No. 22 North Carolina earned an enormous ACC street victory on Saturday, and it did so in type.
The Tarheels trailed No. 14 Virginia, 43-27, late within the first half, however a 7-0 dash to finish the primary body saved UNC within the sport. Within the second half, Hubert Davis’ squad turned in a much-needed gritty efficiency to stun the Charlottesville crowd and seal an 85-80 win.
UNC took its first lead because it was 2-0 with 11:47 to go within the first half. However the Cavaliers did not fold, hanging again and even main 74-72 inside of 4 minutes to play.
However that was when the whole lot got here aside for UVA, as UNC went on a 9-0 run to take an 81-74 lead that it maintained with free throws down the stretch.
Virginia gave up a vital offensive rebound with 20 seconds to play that iced the sport. The loss is simply the second in ACC play for the Cavaliers (16-3, 5-2 ACC), whereas the win pushes UNC (16-4, 4-3 ACC) over .500 in convention play.
Caleb Wilson performs the hero for UNC in opposition to Virginia
It was star freshman ahead Caleb Wilson who was the hero for the Tar Heels on Saturday.
Wilson scored 20 factors on an environment friendly 8-for-12 mark from the sector. He additionally snagged the game-clinching offensive rebound with 20 seconds left that led to a UNC free throw.
Wilson is averaging 19.8 factors per sport this season and has scored at the least 17 in every of UNC’s final 5 contests.
