North Carolina Gets Another Crack At Virginia Tech At The Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament In Greensboro

During the regular season North Carolina lost to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg in a double overtime affair by a score 79-77.

In their only meeting of the regular season Garrison Brooks scored 28 points and Justin Pierce had 15 for the short-handed Tar Heels (8-10, 1-6), who lost their sixth consecutive conference game for the first time in program history. “according to an article written by Hank Kurz Jr. of the Associated Press.

On Tuesday night North Carolina will get another crack at Virginia Tech. This time in the postseason at the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in Greensboro.

North Carolina is the fourteenth seed while Virginia Tech is the eleventh seed. “according to https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2020/03/07/2020-acc-tournament-bracket-schedule/

North Carolina comes into the game with a record of 13-18 while Virginia Tech comes into the game with a record of 16-15.

As for how North Carolina finished the regular season,

They were swept by their tobacco road rival who wears the darker shade of blue.

Garrison Brooks had 26 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Tar Heels (13-18, 6-14), while freshman big man Armando Bacot had 13 points and 12 rebounds. Star point guard Cole Anthony finished with just nine points on 4-for-14 shooting shooting. “according to an article by Aaron Beard Of The Associated Press.

Like North Carolina,

Virginia Tech also lost their game to closeout the regular season as they lost to Notre Dame in South Bend Indiana.

P.J. Horne led the team in scoring with 14 points and also grabbed seven rebounds. Freshman Hunter Cattoor added 12 points along with four triples. Junior Wabissa Bede dished out five assists, while guard Tyrece Radford had seven rebounds of his own with eight points in a near double-double effort. “according to https://hokiesports.com/news/2020/3/7/mens-basketball-notre-dame-holds-off-tech-in-regular-season-finale.aspx

Which team will rebound from their loss to conclude the regular season and advance to the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament?

Tip-off is set for 7:00pm from the Greensboro Coliseum. The game will be televised on the ACC Network.