10th Ranked North Carolina, Virginia Who Play At Different Paces Are Opposing Each Other Once During 2023-2024 Regular Season As They're Opposing Each Other Today In Charlottesville
10th ranked North Carolina likes to play at a fast pace on the defensive end as well as the offensive end.
Virginia unlike North Carolina likes to play at deliberate pace on the defensive end as well as the offensive end.
10th ranked North Carolina, Virginia who play at different paces are opposing each other once during 2023-2024 regular season as they’re each other today in Charlottesville.
Where?
On the hardwood!
10th ranked North Carolina comes into the only 2023-2024 regular season match up with Virginia with record of 20-5 overall 12-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is second in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings behind tobacco road rival Duke who has a record of 21--5 overall 12-3 in the Atlantic Coast Coast Conference because 10th ranked North Carolina didn’t have to play an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent during the week as they had a bye and previously Virginia Tech on Saturday February 17, 2024 in Chapel Hill where they won the only match up of 2023-2024 regular season as Armando Bacot, RJ Davis scored 25 points, 20 points Saturday 7th ranked North Carolina won the only 2023-2024 regular season match up with Virginia Tech 96-81 in Chapel Hill.
As Armando Bacot scored 25 points he was 11-16 on field goals to go along with 12 rebounds , 1 assists.
As RJ Davis scored 20 points he was 6-13 on field goals to go along with 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 20 points.
Following Armando Bacot, RJ Davis scoring 25 points 20 points RJ Davis who scored 20 points following 7th ranked North Carolina winning the only 2023-2024 regular season match up with Virginia Tech 96-81 Saturday in Chapel Hill RJ Davis had this to say! “It’s probably somewhere in the middle,”It always is.Our offense is always going to be there,” Our defensive mentality is what’s going to take us from good to great.”
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Virginia who unlike North Carolina isn’t ranked comes to the only 2023-2024 regular season match up with North Carolina with record of 20-7 overall 11-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is third in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they lost to Virginia 75-41 on Monday February 19, 2024 in Blacksburg Virginia. As Virginia lost 75-41 to Virginia Tech John Minor was 1-4 on on field goals to go along with 5 points. Andrew Rohde was 0-2 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 1 rebound, 1 assists, 0 points. Ryan Dunn was 1-2 on field goals to go along with 5 rebounds, 2 points. Isaac McKneely was 4-8 on field goals, 1-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 11 points. Reece Beekman was 3-10 on field goals, 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 7 points. Blake Buchanan was 0-5 on field goals to go along with 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, 0 points. Jacob Groves was 1-1 on field goals to go along with 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 points. Elijah Gertrude was 2-5 on field goals to go along with 4 points. Leon Bond III was 1-4 on field goals 2 rebounds, 2 points. Taine Murray was 1-3 on field goals to go along with 2 points. Dante Harris was 3-8 on field goals to go along with 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 points.
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Following Virginia’s 75-41 loss to Virginia Tech Monday February 19, 2024 in Blacksburg Virginia Head Coach Tony Bennett had this to say about how Virginia Tech played defensively against Virginia about his teams loss to Virginia Tech
They guarded us very well,”“They were very physical. We didn’t handle that physicality well, and then we were behind in every way, shape and form on the defensive end.”
They thoroughly outplayed us, and that’s a tough way to go down,” “But when you when you look at it …. we’re on a fine line, and if we’re not right, separation can occur. That’s happened to us this year a few times. You’d hope at this stage that it wouldn’t, but it did, and it’s a credit to how well Virginia Tech played, but also that we didn’t have the right mindset, or the ability to withstand their runs to try to climb back in, and that’s where your soundness is really challenged and you gotta compete.”
I think they really established in the frontcourt with their physicality and their play around the rim and we were behind [from the start],”
“Everybody had a good stat line against us, of course, tonight, but that was certainly noticeable, and our lack of experience showed.”
Following Virginia’s 75-41 loss to Virginia Tech Monday February 19, 2024 in Blacksburg Virginia sophomore guard Issac McKneely had this to say!
A rivalry game and you get beat by 30, it’s not easy to put that one behind,”“but we’re gonna have to, because we’ve got a tough Carolina team coming into Charlottesville and we’re still fighting for [an NCAA] tournament spot.”
We knew going in it was gonna be a lively environment,” “But in a game like that, you can’t let the crowd get into it too much, and we did exactly the opposite. We let [the Hokies] hit 3s, we let them get dunks, and that’s what gets the crowd into it. And then the next thing you know, they’re up 30. We just can’t do that.”
According to Jeff White article https://virginiasports.com/news/2024/02/20/hoos-return-home-with-issues-to-address/
Tip off is set for 4:00pm from John Paul Jones Arena!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander commentating!
Cory Alexander was a point guard for Virginia from 1991 -1995 where he played in 85 games averaged 15.1 points , 3.5 rebounds , 4.7 assists per game where he was 1992-1993 All-ACC 1993 All ACC Tourney before being drafted by San Antonio Spurs in the 1st round of 1995 NBA Draft as the 29th overall, pick, selection!