NORTH CAROLINA 74, VIRGINIA 58
JANUARY 8, 2022
ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: Armando Bacot 29
UNC Rebound Leader: Bacot 21
UNC Assist Leader: Caleb Love and Brady Manek 5
Team Records: UNC 11-4, 3-1 ACC, Virginia 9-6, 3-2 ACC
Carolina Notes
• Tar Heels are 8-0 at home this season.
• The win snapped a seven-game losing streak to Virginia. It was UNC’s first win over the Cavaliers since 2/18/2017.
• It was the first time UNC scored 70 points against Virginia in 10 games, since a 79-74 loss in Charlottesville on 2/27/2016.
• This was the eighth consecutive win this season in which the Tar Heels held the opposition to 65 or fewer points.
• This was the fourth time this season UNC held an opponent under 60 points.
• This was the fifth time in the last 10 meetings the Tar Heels held Virginia below 60 points.
• Carolina made 11 threes, the second straight time the Tar Heels made 11 3FGs in a win (also at Boston College).
• Carolina led by as many as 25 points. The 25-point deficit was Virginia’s largest of the season (previous 23 vs. Houston on 11/16).
• Armando Bacot set career highs in points (29), field goals (12), rebounds (22) and offensive rebounds (9).
• Bacot is the second Tar Heel with 20-plus rebounds in the Smith Center. Sean May did it three times (24 vs. Duke on 3/62005, 21 vs. Duke on 2/5/2004 and 21 vs. Akron on 12/14/2003).
• Bacot’s 22 rebounds are the second most by any player in a collegiate game in the Smith Center.
• Bacot is the first Tar Heel with 20 points and 20 rebounds since Brice Johnson had 39 and 23 at Forida State on 1/4/2016.
• Bacot is the first player to have 20/20 against Virginia since Wake Forest’s Tim Duncan had 21 and 23 in 1997.
• This was Bacot’s sixth straight game with a double-double and 11th in 15 games this season. He came into the game second in the country in double-doubles.
• Most rebounds by an ACC player in a game since Zach Auguste, Notre Dame, 22 vs. Duke, 3/10/16, in the ACC Tournament.
• Most rebounds by an ACC player in a regular-season league game UNC’s Johnson, 23 at FSU on 1/4/16.
• Bacot passed the 900-point mark. He has 914 in 76 games as a Tar Heel.
• Brady Manek had a career-high five assists and also hit five three-pointers. His 19 points were his highest total since he had 24 against Tennessee on 11/21.
• Manek has 263 career three-pointers.
• Manek shared team honors in assists with Caleb Love, who also had five. This was the first time Manek led or shared the team lead in assists.
• Love made four threes, had 16 points and five assists. He tied his career high in threes, the fourth time this season and fifth time as a Tar Heel he made four in a game (this season vs. Michigan, Elon, Boston College and Virginia).
• Bacot (29), Manek (19) and Love (16) combined to score 64 of Carolina’s 74 points.
• Justin McKoy, who transferred to UNC from Virginia, had three points. He was unavailable the last two games due to Covid protocols.
• Kerwin Walton and Dawson Garcia were unavailable today.
• Will Shaver, who signed with Carolina in November, will begin school when classes commence on Monday. Shaver is practicing with the team but will not play this season. He was on the bench but not in uniform this afternoon.
Series Notes
• UNC leads, 132-60
• UNC is 67-9 in Chapel Hill and 25-6 in the Smith Center.
Next Game: Saturday, January 15 vs. Georgia Tech, 8 p.m. (ACC Network)
JANUARY 8, 2022
ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: Armando Bacot 29
UNC Rebound Leader: Bacot 21
UNC Assist Leader: Caleb Love and Brady Manek 5
Team Records: UNC 11-4, 3-1 ACC, Virginia 9-6, 3-2 ACC
Carolina Notes
• Tar Heels are 8-0 at home this season.
• The win snapped a seven-game losing streak to Virginia. It was UNC’s first win over the Cavaliers since 2/18/2017.
• It was the first time UNC scored 70 points against Virginia in 10 games, since a 79-74 loss in Charlottesville on 2/27/2016.
• This was the eighth consecutive win this season in which the Tar Heels held the opposition to 65 or fewer points.
• This was the fourth time this season UNC held an opponent under 60 points.
• This was the fifth time in the last 10 meetings the Tar Heels held Virginia below 60 points.
• Carolina made 11 threes, the second straight time the Tar Heels made 11 3FGs in a win (also at Boston College).
• Carolina led by as many as 25 points. The 25-point deficit was Virginia’s largest of the season (previous 23 vs. Houston on 11/16).
• Armando Bacot set career highs in points (29), field goals (12), rebounds (22) and offensive rebounds (9).
• Bacot is the second Tar Heel with 20-plus rebounds in the Smith Center. Sean May did it three times (24 vs. Duke on 3/62005, 21 vs. Duke on 2/5/2004 and 21 vs. Akron on 12/14/2003).
• Bacot’s 22 rebounds are the second most by any player in a collegiate game in the Smith Center.
• Bacot is the first Tar Heel with 20 points and 20 rebounds since Brice Johnson had 39 and 23 at Forida State on 1/4/2016.
• Bacot is the first player to have 20/20 against Virginia since Wake Forest’s Tim Duncan had 21 and 23 in 1997.
• This was Bacot’s sixth straight game with a double-double and 11th in 15 games this season. He came into the game second in the country in double-doubles.
• Most rebounds by an ACC player in a game since Zach Auguste, Notre Dame, 22 vs. Duke, 3/10/16, in the ACC Tournament.
• Most rebounds by an ACC player in a regular-season league game UNC’s Johnson, 23 at FSU on 1/4/16.
• Bacot passed the 900-point mark. He has 914 in 76 games as a Tar Heel.
• Brady Manek had a career-high five assists and also hit five three-pointers. His 19 points were his highest total since he had 24 against Tennessee on 11/21.
• Manek has 263 career three-pointers.
• Manek shared team honors in assists with Caleb Love, who also had five. This was the first time Manek led or shared the team lead in assists.
• Love made four threes, had 16 points and five assists. He tied his career high in threes, the fourth time this season and fifth time as a Tar Heel he made four in a game (this season vs. Michigan, Elon, Boston College and Virginia).
• Bacot (29), Manek (19) and Love (16) combined to score 64 of Carolina’s 74 points.
• Justin McKoy, who transferred to UNC from Virginia, had three points. He was unavailable the last two games due to Covid protocols.
• Kerwin Walton and Dawson Garcia were unavailable today.
• Will Shaver, who signed with Carolina in November, will begin school when classes commence on Monday. Shaver is practicing with the team but will not play this season. He was on the bench but not in uniform this afternoon.
Series Notes
• UNC leads, 132-60
• UNC is 67-9 in Chapel Hill and 25-6 in the Smith Center.
Next Game: Saturday, January 15 vs. Georgia Tech, 8 p.m. (ACC Network)
