North Carolina Tar Heels at Virginia Tech Hokies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
North Carolina rolls to season-high 6th straight win, beats Virginia Tech behind season-high 15 3s
The Tar Heels (20-11, 13-6 ACC) extended their season-high win streak to six as they prepare to end the regular season at home against No. 2 Duke on Saturday. North Carolina won 20 games in a season for the 65th time.
Lubin, whose previous stops were at Notre Dame and Vanderbilt, had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Jackson was 5 of 8 from the arc. Seth Trimble scored 17 points, RJ Davis 15 and Drake Powell 13. Elliot Cadeau had 12 assists.
The Tar Heels made 15 of 28 3-pointers and shot 59% overall.
Jaydon Young and Ben Burnham scored 12 points each for the Hokies (13-17, 8-11), who shot 38%. Virginia Tech’s leading scorer and rebounder, Tobi Lawal, was on the bench with a lower leg injury. He also missed the Hokies’ previous game.
The Hokies led by two when North Carolina went on a 25-6 run over the final seven minutes of the first half, capped when Lubin fed Trimble in the lane for a dunk as time ran out for a 46-29 lead. Davis had nine of his 15 first-half points and Trimble seven of his 12 in that run.
Jackson made consecutive 3-pointers in a 15-0 run that produced a 34-point bulge with 12 minutes remaining.
The Tar Heels now prepare the Blue Devils, who they lost to 87-70 on Feb. 1 at Duke. Virginia Tech travels to play No. 11 Clemson, also Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 91 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 91 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Dante Mayo Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 91 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Peter Carr missed Three Point Jumper. | 91 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:33 | James Brown Turnover. | 91 - 59 |
Statistics
 UNC |
 VT |
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|---|---|---|
| 33-56 | FG | 22-58 |
| 58.9 | Field Goal % | 37.9 |
| 15-28 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 53.6 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
| 10-12 | FT | 8-15 |
| 83.3 | Free Throw % | 53.3 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 10 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 36 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Blacksburg, VA
Attendance: 8,925 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 19-1 | - | 35-4 |
| Clemson | 18-2 | 1 | 27-7 |
| Louisville | 18-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
| SMU | 13-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| Wake Forest | 13-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
| North Carolina | 13-7 | 6 | 23-14 |
| Stanford | 11-9 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 9 | 17-17 |
| Florida State | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Pittsburgh | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Virginia | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Notre Dame | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Syracuse | 7-13 | 12 | 14-19 |
| California | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| NC State | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
| Boston College | 4-16 | 15 | 12-19 |
| Miami | 3-17 | 16 | 7-24 |