Published Feb 23, 2023
THI Basketball Central: Virginia
John Gwaltney  •  TarHeelIllustrated
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DATE: Saturday, February 25, 2023

WHERE: Dean E. Smith Center (21,750); Chapel Hill, North Carolina

TIME/TV: 6:00 pm/ESPN

LIVE AUDIO: GoHeelsTV; Tar Heel Sports Network; SIRIUSXM College Basketball Schedule (Sirius 138, XM/SXM 193, Internet 955)

VIRGINIA: Official Site | Schedule | Roster | Stats | Twitter

SERIES: Carolina leads 133-61

LAST MEETING: Virginia 65 Carolina 58 (2023 - Box Score)

ACC STANDINGS: Click Here

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VIRGINIA STARTERS
Based on previous game
NAMEPPGRPGAPG

#0 Kihei Clark
SR, G, 5-10, 167

11.6

2.7

5.7

#4 Armaan Franklin
SR, G, 6-4, 200

12.4

4.2

1.3

#2 Reece Beekman
JR, G, 6-3, 190

9.6

3.1

4.9

#5 Ben Vander Plas
SR, F, 6-8, 236

7.5

4.7

1.5

#1 Jayden Gardner

SR, F, 6-6, 233

11.3

5.2

0.7

TEAM COMPARISON
Statistics as of February 23, 2023
VIRGINIANORTH CAROLINA

Head Coach

Tony Bennett

406-155 overall
337-122 at UVA

Hubert Davis

46-20 overall
46-20 at UNC

2022-23 Record

21-5 (13-4 ACC)

17-11 (9-8 ACC)

Rankings

#21 NET

#6 AP

#6 Coaches

#23 BPI

#34 KenPom

#48 NET

NR AP

NR Coaches

#40 BPI

#45 KenPom

KenPom SOS

#83

#37

Points Per Game

70.0

77.3

Opponents PPG

60.4

72.1

Scoring Margin

+9.6

+5.2

Field Goal Percentage

45.9%

43.5%

3-PT FG Percentage

37.7%

29.9%

Free Throw Percentage

70.8%

73.9%

Rebounds Per Game

32.1

40.0

Rebounding Margin

+0.3

+5.4

Assists Per Game

16.3

12.0

Turnovers Per Game

9.1

10.8

Turnover Margin

0.0

+0.1

Assist/Turnover Ratio

1.8

1.1

Steals Per Game

6.8

5.6

Blocks Per Game

4.4

3.7

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