UVa-UNC men's basketball
Posted Feb12, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Win-starved Virginia came close to an upset of fifth-ranked North Carolina on Tuesday night at John Paul Jones Arena, but emerged with its seventh straight loss, 75-74.
Sean Singletary's 3-pointer with 8.2 seconds remaining got the Cavaliers as close as one, but the Cavaliers had used their last timeout and could not foul the Tar Heels until 2.9 seconds remained.
Carolina, playing without point guard Ty Lawson for the third straight game, got 23 points from Tyler Hansbrough and 19 from Wayne Ellington. The Tar Heels shot 52.5 plercent from the field and outrebounded the Cavaliers 43-36, scoring 16 points off second-chance baskets.
Singletary finished with a game-high 27 points, seven assists and six rebounds. However, reserve Calvin Baker was the only other UVa player in double figures, finishing with 10 after a 3-pointer in the final minute.
The Cavaliers needed to hit their last two 3s to finish 9-of-31 from behind the arc. They shot 37.8 percent from the field, the fifth time in the last six games that they have failed to hit 40 percent.
UVa dropped to 11-12 overall and 1-9 in the ACC, matching its worst 10-game conference record in 31 years. The Cavaliers have lost seven games in a row and 10 of 11. They also have lost three straight games at John Paul Jones Arena, where they were 16-1 last year.
Comments
[February 13, 2008 8:53 AM]
hcallawayThe Cavs saw a Carolina team that was exhausted from the win over Clemson. What is wrong with VA? I don't know if they were even up for the game. At times they showed some emotion, but it always seemed to be on Que from the fans. I think that Leitao has to be feeling the pressure of not performing in the ACC. I don't know if his kids believe in his system. I really hope his incoming freshman class will close the gap in the 08-09 ACC season.