The UNC basketball program knows what it needs to do to get into the NCAA Tournament. On Saturday night, it checked off one of those boxes.
UNC came out hot against Virginia, taking down the Cavaliers in the Dean Dome, 71-63. The win moved the Tar Heels to 1-9 against Quad 1 teams, an important factor for a tournament resume.
They did it on the back of Pete Nance.
The graduate transfer had a game-high 22 points in addition to his four blocks: His best game of the year. Nance went 4-of-4 from the 3-point line and gave the Tar Heels valuable minutes when Armando Bacot was in foul trouble.
If UNC can get this type of play from Nance moving forward, they have a chance to win out and make noise in the ACC Tournament.
Following the game, head coach Hubert Davis met the media to discuss the game and what he liked.