CAROLINA 54, VIRGINIA 44
FEBRUARY 24, 2024
JOHN PAUL JONES ARENA
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
UNC Scoring Leader: Cormac Ryan (18)
UNC Rebound Leader: Armando Bacot (13)
UNC Assist Leader: Elliot Cadeau (6)
Team Records: Carolina 21-6, 13-3 ACC; Virginia 20-8, 11-6 ACC
• The 54 points are the fewest in any Carolina win since a 54-51 win at Virginia on 2/25/2012.
• Carolina scored 26 points in the first half and 28 in the second. It was the first time UNC scored fewer than 30 points in both halves in a win since the 2012 win at Virginia.
• UNC had lost the previous five times it scored fewer than 60 points.
• Cormac Ryan led UNC with 18 points, the first time this season he led UNC in scoring.
• Ryan made a season-high six three-pointers, most by a Tar Heel since Caleb Love made six vs. Clemson last season.
• Ryan made five threes in the first half (one more than his previous season high, which he had done four times, including each of the last two games).
• Ryan is the first Tar Heel to make five 3FGs in a half since Love made five in the second half vs. UCLA in the 2022 NCAA Sweet 16 in Philadelphia.
• Ryan scored 15 of UNC’s 26 first-half points. It was the first time a Tar Heel outscored the rest of the UNC team in a half since 12/2/23 when RJ Davis did that in the second half vs. UConn.
• Ryan’s 18 points matched his season high in an ACC game (two games ago at Syracuse).
• Ryan has made 24 threes in the last eight games.
• Armando Bacot grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds. It was his sixth straight double-double, the 14th of the season and 82nd of his career. UNC is 11-3 this season and 59-23 when he has a double-double.
• Harrison Ingram had 10 rebounds, the 11th time in 15 games he had double-figure rebounds.
• RJ Davis made a season-low one field goal (a three in the second half). The first half was the first in which Davis didn’t score in a half this season.
• Davis’ UNC-record streak making multiple threes ended at 23 (eight more games than the previous record). He has made at least one three in all 27 games.
• Davis scored in double figures for the 24th straight game.
• Davis has 1,870 career points. He passed Walter Davis (1,863) for 11th in UNC history.
• Elliot Cadeau had a game-high six assists, one more than Virginia had as a team. It was the 11th time this season he had five or more.
• Jalen Washington blocked a career-high four shots. His previous high was two; he had all four in the first half.
• Carolina’s 16 field goals were its fewest since it made 16 against Boston College on 1/26/2022 in a home win.
• Carolina held UVA to 16.7% from the floor in the first half, lowest by an opponent since Bostion College shot 16.7% in Chestnut Hill in the first half on 1/2/22.
• Virginia’s 16 first-half points were the fewest UNC has allowed in a half since the Cavaliers scored 13 in the first half in the 2022 ACC quarterfinal in Brooklyn.
• Carolina’s 26 points in the first half were its fewest in any half this season. The 54 points were the fewest in a game this season (previous low was 65 at Clemson).
• Virginia’s 44 points were the fewest UNC has allowed since UVA’s 43 on 3/10/2022 in Brooklyn.
• Carolina blocked a season-high 10 shots, the most since the Tar Heels had 10 in a four-OT loss to Alabama last season.
• Virginia’s 16 field goals were the fewest by an opponent since UVA had 16 on 12/8/2019 in a Cavalier win in Charlottesville.
UNC-Virginia
• The Tar Heels lead the series, 135-62.
• Carolina is 45-38 in Charlottesville. The win snapped an eight-game win streak by the Cavaliers in John Paul Jones Arena (from 2013-23).
• The eight straight games were the most consecutive losses for Carolina at any one arena or at any opponent’s home court. The previous high was seven at Duke from 1951-56 (played twice at Duke in the 1951-52 season).
• UNC is 5-8 in John Paul Jones Arena, winning in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012. UNC’s most recent win in Charlottesville came on 2/25/2012.
