivities on Wednesday night at John Paul Jones Arena, hypnotist Tom Silver — of the Silver Hypnosis Institute — was on hand as Virginia took on Boston College.

On Sunday, both Williams and Plumlee showed flashes of why they were considered two of the best prospects at their respective positions in the country.

Duke, behind 18 points and four assists from Gerald Henderson, treated the visiting Wahoos like their kid brother — intimidating, dominating and thrashing UVa to the tune of a 79-54 rout in front of 9,314 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

For those that haven’t been paying attention, Virginia fell for the 13th straight time at Cameron, 79-54 (that’s 23 losses in the last 25 visits for those counting).

Landesberg’s distinction is important when you consider his mindset heading into tonight’s game versus fifth-ranked North Carolina at John Paul Jones Arena.

After last season’s 38-point loss on the road to Xavier, some semblance of payback was one of the goals for the Virginia men’s basketball team. Instead, UVa penned a hideous sequel.

Virginia coach Dave Leitao knew rougher days lied ahead. Saturday was one of those days.

The only thing more impressive than Mustapha Farrakhan’s career-high 12 points in the win at Georgia Tech on Sunday night was the size of his fan club.

Tonight, the search for whatever it is that has been missing continues when Virginia (4-4) plays host to Hampton (5-4) in the team’s final tune-up — er, engine overhaul — for the ACC season.

There’s a board in the Virginia locker room that lists several points of emphasis for Coach Dave Leitao’s basketball team.

Earlier this week, during a rant about his alma mater’s hiring of Gene Chizik as its new football coach, Charles Barkley managed to get in a poke at current Auburn basketball coach Jeff Lebo.