UNC-Virginia Postgame Notes

POSTGAME NOTES
NORTH CAROLINA 63, VIRGINIA 43
MARCH 10, 2022
ACC QUARTERFINAL
BARCLAYS CENTER, BROOKLYN, N.Y.

UNC Scoring Leader: Brady Manek 21
UNC Rebound Leader: Armando Bacot 11
UNC Assist Leader: RJ Davis 6
Team Records: UNC 24-8, Virginia 19-13

Carolina Notes
• This was Carolina's first neutral-site win of the season (1-3).
• This was Carolina's sixth straight win, the longest win streak of the season.
• The Tar Heels have won 12 of their last 14 games.
• Carolina allowed 43 points, fewest in an ACC Tournament game by a UNC opponent since Georgia Tech scored 39 in the 1982 ACC quarterfinal.
• The 43 points were the fewest allowed by UNC in an ACC Tournament game in the shot clock era (which began in 1985-86).
• They were the fourth fewest allowed by UNC in any ACC Tournament game all-time (21 by Duke in a 21-20 Blue Devil win in 1966; 39 by Georgia Tech in 1982; 41 by Clemson in a 76-41 UNC win in 1971; and 43 tonight).
• UNC had played 97 ACC Tournament games since allowing the 39 points by Georgia Tech in 1982.
• The 43 points are the fewest allowed by UNC in any game this season (previous was 47 by BC in Chapel Hill) and the fewest since a 65-41 win over Virginia on 2/18/2017 in Chapel Hill).
• Virginia's 13 points were the fewest in a first half in the shot clock era in any ACC Tournament game (Maryland scored 14 against UNC in the first half in Atlanta in 1989).
• The 13 points were the fewest by a UNC opponent in any half since East Tennessee State scored 12 in the first half on 12/8/2012.
• Brady Manek out-scored Virginia, 19-13, in the first half. It was the first time a Tar Heel out-scored an opponent in a half since Reggie Bullock out-scored Maryland, 21-20, in the first half in Chapel Hill on 1/19/2013.
• Manek led UNC with 21 points. It his third straight game with 20 or more points and seventh of the season.
• Armando Bacot had 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. It was his 24th double-double, which set the UNC single-season record.
• Bacot has 398 rebounds this season, the third most by a Tar Heel. He passed Antawn Jamison (389 in 1997-98) and Sean May (397 in 2004-05) tonight. Brice Johnson holds the record with 416 in 2015-16 and Tyler Hansbrough is second with 399, just one ahead of Bacot.
• Caleb Love had five assists. UNC is 14-0 this season when he has five or more.
• Love's consecutive made free throw streak ended at 40, the second longest in UNC history (41 by Jeff Lebo in 1989). Love made his first four against Virginia to pass Bobby Lewis, who made 39 straight in 1966).
• Leaky Black played sensational defense against Virginia point guard Kihei Clark, limiting him to seven points on 3 of 9 shooting and three turnovers.
• Black had three steals and three assists. UNC is 14-0 this year when he has three or more assists.
• Virginia shot 18.5% (5 of 27) from the floor in the first half.
• Carolina is 105-49 all-time in the ACC Tournament.
• Carolina is 48-13 in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament.
• This is the eighth straight year UNC has won at least a game in the ACC Tournament.
• Carolina had seven turnovers and has 12 in the last two games.

Series Notes
• UNC is 133-60 vs. Virginia, including 2-0 this season and 14-4 in the ACC Tournament.

Next Game: ACC Tournament semifinals vs. Virginia Tech, Friday, March 11, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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Players Mentioned

Armando Bacot

Leaky Black

RJ Davis

Caleb Love

Brady Manek

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