North Carolina And Virginia Tech Are Matching Up Tonight In The Quarterfinals Of The Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament

North Carolina and Virginia Tech were supposed matchup during the regular season!

When?

On February 16, 2021!

Where?

Chapel Hill North Carolina!

But that didn’t happen!

Why?

Because of a positive coronavirus test , subsequent quarantining and contact tracing. “according to an article on goheels.com”

Tonight though they’re are matching up tonight in the Quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

When?

Tonight!

Where?

Greensboro North Carolina!

Why?

Because North Carolina who is a sixth seed in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament blew out Notre Dame by forty two points with a 101-59 win.

In the victory over Notre Dame Armando Bacot scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to record his sixth double-double of the season.

North Carolina ended the first half on a 47-31 run and led 50-36 at the break. Notre Dame (11-15) never got closer than 12 points in the second half, as the Tar Heels ended the game on a 42-12 run over the final 15:27.

North Carolina shot 50.6% from the field on 39-of-77 shooting while Notre Dame was 19-for-61 (31.1%) on field goals. The Tar Heels outrebounded the Fighting Irish 54-31, including a 25-15 edge on the offensive glass.

Five Tar Heel players scored in double figures, led by Bacot's game-high 20 points. Walker Kessler was a force inside for North Carolina, posting his first career double-double and setting career bests in blocks (8) and rebounds (12) while scoring 16 points. Caleb Love scored 15 points, Day'Ron Sharpe added 14 points and 10 rebounds while RJ Davis had a 14-point effort. “according to an article on goheels.com”

While North Carolina has played two games already in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Virginia Tech meanwhile who is the third seed is opening up the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

Tipoff is set for 8:30pm from the Greensboro Coliseum.

The game is going to be televised on ESPN!