Next Game: vs. Miami, Monday, Feb. 26 (7 p.m., ESPN)
FEBRUARY 24, 2024
JOHN PAUL JONES ARENA
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
UNC Scoring Leader: Cormac Ryan (18)
UNC Rebound Leader: Armando Bacot (13)
UNC Assist Leader: Elliot Cadeau (6)
Team Records: Carolina 21-6, 13-3 ACC; Virginia 20-8, 11-6 ACC
• The 54 points are the fewest in any Carolina win since a 54-51 win at Virginia on 2/25/2012.
• Carolina scored 26 points in the first half and 28 in the second. It was the first time UNC scored fewer than 30 points in both halves in a win since the 2012 win at Virginia.
• UNC had lost the previous five times it scored fewer than 60 points.
• Cormac Ryan led UNC with 18 points, the first time this season he led UNC in scoring.
• Ryan made a season-high six three-pointers, most by a Tar Heel since Caleb Love made six vs. Clemson last season.
• Ryan made five threes in the first half (one more than his previous season high, which he had done four times, including each of the last two games).
• Ryan is the first Tar Heel to make five 3FGs in a half since Love made five in the second half vs. UCLA in the 2022 NCAA Sweet 16 in Philadelphia.
• Ryan scored 15 of UNC’s 26 first-half points. It was the first time a Tar Heel outscored the rest of the UNC team in a half since 12/2/23 when RJ Davis did that in the second half vs. UConn.
• Ryan’s 18 points matched his season high in an ACC game (two games ago at Syracuse).
• Ryan has made 24 threes in the last eight games.
• Armando Bacot grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds. It was his sixth straight double-double, the 14th of the season and 82nd of his career. UNC is 11-3 this season and 59-23 when he has a double-double.
• Harrison Ingram had 10 rebounds, the 11th time in 15 games he had double-figure rebounds.
• RJ Davis made a season-low one field goal (a three in the second half). The first half was the first in which Davis didn’t score in a half this season.
• Davis’ UNC-record streak making multiple threes ended at 23 (eight more games than the previous record). He has made at least one three in all 27 games.
• Davis scored in double figures for the 24th straight game.
• Davis has 1,870 career points. He passed Walter Davis (1,863) for 11th in UNC history.
• Elliot Cadeau had a game-high six assists, one more than Virginia had as a team. It was the 11th time this season he had five or more.
• Jalen Washington blocked a career-high four shots. His previous high was two; he had all four in the first half.
• Carolina’s 16 field goals were its fewest since it made 16 against Boston College on 1/26/2022 in a home win.
• Carolina held UVA to 16.7% from the floor in the first half, lowest by an opponent since Bostion College shot 16.7% in Chestnut Hill in the first half on 1/2/22.
• Virginia’s 16 first-half points were the fewest UNC has allowed in a half since the Cavaliers scored 13 in the first half in the 2022 ACC quarterfinal in Brooklyn.
• Carolina’s 26 points in the first half were its fewest in any half this season. The 54 points were the fewest in a game this season (previous low was 65 at Clemson).
• Virginia’s 44 points were the fewest UNC has allowed since UVA’s 43 on 3/10/2022 in Brooklyn.
• Carolina blocked a season-high 10 shots, the most since the Tar Heels had 10 in a four-OT loss to Alabama last season.
• Virginia’s 16 field goals were the fewest by an opponent since UVA had 16 on 12/8/2019 in a Cavalier win in Charlottesville.
UNC-Virginia
• The Tar Heels lead the series, 135-62.
• Carolina is 45-38 in Charlottesville. The win snapped an eight-game win streak by the Cavaliers in John Paul Jones Arena (from 2013-23).
• The eight straight games were the most consecutive losses for Carolina at any one arena or at any opponent’s home court. The previous high was seven at Duke from 1951-56 (played twice at Duke in the 1951-52 season).
• UNC is 5-8 in John Paul Jones Arena, winning in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012. UNC’s most recent win in Charlottesville came on 2/25/2012.
Next Game: vs. Miami, Monday, Feb. 26 (7 p.m., ESPN)
