Woldetensae shoots Virginia past North Carolina
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Tomas Woldetensae 発射 himself and his team out of trouble.
Woldetensae 得点する／非難する／２０d 18 points and made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left to 解除する Virginia past North Carolina 64-62 on Saturday night.
Mamadi Diakite 追加するd 15 points for the Cavaliers (17-7, 9-5 大西洋 Coast 会議／協議会), who won for the fifth time in six games.
Woldetensae´s winning 発射 （機の）カム after North Carolina´s Christian Keeling made three 解放する／自由な throws to give the Tar Heels a 62-61 lead with 10.3 seconds left. Keeling had been fouled by Woldetensae while 試みる／企てるing a 3-point 発射.
"It was such a big emotional swing, for sure," Woldetensae said. "At first, I thought I lost it for my チーム仲間s. Then I had the chance to redeem myself."
Casey Morsell and Kihei Clark each 得点する／非難する／２０d 10 points for Virginia. The Cavaliers won 支援する-to-支援する games against North Carolina in Chapel Hill for the first time in program history.
North Carolina 長，率いる coach Roy Williams 抗議するs a call during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Virginia at the Dean Smith 中心 in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
"It´s always nice to get a road 勝利，勝つ, 特に in a place like this with all the history," Clark said.
The Cavaliers, who entered the game last in the ACC in 3-point 狙撃 at 28.5%, made 9 of 21 from 3-point 範囲. Woldetensae 発射 6 for 10 from behind the arc, and Morsell made both of his 3-point tries.
守備隊 Brooks 得点する／非難する／２０d 20 points to lead North Carolina (10-15, 3-11), which lost its fifth 連続した game.
Cole Anthony 追加するd 17 points for the Tar Heels, but his half-法廷，裁判所 heave at the buzzer wasn´t の近くに. Keeling 得点する／非難する／２０d 11 points.
North Carolina lost にもかかわらず 狙撃 50% from the 床に打ち倒す against the Cavaliers, who entered the game with the nation´s 最高の，を越す 得点する／非難する／２０ing 弁護 and field-goal 百分率 弁護.
BIG PICTURE
Virginia: The Cavaliers have returned to their winning ways just in time. Virginia´s NCAA Tournament chances were fading a month ago during a three-game losing streak, but the Cavaliers have gone 6-2 while grinding out five 勝利，勝つs by five points or より小数の since then.
North Carolina: The Tar Heels remained winless in February, starting off their second month in a 列／漕ぐ／騒動 with five 連続した 敗北・負かすs. They sit in last place in the league and are one loss away from clinching their first losing 記録，記録的な／記録する for a 正規の／正選手 season since 2001-02. "This is insane," Anthony said. "I´ve never had a season like this of basketball. It´s really deflating, but our season is not over."
STAR WATCH
Woldetensae, a junior college 移転 from Italy, made at least six 3-pointers for the third time in the Cavaliers´ last six games. He has 24 3-pointers during that （期間が）わたる after totaling 20 3-pointers through Virginia´s first 18 games.
"He´s a bit of a streaky shooter," Virginia coach Tony Ben nett said. "So when he gets his rhythm and his タイミング, you want to find him."
MORE HEARTBREAK
The Tar Heels have lost five 連続した games decided by three points or より小数の. That stretch 含むs three overtime games, and four of those losses have come at home.
"Life´s not 平易な," North Carolina coach Roy Williams said. "いつかs you´re going to be 直面するd with a lot of adversity. But you´ve got to be able to 扱う it. You can´t give up."
ANTHONY BLOODIED
Anthony 苦しむd a 削減（する） 近づく his 注目する，もくろむ after an 肘 to the 直面する from Virginia´s Francisco Caffaro with 11:59 remaining in the second half. Anthony was called for a foul on the play and stayed 負かす／撃墜する on the 法廷，裁判所 before sprinting off with a towel over his bleeding 直面する. He returned with 8:11 to play and his team 追跡するing 47-44.
He said that trainers glued the 削減（する） and that he received no stitches.
TAP-INS
Morsell 得点する／非難する／２０d all his 10 points in the second half, part of Virginia´s 17-0 advantage in points off the （法廷の）裁判 for the game. ... Brooks made a 解放する／自由な throw in the second half, snapping his streak of 15 連続した 行方不明になるd 解放する／自由な throws at home. ... Armando Bacot had eight points and a season-high 16 回復するs for North Carolina.
UP NEXT
Virginia: The Cavaliers host Boston College on Wednesday night, looking to avenge the Eagles´ 60-53 勝利，勝つ in the teams´ first 会合 on Jan. 7.
North Carolina: The Tar Heels play Monday night at Notre Dame, which they 敗北・負かすd 76-65 on Nov. 6 in each team´s season opener.
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North Carolina's Cole Anthony (2) 運動s against Virginia's Tomas Woldetensae (53) and Chase Coleman (12) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Dean Smith 中心 in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
Virginia's Chase Coleman (12) is defended by North Carolina's Justin Pierce (32) and Cole Anthony (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Dean Smith 中心 in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
North Carolina's 守備隊 Brooks (15) and Virginia's Mamadi Diakite (25) go for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Dean Smith 中心 in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
North Carolina's Cole Anthony (2) goes for the ball against Virginia's Jay Huff (30) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
