UNC came painfully close to having enough firepower to knock off Virginia in Charlottesville earlier this season without Pete Nance and with Armando Bacot only playing the first minute of the game. This time, with their squad at full strength, the Tar Heels were able to finish the job and picked up a nice 71-63 victory over the sixth-ranked team in the country.
Nance has struggled since returning from his back injury earlier this year. Tonight, he looked like the Nance that Carolina fans thought they’d be getting when he transferred from Northwestern. He led all scorers with 22 points, including a 4-4 mark from three, and four blocks.