The Virginia Cavaliers are champions of the 2018 Battle 4 Atlantis.
Virginia basketball wins Battle 4 Atlantis 2018 over Wisconsin. Here’s how it happened
The Cavaliers are the champs at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
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Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.
The ‘Hoos outlasted No. 25 Wisconsin 53-46 on Friday afternoon in the title game. It caps a three-game run for Virginia that also included victories over Middle Tennessee State and Dayton.
De’Andre Hunter was the star for Virginia throughout the tournament. He put up a team-high 20 points and nine rebounds on 8-of-14 shooting from the field against the Badgers. Hunter was ACC Sixth Man of the Year last season and missed Virginia’s historic NCAA Tournament loss to 16th-seeded UMBC with a broken hand. He is a potential lottery pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.
The Badgers acquitted themselves well even with the loss to Virginia in the final. Wisconsin beat Florida and Oklahoma to get to the title game, proving that they’re back after missing the big dance last season. Greg Gard’s team is much healthier than last season, with guards D’Mitric Trice and Kobe King giving Wisconsin reason for optimism as the long goes along.
Here’s how we got to Virginia’s championship win in the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Battle 4 Atlantis 2018 bracket
Battle 4 Atlantis 2018 schedule
Wednesday, Nov. 21
Game 1: Oklahoma 65, Florida 60
Game 2: Wisconsin 62, Stanford 46
Game 3: Dayton 69, Butler 64
Game 4: Virginia 74, Middle Tennessee State 52
Thursday, Nov. 22
Game 5: Wisconsin 78, Oklahoma 58
Game 6: Virginia 66, Dayton 59
Game 7: Florida 72, Stanford 49
Game 8: Butler 84, Middle Tennessee State 53
Friday, Nov. 23
Game 9: Oklahoma 65, Dayton 54
Game 10: Virginia 53, Wisconsin 46 (Virginia is champion)
Game 11: Stanford vs. Middle Tennessee State, 7 p.m. on ESPNU or ESPN3 or ESPN News
Game 12: Florida vs. Butler (winner is third), 9:30 p.m. on ESPNU
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