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Box Score: North Carolina 85, Virginia 80

View the complete box score from the No. 22 North Carolina Tar Heels' 85-80 victory over the No. 14 Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday afternoon in Charlottesville. (View Box Score)

Video: Hubert Davis Post-Virginia Press Conference

North Carolina head men's basketball coach speaks with the media following the No. 22 Tar Heels' 85-80 win over the No. 14 Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday in Charlottesville. (View Video)

Video: UNC Battles Back to Top No. 14 Virginia, 85-80 - Highlights

scored 17 second-half points to help the No. 22 Tar Heels overcome a 16-point deficit and beat the No. 14 Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday in Charlottesville. led UNC with 20 points, while added 16. Check out the highlights. (View Video)

Lucas: North Carolina vs. Virginia Rapid Reactions

North Carolina mounted an improbable comeback from a 16-point first half deficit and overcame Virginia on the road, 85-80.The Tar Heels blitzed Virginia in the second half with 63 percent shooting from the field. They made five three-pointers and also hit seven of ten at the free throw line. scored all 17 of his points in the final half. (GoHeels.com)

Caleb Wilson, Jarin Stevenson rally No. 22 North Carolina past No. 14 Virginia 85-80

scored 20 points, added all of his 17 in the second half and No. 22 North Carolina rallied past No. 14 Virginia 85-80 on Saturday. Trailing by two points with 3:50 to play, UNC got three-point plays from Stevenson and to build a 78-74 lead, then hung on. The Tar Heels outscored the Cavaliers 18-9 in the final 5:25. (Associated Press)

Tar Heels Claw Back, Hand Virginia First Home Loss 85-80

North Carolina erased a 16-point deficit in at Virginia on Saturday afternoon, taking over the second half en route to an 85-80 win, handing the No. 14 Cavaliers their first home loss of the season and delivering a huge Quad 1 road win for the Tar Heels. A different North Carolina team emerged from the locker room for the second half on Saturday afternoon. (GoHeels.com)

North Carolina Visiting No. 14 Virginia Saturday At Noon - Pregame Notes

Following Wednesday's 91-69 home win over Notre Dame, No. 22 UNC Men's Basketball visits the No. 14 Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday. The game will be televised on ESPN2 (Kevin Brown, Cory Alexander). The Tar Heels are 45-38 in Charlottesville, including 5-8 in John Paul Jones Arena. North Carolina has won four of the last six against the Cavaliers. (GoHeels.com)

No. 22 UNC Men's Basketball Aims to Weather the Storm in Tough Road Test at No. 14 Virginia

This weekend, a serious wintry mix is forecast across the Southeast, while No. 22 North Carolina will be indoors trying to weather a different kind of storm: the home-court advantage and talent of the No. 14 Virginia Cavaliers. It's a chance to prove to themselves that they can compete with the best of the ACC and win games in raucous environments. (TarHeel247)

No. 11 UNC Wrestling Loses To No. 8 NC State, 24-10

No. 8 NC State (12-3, 3-0 ACC) defeated No. 11 UNC (8-2, 1-1 ACC) Friday in Atlantic Coast Conference wrestling action. On the night, Luke Simcox (141), Laird Root (157) and Jake Dailey (184) were victorious for the visiting Tar Heels, with Dailey earning the lone bonus-point win for Carolina. Up next, the Tar Heels will host No. 14 Pitt Friday evening. (GoHeels.com)

Carolina at Virginia a major home test for No. 14 Cavaliers

One of the highlights of Saturday’s game between ACC heavyweights No. 14 Virginia and No. 22 North Carolina, noon ESPN2, will likely pit star freshmen Thijs De Ridder and in a physical battle. The Tar Heels’ Wilson, a 6-foot-10, 215-pound, likely lottery pick, may be matched up against UVA’s De Ridder, a 6-9, 245-pound hulk of a man. (JerryRatcliffe.com)

Virginia trip looms as defining test for UNC Men's Basketball

If there is any game that will be a litmus test for how UNC's season will fare the rest of the way, it’s the one it will play against No. 14 Virginia on Saturday in Charlottesville. North Carolina, which comes into this game as the No. 22 team in the country, has struggled throughout ACC play, and all three of the Tar Heels' losses have come on the road. (USA Today)

North Carolina vs. Virginia: Three Things To Watch

Leaving Chapel Hill hasn’t been kind to UNC this season. The Tar Heels are 1-3 in true road games and remain winless in ACC road games. Meanwhile, Virginia is unbeaten at home this season with a 10-0 home record, making Saturday into Carolina’s toughest road test yet. Here are three things to watch as UNC looks to make a statement on Saturday. (Inside Carolina)

Why Hubert Davis Altered UNC’s Starting Lineup and What it Revealed

On Wednesday against Notre Dame, coach decided to implement the only positive from California: the lineup that ignited the near-completed comeback in Berkeley. It marked the third consecutive game — and fourth time in the last five — where Davis altered his starting lineup. Guard earned his first start as a Tar Heel. (TarHeel247)

Former Tar Heel Jonathan Holmes Named a Silver Waves Media Most Impactful Mid Major Assistant

Silver Waves Media announced its 7th annual Mid Major Assistant Coaches and GM's lists on Monday afternoon, with Miami associate head coach being named to the list. Holmes is currently in his fourth season with the RedHawks and his third year as an associate head coach. Holmes played guard at North Carolina from 1999 to 2003. (Miami University)

North Carolina vs. Virginia Basketball Preview: Cavaliers Present Big Road Challenge for Tar Heels

At third in the ACC standings, Virginia is off to its best start since the 2018-19 season. The Cavaliers have done so with a 4-2 record in Quad 1 games to help them rank No. 13 in the NET and No. 13 in KenPom. Yet, North Carolina will be Virginia’s first Quad 1 opponent at home this season, with away wins at Texas, N.C. State, No. 20 Louisville, and SMU. (Inside Carolina)
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Today In UNC History
January 24, 1920
Billy Carmichael scored 16 points in a 36-25 win over Trinity in the first ever basketball game between the two schools located eight miles apart. Carmichael led the team in scoring in 1919-20 (10.8 ppg) and was later the University’s controller and acting president. Carmichael Auditorium was named in his honor.
January 24, 1925
John Purser scores 10 points to lead UNC to a 25-21 win at Duke’s Memorial Gymnasium. It was the first game ever played between North Carolina and Duke as the school formerly known as Trinity changed its name less than four weeks prior to the game.
January 24, 2016
With No. 2-ranked North Carolina's 75-70 win at Virginia Tech, Roy Williams becomes the first coach ever to achieve 350+ wins at two Division I schools.
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