Armando Bacot stars with 29 points, 21 rebounds in UNC win over Virginia

Posted Jan 8, 2022
Armando Bacot had career highs of 29 points and 21 rebounds to lead North Carolina to a 74-58 win over Virginia on Saturday afternoon. Bacot became only the second Tar Heel to collect 20 rebounds in the Dean E. Smith Center. Sean May did it three times. Bacot, who came into the game second in the nation with 10 double-doubles, posted his seventh in a row. (Associated Press)

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