North Carolina vs. Virginia Score: Cavaliers Rally to Strike the Tar Heels and Rebound After Destructive Loss to Duke

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According to CHAPEL HILL, N.C, an enormous best-10 matchup lived up to the publicity on Monday, as No. 4 Virginia went into No. 8 house of North Carolina and came out with what could prove to be a crucial road victory come Selection Sunday.

According to UVA 69, UNC 61, the game was closer than that throughout much of the night. UNC took the lead in the latter half and was intimidating to win, leading by seven points with 8:58 to go. But Virginia made stops and big shots down the line. The 3-point shot of Kyle Guy gave Virginia a 67-61 lead with 70 seconds to go. It clinched a big-time win for the Cavaliers (21-2, 9-2 ACC). Both Kyle Guy and De'Andre Hunter had 20 points for Virginia each, which remains undefeated this season against teams not named Duke.

The game may have been different for UNC. It had freshman Coby White's 3-pointer gotten off in time. If it had this bucket gone in, the Tar Heels would have led 62-59. This results in White finished with a team-high 17 points instead of 20, but more significantly, North Carolina (19-5, 9-2 ACC) finished with 61 points. The win keeps Virginia on the No. 1 line in CBS Sports' Bracketology. North Carolina is now 19-5, while Virginia moves to 21-2.

By: Preeti Narula

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