No. 23 Virginia Upsets No. 5 UNC, Holds Tar Heels to Lowest Point Total in Roy Williams Era

Posted Feb 27, 2017
With a chance to clinch an outright ACC regular season title Monday in Charlottesville against No. 23 Virginia, the fifth-ranked Tar Heels put together an atrocious offensive performance in a 53-43 loss to the Cavaliers. Point guard Joel Berry had 12 points to lead UNC in scoring, but was the only player on head coach Roy Williams’ team to reach double figures. (Chapelboro.com)

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