UNC ends Virginia Tech's six-game winning streak, 65-57
AP
Feb 19, 2022
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Caleb Love scored 21 points with seven assists and North Carolina Tar Heels defeated Virginia Tech Hokies 65-57 on Saturday to snap the Hokies' six-game winning streak.
Armando Bacot had 15 rebounds and scored all 12 of his points in the second half for his 20th double-double this season and also blocked five shots. Brady Manek added 14 points and RJ Davis had 10 for North Carolina (19-8, 11-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), which beat the Hokies by 10 on Jan. 24 and have four straight wins over Virginia Tech.
Keve Aluma scored 16 points with nine rebounds and Justyn Mutts added 10 points for the Hokies (16-11, 8-8).
The game pitted the ACC's top two 3-point percentage teams with Virginia Tech at 40.9% coming in and UNC 38.1%. UNC was only a couple percentage points shy of its average after making 8 of 22 but the Hokies weren't close, making 5 of 26 for 19%.
Bacot had two buckets and Love another plus a 3-pointer in a 7-2 spurt to open the second half for a 14-point lead. The Hokies got back within five after a 7-0 run that Aluma finished with a 3-pointer with under nine minutes left but they wouldn't get closer.
Love made six free throws in the final minute to keep the Hokies at bay.
Tar Heels Love, Davis and Manek scored 10 points each to lead UNC to a 38-30 halftime lead. Leaky Black scored the first five and Love and Davis combined for the remaining points in a 22-8 half-ending run.
UNC is home against Louisville on Monday. Virginia Tech is at Georgia Tech on Wednesday.
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1st Half
UNC
Tar Heels
38
VT
Hokies
30
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Armando Bacot vs. Justyn Mutts (Hokies gains possession)
19:44
Justyn Mutts misses three point jump shot
19:42
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
19:14
RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
19:12
Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
18:59
Keve Aluma misses two point jump shot
18:57
Justyn Mutts offensive rebound
18:55
Justyn Mutts misses two point putback layup
18:53
Hokies offensive rebound
18:52
Armando Bacot blocks Keve Aluma's two point layup
18:50
Keve Aluma offensive rebound
18:48
Armando Bacot shooting foul (Keve Aluma draws the foul)
18:48
+1
Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 1 of 2
0-1
18:48
+1
Keve Aluma makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-2
18:39
+3
Brady Manek makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)
3-2
18:19
Justyn Mutts misses two point layup
18:17
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
18:12
Brady Manek turnover (lost ball)
17:56
Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
17:54
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
17:54
Keve Aluma personal foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
17:42
Rechon 'Leaky' Black misses two point driving layup
17:40
Storm Murphy defensive rebound
17:26
+2
Storm Murphy makes two point layup
3-4
16:56
RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
16:54
Storm Murphy defensive rebound
16:39
+2
Nahiem Alleyne makes two point pullup jump shot (Storm Murphy assists)
3-6
16:20
+2
Brady Manek makes two point layup (Rechon 'Leaky' Black assists)
5-6
15:53
Keve Aluma misses two point jump shot
15:51
Caleb Love defensive rebound
15:31
Armando Bacot turnover (lost ball)
15:30
TV timeout
15:14
+3
Hunter Cattoor makes three point jump shot (Storm Murphy assists)
5-9
14:50
+2
Brady Manek makes two point turnaround jump shot
7-9
14:26
Justyn Mutts turnover (lost ball)
14:17
Storm Murphy personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
14:09
Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
14:07
Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
13:46
David N'Guessan misses three point jump shot
13:44
Caleb Love defensive rebound
13:29
Sean Pedulla personal foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
13:18
+3
Caleb Love makes three point pullup jump shot
10-9
12:44
+2
David N'Guessan makes two point layup
10-11
12:31
Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
12:29
Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
12:21
+3
Darius Maddox makes three point jump shot (Justyn Mutts assists)
10-14
11:58
Armando Bacot misses two point hook shot
11:56
Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
11:45
David N'Guessan misses two point layup
11:43
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
11:39
+3
Brady Manek makes three point jump shot (Caleb Love assists)
13-14
11:16
+2
Sean Pedulla makes two point driving layup
13-16
10:50
Sean Pedulla personal foul (Kerwin Walton draws the foul)
10:51
TV timeout
10:48
Rechon 'Leaky' Black turnover (bad pass) (Keve Aluma steals)
10:35
+2
Keve Aluma makes two point layup (David N'Guessan assists)
13-18
10:12
+3
Dontrez Styles makes three point jump shot (Caleb Love assists)
16-18
9:47
Storm Murphy misses three point jump shot
9:45
Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
9:34
Brady Manek misses two point jump shot
9:32
David N'Guessan defensive rebound
