North Carolina Tar Heels at Virginia Cavaliers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Wilson, Stevenson rally No. 22 North Carolina past No. 14 Virginia 85-80
Trailing by two points with 3:50 to play, Carolina got three-point plays from Stevenson and Seth Trimble to build a 78-74 lead, then hung on. The Tar Heels outscored the Cavaliers 18-9 over the final 5:25.
Thijs DeRidder had 20 points and seven rebounds for UVA, which saw its 11-game home winning streak snapped.
Virginia led by 16 in the first half and went to the locker room ahead 43-34. That lead was thanks, in part, to a 26-16 rebounding edge that helped the Cavaliers score 14 second-chance points in the first 20 minutes.
But the Tar Heels rallied after the break, executing crisp, efficient offense and taking their first lead since the game’s opening minutes on a dunk by Stevenson with 11:57 to go. That put UNC up 59-58. They’d go ahead by as many as five.
Virginia evened the score on a tough, baseline layup by Chance Mallory, making it 67-all with 7:58 left. It went ahead less than a minute later on a basket by DeRidder, only to see the Tar Heels make their late push for the win.
Virginia: The Cavaliers play at Notre Dame on Tuesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 85 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 85 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Derek Dixon Defensive Rebound. | 85 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Chance Mallory misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot | 85 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Luka Bogavac makes free throw 2 of 2 | 85 - 80 |
Statistics
 UNC |
 UVA |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-61 | FG | 29-64 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 10-22 | 3PT | 8-27 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 15-22 | FT | 14-20 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 4 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 2 |
| 21 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fouls | 18 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 16 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 18 | Percent Led | 74 |
Game Information
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Attendance: 14,637 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 33-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 29-5 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 25-8 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-10 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-10 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-16 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |