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University of North Carolina Athletics
Tuesday, March 4
Blacksburg, Va.
7 PM
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Photo by: Maggie Hobson
Hot-Shooting Heels Squash Hokies, 91-59
March 4, 2025 | Men's Basketball
BLACKSBURG, VA.—North Carolina hit a season-high 15 three-pointers and cruised to a big road win, 91-59, at Virginia Tech on Tuesday night at Cassell Coliseum, bolstering its NCAA Tournament credentials in the final week of the regular season.
Carolina closed the first half on a 15-1 run, then extended its lead by starting the second half, 14-6. UNC secured its 65th 20-win season and fourth in four years under head coach Hubert Davis.
Five Tar Heels scored in double figures, led by 19 points from Ian Jackson, who tied his season high with five three-pointers in eight attempts. Carolina extended its season-best winning streak to six games and improved to 20-11 overall, 13-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies fell to 13-17, 8-11.
Seth Trimble added 17 points, RJ Davis scored 15 on 5 of 6 shooting, and Ven-Allen Lubin posted his first double-double at Carolina with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Elliot Cadeau had 12 of the team's season-high 24 assists.
The Tar Heels continued their recent hot shooting, hitting 58.9 percent of their shots collectively. UNC has shot at least 55 percent in each of the last three games, the first time it's done so since the first three games of the 2009-10 season.
Carolina is 74-17 all-time vs. Virginia Tech, including 21-7 since the Hokies joined the ACC. UNC is 10-1 this season and 31-2 under Hubert Davis when scoring 90+ points.
Carolina is 56-23 in ACC regular-season games under Davis, the second-most ACC wins by any team in the last four seasons.
How It Happened
First Half
• For the fifth game in a row, Carolina started its bigger lineup of Cadeau, Davis, Drake Powell, Lubin and Jae'Lyn Withers. That lineup is 5-0 this season.
• Davis played his 169th career game, tying former teammate Armando Bacot for the all-time UNC and ACC record.
• Carolina hit 7 of 15 three-point tries in the first half and shot 54.8 percent from the floor overall.
• Davis (15 points) and Trimble (12) scored 27 of UNC's 46 first-half points.
• UNC has led at the half in 16 of 19 ACC games this season and improved to 13-3 in those games.
• Carolina shot 54.8 percent from the floor in the first half, the first time it's shot at least 50 percent in five consecutive first halves since a five-game stretch in 2008-09.
• The Tar Heels led, 46-29, at the break, tied for their second-largest halftime lead of the season (UNC also led La Salle by 17 and was up by 28 over NC State at home).
• UNC finished the first half on a 15-1 run to lead by 17 at the half, 46-29.
Second Half
• The Tar Heels started the second half with a 14-6 run to take their biggest lead at 60-35, forcing a Hokie timeout with 14:06 remaining.
• Later, UNC went on a 15-0 run to lead, 69-35.
• The Hokies never mounted a challenge the rest of the way.
Up Next
Carolina will play its final regular season game when it hosts Duke on Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. in the Smith Center.
Carolina closed the first half on a 15-1 run, then extended its lead by starting the second half, 14-6. UNC secured its 65th 20-win season and fourth in four years under head coach Hubert Davis.
Five Tar Heels scored in double figures, led by 19 points from Ian Jackson, who tied his season high with five three-pointers in eight attempts. Carolina extended its season-best winning streak to six games and improved to 20-11 overall, 13-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies fell to 13-17, 8-11.
Seth Trimble added 17 points, RJ Davis scored 15 on 5 of 6 shooting, and Ven-Allen Lubin posted his first double-double at Carolina with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Elliot Cadeau had 12 of the team's season-high 24 assists.
The Tar Heels continued their recent hot shooting, hitting 58.9 percent of their shots collectively. UNC has shot at least 55 percent in each of the last three games, the first time it's done so since the first three games of the 2009-10 season.
Carolina is 74-17 all-time vs. Virginia Tech, including 21-7 since the Hokies joined the ACC. UNC is 10-1 this season and 31-2 under Hubert Davis when scoring 90+ points.
Carolina is 56-23 in ACC regular-season games under Davis, the second-most ACC wins by any team in the last four seasons.
How It Happened
First Half
• For the fifth game in a row, Carolina started its bigger lineup of Cadeau, Davis, Drake Powell, Lubin and Jae'Lyn Withers. That lineup is 5-0 this season.
• Davis played his 169th career game, tying former teammate Armando Bacot for the all-time UNC and ACC record.
• Carolina hit 7 of 15 three-point tries in the first half and shot 54.8 percent from the floor overall.
• Davis (15 points) and Trimble (12) scored 27 of UNC's 46 first-half points.
• UNC has led at the half in 16 of 19 ACC games this season and improved to 13-3 in those games.
• Carolina shot 54.8 percent from the floor in the first half, the first time it's shot at least 50 percent in five consecutive first halves since a five-game stretch in 2008-09.
• The Tar Heels led, 46-29, at the break, tied for their second-largest halftime lead of the season (UNC also led La Salle by 17 and was up by 28 over NC State at home).
• UNC finished the first half on a 15-1 run to lead by 17 at the half, 46-29.
Second Half
• The Tar Heels started the second half with a 14-6 run to take their biggest lead at 60-35, forcing a Hokie timeout with 14:06 remaining.
• Later, UNC went on a 15-0 run to lead, 69-35.
• The Hokies never mounted a challenge the rest of the way.
Up Next
Carolina will play its final regular season game when it hosts Duke on Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. in the Smith Center.
Team Stats
UNC
VT
FG%
.589
.379
3FG%
.536
.333
FT%
.833
.533
RB
38
27
TO
13
12
STL
10
6
Game Leaders
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19
FGM
6
3FGM
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FTM
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Pts
17
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6
3FGM
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FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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