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Virginia survives scare from UNC Wilmington

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Fifth-seeded Virginia rallied from 15 points down to beat 13th-seeded UNC Wilmington 76-71.

London Perrantes scored 24 points and Marial Shayok added a career-high 23 off the bench.

Virginia advanced past the first round for the fourth consecutive year and won as a 5 seed for the first time in four tries. The Cavs can thank Perrantes and Shayok for making it happen.