Virginia Tech Dominates No. 10 UNC in Blacksburg, Ends Tar Heels’ Four-Game ACC Win Streak

Posted Jan 22, 2018
The road woes against conference competition continued Monday in Blacksburg for the Tar Heels, who were thoroughly outplayed in an 80-69 loss to the Virginia Tech Hokies. Coming into the game, Virginia Tech was at the bottom of a large number of defensive categories among ACC teams. However, the Hokie defense kept UNC from ever getting too comfortable. (Chapelboro.com)

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