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ORLANDO, Fla. — Isaiah Wilkins, warmup shirt still on, slumped into a folding chair along Virginia’s sideline while the Cavaliers took casual jumpers. Every so often, a teammate would come by and tap the ailing forward on the shoulder as a show of support.

Thursday’s second half was moments from beginning, but Wilkins wouldn’t be moving.

He was done.

Fifth-seeded UVa’s 76-71 win over No. 12 seed UNC Wilmington in the first round of the NCAA Tournament barely included the Wahoos’ All-ACC defender.

Wilkins lasted all of five minutes, recording one rebound and one foul. He never returned after exiting with 10:53 remaining in the first half.

Don’t expect him helping the Cavs much in Saturday’s second round against fourth-seeded Florida, either.

“I’m done for this weekend,” Wilkins said, nodding to a virus that’s limited his play for three weeks. “Very frustrating, but I’m happy our team got the win. I’m definitely going to put what I got to the side and be ready to cheer these guys on on Saturday.”