The North Carolina Tar Heels are in the middle of a big three-game stretch against Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal opponents. They started it with a loss on the road to Virginia Tech before rebounding with a last-second win over the Duke Blue Devils.
But now standing in UNC’s way are the Virginia Cavaliers who will enter Saturday night’s showdown in Chapel Hill at 5-3 overall and 3-2 in the ACC.
Saturday’s game in Chapel Hill will give the winner the edge in the Coastal Division race as it’s likely to come down to the wire this year.