Jaidyn McCracken

Tipoff: 9 p.m., John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Va.

Records: Pittsburgh (9-13, 2-7 ACC); Virginia (18-3, 7-2 ACC)

TV: ACC Network (Evan Lepler, Dan Bonner, Jim Boeheim)

Notable: Virginia, ranked No. 18 in the nation, is coming off a 73-66 win at Boston College on Saturday after edging Notre Dame, 100-97, in double overtime last Tuesday … The Cavaliers, coached by Ryan Odom, are 10-1 at home, losing only to North Carolina. They have also lost to Butler and at Virginia Tech in triple overtime … Virginia’s top players are 6-foot-9 Belgian freshman Thijs De Ridder (17.0 ppg., 6.3 rpg.) and grad student Malik Thomas (13.0 ppg.) … Pitt lost at No. 20 Clemson, 63-52, on Saturday …. Pitt’s Saturday home game against SMU will tip off at 2 p.m. instead of the previously announced 3:45 time.

Mirror prediction: Virginia 77, Pitt 64

Mirror prediction record: 15-7

— Buck Frank

AREA COLLEGE

McCracken reaches 1,000 points

Penn State Altoona women’s basketball senior Jaidyn McCracken, a Bellwood-Antis High School graduate, achieved 1,000 career points Monday night when she helped the Lions to a dominant win, 102-53, over Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference opponent Pitt-Bradford at Adler Arena.

McCracken hit the milestone on a layup midway through the second quarter, becoming the seventh player in Penn State Altoona women’s basketball’s NCAA history to achieve 1,000 points.

Penn State Altoona (13-6, 8-2 AMCC) jumped all over Pitt-Bradford (0-19, 0-11 AMCC) from the start, staking out a 36-11 lead by the end of the first quarter en route to a 72-21 halftime advantage. The Lions maintained a commanding lead throughout the game, bolstered by a 50.0 percent field goal percentage on offense and forcing the Panthers into committing 30 turnovers.

Penn State Altoona’s total of 102 points ranks second-most in a game in program history, while the Lions’ 43 made field goals set a new single-game record.

Lanie Wilt (Altoona Area High School graduate) led the way with 19 points while recording game-highs in steals and assists, tallying seven and six, respectively. Madison Rusnica scored 18 points while dishing out five assists, and Halle Kuzminski put up 17 points while shooting 8-for-8 from the floor. McCracken and Avana Sayles finished with 12 points apiece.

Penn State Altoona plays at Carlow on Wednesday.

PSU Altoona men now 10-9

The Penn State Altoona men’s basketball team received 30 points from Rasheed Daniels in downing Pitt-Bradford, 97-86, on Monday at Adler Arena.

Penn State Altoona (10-9 overall, 4-6 AMCC) also received 24 points from Braelen Cage. Portage Area High School graduates Kaden Claar and Mason Kargo also contributed to the win with Claar totaling 17 points and six rebounds, and Kargo collecting eight assists and five rebounds.

PSU Altoona, which has won three out of its last four games, will host Carlow on Wednesday.

— From Mirror reports

NCAA men

Coach handcuffed after intervening

ATLANTA — Tuskegee men’s basketball coach Benjy Taylor was handcuffed after intervening in an incident involving his team and members of Morehouse’s basketball and football teams over the weekend.

A statement from civil rights attorney Harry Daniels’ office said Taylor was concerned about Morehouse football players who “were acting aggressively” toward Tuskegee players and their parents during postgame handshakes on Saturday.

The statement said the football players’ presence is prohibited by conference-mandated security protocols. It said after Taylor asked a second officer to enforce those protocols to diffuse the situation, the officer handcuffed him and escorted him from the court.

Though Taylor was not charged, he has hired Daniels and attorneys Gregory Reynald Williams and Gerald Griggs to represent him.