North Carolina, Virginia Who Play At Different Paces Are Opposing One Another In The Quarterfinals Of The Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Tonight
North Carolina, Virginia who play at different paces are opposing one another in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament tonight.
Why?
Because Virginia advanced to the quarterfinals after narrowly beating Louisville in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference 51-50 on Wednesday.
In Virginia’s narrow 51-50 win over Louisville in the second of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Virginia missed 16 of their first 18 shots from the floor and didn’t make a 3-pointer all night. But they played terrific defense throughout and made just enough shots late to pull out a 51-50 victory in the last of the tournament’s four second-round games.
“according to an article on virginiasports.com”
North Carolina is tipping off their portion of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament tonight!
North Carolina is a 3 seed in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament while Virginia is a 6 seed!
North Carolina likes to play at a fast pace defensively, offensively while Virginia likes play at a deliberate pace defensively, offensively!
North Carolina, Virginia met once during the regular season in Chapel Hill!
When?
January 8, 2022!
In that game North Carolina won 74-58!
Why?
Armando Bacot had career highs of 29 points and 22 rebounds.
Brady Manek made five 3-pointers , contributed 19 points and five assists
Caleb Love contributed 16 points with four 3-pointers and also had five assists.
wo Bacot baskets and 3-pointers from Love and Manek put UNC up by double figures for good midway through the second half. A 10-0 run with Manek hitting two more 3-pointers gave the Tar Heels their largest lead — 25 points — with 3 1/2 minutes left.
North Carolina took the lead for good five minutes into the game on an Armando Bacot bucket but only led by six, 31-25, at halftime.
The teams were close in shooting percentage but UNC was 11 of 25 from the arc while Virginia was 6 of 12. With Bacot leading the way, UNC won the boards 36-28.
“according to an article on goheels.com”
In that game Virginia lost to North Carolina 58 -74!
Why?
North Carolina (11-4, 3-1 ACC) went up by as many as 25 points on Virginia (9-6, 3-32 ACC) in the second half as the Tar Heels cruised to a 74-58 victory at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina Saturday afternoon (Jan. 8). With the win, the North Carolina snapped the Cavaliers’ seven-game winning streak over UNC, which marked the longest streak in series history since UVA won the first eight games between the teams from 1911-16.
Reece Beekman (13), Armaan Franklin (12) and Jayden Gardner (10) scored in double figures for Virginia Beekman, the ACC’s steals leader, finished the day with three steals. North Carolina’s Armando Bacot posted a game-high 29 points and pulled down 21 rebounds. Bacot’s double-double is the first the Cavaliers have surrendered this season, and his 21 boards mark the first 20-rebound performance by a UVA opponent since former Wake Forest standout and Naismith Hall-of-Famer Tim Duncan grabbed 23 rebounds on Feb. 22, 1997.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Virginia led 7-6 at the 15:25 mark in the first half, but the UNC did not allow the Cavaliers to regain the lead for the remainder of Saturday’s contest. North Carolina held a 31-25 advantage at the intermission, although neither team was able to formulate a big run in the first 20 minutes of play. Five unanswered points were the most consecutive points scored by both teams in the first half. UVA and UNC combined to turn the ball over a dozen times in the opening half, including seven giveaways by the Cavaliers. Beekman led UVA in scoring at the break with seven points on 3-of-5 shooting, including 1-for-2 from deep.
North Carolina hit the first two field goals of the second half on a made 3-pointer and a dunk. The Tar Heels utilized a pair of 10-0 runs to eventually secure their largest lead of the game, 72-47, with 3:29 remaining. The Cavaliers closed out Saturday’s contest by scoring the final nine points of the game. Franklin added eight of his 12 total points in the second half.
“according to an article on virginiasports.com”
Tip off for the North Carolina, Virginia is set for 9:30pm from the Barclays Center that is home to the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets the WNBA’s New York Liberty!
The winner will advance to play the winner of Notre Dame, Virginia Tech!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN!