National Basketball Association
Virginia 76, North Carolina 61
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, January 20, 2014
Where: John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Virginia
Officials:
# Roger Ayers, # Joe Lindsay, # Michael Stephens
Attendance:
13045
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Virginia 76, North Carolina 61: Malcolm Brogdon and Joe Harris scored 16 points apiece as the host Cavaliers knocked off the Tar Heels in ACC play.
Justin Anderson tallied 13 points as Virginia (14-5) stands 5-1 in ACC competition for the first time since the 1994-95 campaign. Akil Mitchell collected 11 rebounds and London Perrantes recorded nine assists as the Cavaliers further extended the struggles of North Carolina.
Kennedy Meeks matched a career high with 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to pace North Carolina (11-7, 1-4). James Michael McAdoo scored 11 points and Leslie McDonald added 10 for the Tar Heels, who were just 5-of-12 from the free-throw line while dropping to 0-3 in ACC road games.
North Carolina was within 12 with less than 12 minutes to play before Anderson was fouled and hit three free throws to short-circuit any sustained run. A 10-0 burst later in the half allowed the Cavaliers to boost the lead to 23 with 2:13 left.
The Tar Heels led 27-26 with less than six minutes left in the first half before Virginia closed with a 12-2 surge for a 38-29 halftime lead. The Cavaliers started the second half by scoring 10 of the first 14 points to open up a 15-point advantage with 17:10 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Virginia has won 12 consecutive home conference games. … McAdoo (1,007) became the 69th player in North Carolina history to reach 1,000 career points. … Harris made three 3-pointers to raise his career count to 224, moving past Sean Singletary (222 from 2004-08) for third-most in Cavaliers history.
Top Game Performances
North Carolina |
|
Virginia |
Kennedy Meeks 15 |
Scoring |
Malcolm Brogdon 16 |
Brice Johnson 3 |
Assists |
London Perrantes 9 |
Kennedy Meeks 9 |
Rebounds |
Akil Mitchell 11 |
Nate Britt 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Justin Anderson 7 |
JP Tokoto 2 |
Steals |
Malcolm Brogdon 3 |
Brice Johnson 1 |
Blocks |
Anthony Gill 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
North Carolina
|
61 |
41.3 |
4-15 |
5-12 |
14 |
35 |
3 |
5 |
11 |
Virginia
|
76 |
48.1 |
8-20 |
16-29 |
16 |
35 |
2 |
6 |
8 |