UNC-Virginia Tech Postgame Notes

POSTGAME NOTES
UNC 81, VIRGINIA TECH 73
ACC TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS
GREENSBORO COLISEUM, GREENSBORO, N.C.
MARCH 11, 2021

UNC Scoring Leader: RJ Davis 19
UNC Rebound Leader: Armando Bacot 13
UNC Assist Leader: Leaky Black 3, Anthony Harris 3
Team Records: North Carolina 18-9, Virginia Tech 15-6

Carolina Notes
• The win was the 903rd for Roy Williams, which moves him into third place all-time in wins by a Division I coach. He entered the game tied with Bob Knight with 902. Williams is 903-262 in 33 seasons (485-161 at UNC).
• The Tar Heels are 104-48 in the ACC Tournament, including 47-13 in the quarterfinals. The 104 wins are one off the all-time record.
• UNC is 5-1 all-time as a No. 6 seed. The Tar Heels reached the finals of the 2018 Tournament in their only other time as a six seed.
• Carolina is 4-0 vs. Virginia Tech in ACC Tournament play.
• Williams is 29-14 as Carolina's head coach in the ACC Tournament.
• Carolina is 127-38 all-time in Greensboro.
• That includes a 31-12 record at the renovated Greensboro Coliseum (from 1995 to present) and a 119-34 record in all games played in the Greensboro Coliseum.
• Carolina is 42-19 in the ACC Tournament in the Greensboro Coliseum
• This was the first time UNC ever played an opponent in the ACC Tournament it did not face in the regular season. It was the second time in ACC history that occurred. In 1967, Duke and South Carolina played in the ACC Tournament after not playing in the regular season.
• This was Carolina's second straight win over an AP-ranked opponent (No. 22 Virginia Tech and No. 11 Florida State on 2/27).
• Carolina has won three in a row for the first time since January, but is 13-5 since New Year's Day.
• Carolina scored 15 of its 17 second-chance points in the second half, when it scored 49 points.
• The Tar Heels had two offensive rebounds (on 16 missed shots) in the first half and 13 offensive rebounds on 27 misses in the second half.
• Carolina came into the game averaging 16.7 second-chance points this season and had 17.
• Carolina committed 11 turnovers for the second consecutive game. That after averaging 20.0 turnovers in the last four games of the regular season.
• Virginia Tech scored nine points off turnovers. UNC's opponents averaged 19.7 in the previous six games.
• Carolina freshmen scored 26 consecutive points at one stretch in the first half. After senior Garrison Brooks scored UNC's first two points, six different freshmen scored the next 26. Sophomore Armando Bacot then scored UNCs last four points of the half.

Tar Heel Player Notes
• Freshman RJ Davis scored a season-high 19 points and made a season-high four threes (previous highs were 16 points vs. UNLV and at Florida State and three 3FGs vs. UNLV).
• Davis came into the game averaging 10.2 points over the last four games.
• Davis scored 14 of his 19 in the second half (he scored 14 or more in three games prior to this evening).
• Armando Bacot had his third double-double in the last four games and his seventh of the season (18th career) with 17 points and 13 rebounds and added a season-high four blocks.
• Bacot has scored 73 points in the last four games (18.3 ppg).
• It was Bacot's second consecutive game with 13 rebounds (also vs. Notre Dame). He has 47 rebounds in the last four games (11.8 per game).
• Bacot was scoreless until 1:54 left in the first half when he scored UNC's last four points of the half. He scored 10 straight points for UNC in the second half to give the Tar Heels a 68-58 lead.
• Bacot grabbed six of his 13 rebounds on the offensive boards. It was the fifth time this season he had six or more in a game.
• Leaky Black scored all eight of his points in the second half (the most he's scored in a game since he had 12 at Duke on 2/6), made two three-pointers (was 1 for 19 from three since he made 4 for 4 at Miami on 1/5) and tied for the team lead with three assists.

Series Notes
• Carolina is 70-15 against the Hokies, including 17-5 since Tech joined the ACC prior to the 2004-05 season.
• Carolina is 4-0 in ACC Tournament games against Tech, also defeating the Hokies in 2008 semifinal in Charlotte, the 2009 quarterfinals in Atlanta and the 2020 first round in Greensboro.
• This is the first time in series history unranked UNC played a ranked Virginia Tech team (No. 22 in the Associated Press poll).
• UNC had played a ranked Virginia Tech one other time. On 1/21/2019, No. 11 Carolina beat No. 10 Virginia Tech, 103-82 in Chapel Hill.

Next Game
• ACC semifinal vs. vs. Florida State, Friday, March 12, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
• Carolina is 5-2 against Florida State in the ACC Tournament.
• Carolina is 35-16 all-time in the ACC semifinals.

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Players Mentioned

Armando Bacot

Leaky Black

Garrison Brooks

RJ Davis

Anthony Harris

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