According to the numbers it was among North Carolina's finest defensive games in Roy Williams' 14-year tenure as the Tar Heels' head coach. According to Williams, though, UNC's defense wasn't anything special during its 65-41 victory against Virginia here on Saturday night.
First, the numbers: Virginia's 41 points were the fewest UNC has ever allowed against Williams. The Cavaliers made but 27.8 percent of their shots on Saturday at the Smith Center, and they missed 18 of their 20 3-point attempts.
At one point in the second half they missed 11 consecutive shots from the field. London Perrantes, the Virginia freshman point guard, rarely had much room to move, what with Joel Berry, the Tar Heels' junior, hounding him nearly from start to finish.