The back end of perhaps the toughest two-game stretch any team will play this year is upon us. The Virginia Cavaliers face the North Carolina Tar Heels less than 48 hours after their game with Duke ended. The game with Duke was immensely hyped, with Charlottesville hosting ESPN’s College GameDay and (seemingly) the entire college basketball world focused on the rematch.
The Hoos, of course, fell to Duke for the second time this year. At 8-2 in the conference, Virginia now sits in third place in the ACC standings, behind Duke and UNC at 9-1.