Wednesday, March 27

UNC basketball stops bleeding with landslide victory over Virginia Tech


North Carolina forward Brady Manek has a fierce reaction after making a second-half dunk against Virginia Tech on Monday night at the Smith Center.

CHAPEL HILL — The alarming nature of North Carolina’s problems prompted coach Hubert Davis to turn to a Bible verse and address his team with a passage from the Book of James before Monday night’s game.

My brothers, consider it pure joy whenever you face tests of various kinds, because you know that the test of your faith produces perseverance.

While the faltering Tar Heels didn’t respond by calling out a historic performance or anything artistic, they pulled off a much-needed 78-68 win against Virginia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference basketball at the Smith Center to stop the bleeding and quell the panic. of his disheartening pair of road losses.

“To stay with the ups and downs, turnovers, defensively we had flaws,” Davis said. “There was a union in this team that I was very proud of them. At the meeting, this was the first time the guys talked about toughness, perseverance and perseverance. The communication between the teammates, the energy was very good in the huddle. Even when it seemed like things were changing, we all stuck together.”


www.thetimesnews.com

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *