North Carolina emphatically ended its seven game losing streak to Virginia thanks to Richmond native Armando Bacot having a performance that rivaled Tim Duncan. Bacot posted career-highs with 29 points and 22 rebounds to pace the Tar Heels’ 74-58 victory at the Dean E. Smith Center on Saturday. During its losing streak to UVA, Carolina had not scored more than 65 points and had four of those losses when it didn’t break 50. UNC was without starting forward Dawson Garcia for a second straight game after he suffered a concussion in the win over Boston College last Sunday. Sophomore guard Kerwin Walton also missed a second game while isolated in COVID-19 protocol.

Source: New York Times January 08, 2022 20:01 UTC