9:23
Keve Aluma misses three point jump shot
9:21
Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
8:58
Kerwin Walton turnover (bad pass)
8:45
Kerwin Walton shooting foul (Darius Maddox draws the foul)
8:45
+1
Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-19
8:45
+1
Darius Maddox makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-20
8:26
Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
8:24
Hokies defensive rebound
8:05
+2
Keve Aluma makes two point hook shot
16-22
7:33
Rechon 'Leaky' Black misses two point jump shot
7:31
Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
7:20
Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
7:18
Rechon 'Leaky' Black defensive rebound
7:12
Justyn Mutts shooting foul (Rechon 'Leaky' Black draws the foul)
7:12
TV timeout
7:12
+1
Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-22
7:12
+1
Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-22
6:56
Justyn Mutts turnover (lost ball) (Rechon 'Leaky' Black steals)
6:50
+2
Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes two point layup (Caleb Love assists)
20-22
6:50
Hunter Cattoor shooting foul (Rechon 'Leaky' Black draws the foul)
6:50
+1
Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes regular free throw 1 of 1
21-22
6:36
Justyn Mutts misses two point jump shot
6:34
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
6:24
RJ Davis turnover (lost ball) (Justyn Mutts steals)
6:12
Puff Johnson blocks Nahiem Alleyne's two point layup
6:10
Hunter Cattoor offensive rebound
6:01
+2
Justyn Mutts makes two point layup (Hunter Cattoor assists)
21-24
5:47
+2
Caleb Love makes two point driving layup
23-24
5:25
Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
5:23
Brady Manek defensive rebound
5:06
+2
Caleb Love makes two point step back jump shot
25-24
4:43
Justyn Mutts turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Love steals)
4:37
+3
RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Caleb Love assists)
28-24
4:35
Hokies 30 second timeout
4:12
Armando Bacot blocks David N'Guessan's two point layup
4:10
Puff Johnson defensive rebound
3:59
+2
RJ Davis makes two point driving layup
30-24
3:37
+2
David N'Guessan makes two point driving layup
30-26
3:19
RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
3:17
RJ Davis offensive rebound
3:10
+2
RJ Davis makes two point putback layup
32-26
2:59
+2
Sean Pedulla makes two point driving layup
32-28
2:32
+3
Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Puff Johnson assists)
35-28
2:15
Sean Pedulla misses three point jump shot
2:13
Brady Manek defensive rebound
2:00
+3
RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Caleb Love assists)
38-28
1:38
+2
Justyn Mutts makes two point reverse layup
38-30
1:21
Puff Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:19
Justyn Mutts defensive rebound
1:07
Darius Maddox misses three point jump shot
1:05
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
0:57
Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
0:55
Hokies defensive rebound
0:54
Puff Johnson personal foul
0:54
TV timeout
0:42
Hunter Cattoor turnover (lost ball)
0:37
Armando Bacot turnover (lost ball)
0:19
Hunter Cattoor misses three point jump shot
0:17
Brady Manek defensive rebound
0:10
Tar Heels 30 second timeout
0:04
Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
0:02
Darius Maddox defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
UNC
Tar Heels
27
VT
Hokies
27
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:44
+2
Armando Bacot makes two point hook shot (Caleb Love assists)
40-30
19:28
Storm Murphy misses three point jump shot
19:26
Tar Heels defensive rebound
19:14
Caleb Love offensive foul (Hunter Cattoor draws the foul)
19:14
Caleb Love turnover
19:00
Armando Bacot blocks Keve Aluma's two point dunk
18:58
RJ Davis defensive rebound
18:44
Brady Manek misses two point jump shot
18:42
Storm Murphy defensive rebound
18:33
+3
Keve Aluma makes three point jump shot (Storm Murphy assists)
40-33
18:10
+2
Armando Bacot makes two point hook shot (Caleb Love assists)
42-33
17:51
Armando Bacot blocks Nahiem Alleyne's two point layup
17:49
Hokies offensive rebound
17:49
Brady Manek personal foul (Justyn Mutts draws the foul)
17:39
Storm Murphy misses three point jump shot
17:37
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
17:18
Armando Bacot misses two point jump shot
17:16
Hunter Cattoor defensive rebound
16:54
Nahiem Alleyne misses two point jump shot
16:52
Brady Manek defensive rebound
16:28
Brady Manek misses two point jump shot
16:26
Keve Aluma defensive rebound
16:17
Nahiem Alleyne misses three point jump shot
16:15
RJ Davis defensive rebound
16:03
Brady Manek misses two point jump shot
16:01
Keve Aluma defensive rebound
15:47
Justyn Mutts misses three point jump shot
15:45
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
15:22
+2
Caleb Love makes two point driving layup
44-33
14:51
Justyn Mutts misses two point hook shot
14:49
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
14:35
+3
Caleb Love makes three point step back jump shot
47-33
14:16
+2
Nahiem Alleyne makes two point driving layup
47-35
14:16
RJ Davis shooting foul (Nahiem Alleyne draws the foul)
