Louisville shocks No. 2 Virginia on Mangok Mathiang's clutch jumper

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Mangok Mathiang made a 15-footer with 2.7 seconds left to give No. 16 Louisville the lead in a 59-57 victory over No. 2 Virginia on Saturday night.

Evan Nolte's inbounds pass went wide to end the Cavaliers' chance for a last-second win, giving Louisville the ball back underneath its own goal. Terry Rozier made a free throw for the final margin.

Virginia'sMalcolm Brogdonhit his fourth 3 of the half to give Virginia a 57-56 lead with 13 seconds left. Rozier then drew a double team and found Mathiang open at the free throw line for the winner and his only points of the game. It was Mathiang's second field goal since Jan. 31.

Montrezl Harrell had 20 points and 12 rebounds in his last home game to help Louisville (24-7, 12-6) clinch the fourth seed in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.

Brogdon scored 16 of his 17 points in the second half for regular-season conference champion Virginia (28-2, 16-2).

Rozier and Quentin Snider each added 11 points for Louisville.

Louisville snapped Virginia's nine-game winning streak and its perfect road record.

The Cardinals led 52-44 with 5:56 remaining after two Harrell free throws. Virginia pulled even with an 8-0 run in 1:42, capped by Nolte's 3 with 4:08 remaining.

Wayne Blackshear's driving layup with 2:47 left was Louisville's first field goal in more than 7 minutes and put the Cardinals up by 2 with 2:47 to play.

A Rozier stepback 16-footer from the elbow with 1:52 left pushed the lead to 56-52 before Brogdon scored five straight.

Two turnovers in as many minutes after halftime led to Harrell's two dunks, the last on an impressive alley-oop finish from Snider, and a 34-25 Cardinals lead with 18:08 remaining.

Brogdon then scored 11 points and had an assist in a 15-4 run, hitting his third 3 to put Virginia ahead at 40-38 with 13:29 to play.

TIP-INS:

Virginia: The Cavaliers entered Saturday first nationally in scoring defense at 49.9 points per game. ... Justin Anderson, out for the past month with a broken finger, missed the game after having an appendectomy Thursday.

Louisville: Louisville's 1975 Final Four team and the school's first NCAA title winners from 1980 were honored at halftime.

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Virginia: ACC tournament.

Louisville: ACC tournament.