North Carolina Defeated Virginia 81-66 Saturday In Chapel Hill

North Carolina defeated Virginia 81-66 Saturday in Chapel Hill.

As North Carolina defeated Virginia Saturday 81-66 five players scored in double figures Vin-Allen Lubin was 6-10 on field goals to go along with 6 rebounds, 14 points . Jayelin Withers was 5-8 on field goals , 4-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 11 rebounds , 1 assists, 16 points . Drake Powell was 4-6 on on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds , 2 assists , 11 points. RJ Davis was 3-14 on field goals , 0-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 2 assists , 12 points . Ian Jackson was 5-7 on field goals , 3-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 1 rebound , 16 points.

Following North Carolina defeating Virginia 81-66 Saturday in Chapel Hill Head Coach Hubert Davis had this to say!

“Our practices from that point on have been different,”hey’ve been feisty, extremely competitive, short-tempered. The competitive fight has been there.”

According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article300574834.html

North Carolina is now going to prepare to play at Florida State Monday night in Tallahassee who unlike them lost to 25th ranked Louisville 89-81 Saturday in Louisville Kentucky where as a team Florida State shot 54.2 % on field goals , 23.5 % on 3 pointers. Two players three players scored in double figures. Malique Ewin was 9-10 on field goals to go along with 9 rebounds , 2 assists, 19 points. Daquan Davis was 3-6 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers to go 1 assists, 10 points. Jamir Watkins was 7-16 on field goals , 1-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds , 23 points.

Following Florida State’s 89-81 loss to Louisville Saturday in Louisville Kentucky Florida State Head Coach Leonard Hamilton had this to say!

When you dig a hole for yourself against a really good team like Louisville who’s playing connected playing well together , playing within their skillset playing for each other and executing their system it’s kind of hard to come back from.

According to Peter Holland Jr. article https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/mensbasketball/2025/02/22/fsu-basketball-louisville-cardinals-leonard-hamilton-acc-2025/78951527007/

Tip off is set for 7:00pm on ESPN! Though, who is commentating is to be determined!