Cavaliers must take it slow in Chapel Hill

Posted Feb 18, 2017
Tar Heels coach Roy Williams prefers a greyhound pace. UVa’s Tony Bennett, the polar opposite. Bennett’s Cavaliers are next-to-last in Division I basketball in tempo (out of 351 teams). Carolina isn’t the fastest-paced team in the country, but opponents might think so. UNC, winners in 10 of its last 12 games, is sixth nationally in scoring at 87.7 points per game. (Charlottesville Daily Progress)

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