18th Ranked North Carolina Edged Virginia Tech 89-82 Saturday Night In Chapel Hill Because Four Players Scored In Double Figures
18th ranked North Carolina edged Virginia Tech 89-82 Saturday night in Chapel Hill
Where?
On the hardwood!
As 18th ranked North Carolina edged Virginia Tech 89-82 Saturday night in Chapel Hill four players scored in double figures. Those players were Henri Veesaar who who is junior who is a center who was 11-20 on field goals , 2-7 on 3 pointers , 2-3 on free throws to go along with 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 26 points. Seth Trimble who is a guard who is a senior was 7-12 on field goals, 1-1 on 3 pointers, 5-8 on free throws to go along 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 20 minutes. Zayden High who is a sophomore who is a forward was 2-3 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers, 8-8 on free throws to go along 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 12 points. Jonathan Powell who is sophomore who is a forward was 4-5 on field goals, 3 pointers , 3-5 on free throws to go along 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 15 points.
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Following 18th ranked North Carolina edging Virginia Tech 89-82 Saturday night in Chapel Hill following four players scoring in double figures North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis shared his thoughts on Jonathan Powell who is sophomore who is a forward was 4-5 on field goals, 3 pointers , 3-5 on free throws to go along 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 15 points on Henri Veesaar who is a junior who is a center who was by saying He was huge for us in a number of different areas,”“Obviously, his ability to shoot the basketball was needed. Defensively, he’s a big, physical guard. Virginia Tech’s offense has a lot of moving parts, and what is required is to get over, get through screens, and guard the dribble drive without fouling finish it with a rebound. And when you’ve got big, physical guards like Jonathan, that definitely helps.”When Henri is going offensively, it opens up everything for us.,”Offensively, I challenged him in the second half as well. I thought with him, Seth and everyone else just putting their head down, getting to the basket, it allowed us to get to the free throw line.”
Following 18th ranked North Carolina edging Virginia Tech 89-82 Saturday night in Chapel Hill following four players scoring in double figures Jonathan Powell who is sophomore who is a forward was 4-5 on field goals, 3 pointers , 3-5 on free throws to go along 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 15 points shared his thoughts by saying “It’s a lot of people that say that we can’t compete, we can’t beat a lot of teams without“So I think just playing with that chip on our shoulder every game, showing everybody that we’re still a team. I mean, our roster is deep. Everybody can go.”
According to Shelby Swanson’s News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article314804983.html
With North Carolina edging Virginia Tech 89-82 on Saturday in Chapel Hill North Carolina improves their record to 23-6 overall is 11-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.
North Carolina is now going to prepare to host Clemson in Chapel Hill on Tuesday March 3, 2026 in Chapel Hill.
Where?
On the hardwood!
Like North Carolina,
Clemson won their previous Atlantic Coast Conference game topping Louisville 80-76 win on Saturday February 28, 2026 because three players scored in double figures. Those players were RJ Godfrey who is a forward who is a senior who was 3-7 on field goals , 7-8 on free throws to go along 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 13 points. Jacob Porter who is a guard who is a senior was 6-10 on field goals, 4-8 on 3 pointers, 0-1 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 16 points. Ace Buckner who is a freshman who is a guard was 2-4 on field goals, 1-1 on 3 pointers, 6-9 on free throws to go along with 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 11 points.
As a team Clemson was 24-49 for 49 % was 8-21 on 3 pointers was 24-34 on free throws for 71 %
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Following Clemson topping Louisville 80-75 on Saturday February 28, 2026 Head Coach Brad Brownell shared his thoughts by saying Today, I thought we defended at an elite level for 39 minutes, and that's hard to sustain,"
Following Clemson topping Louisville 80-75 on Saturday February 28, 2026 RJ Godfrey RJ Godfrey who is a forward who is a senior who was 3-7 on field goals , 7-8 on free throws to go along 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 13 points shared his thoughts by saying It helped us really find ourselves again and find our identity and that's just guarding because these last four games: Not good, not good at all,"
Though,
RJ Godfrey wasn’t the only player to share his thoughts as Jestin Porter who is a guard who is a senior was 6-10 on field goals, 4-8 on 3 pointers, 0-1 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 16 points did as well by saying We haven't been guarding how we usually do,"
According to Darrian Carter Greenville News article https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/clemson/2026/02/28/clemson-basketball-louisville-rj-godfrey-jestin-porter/88650422007/#
Tip -off is set for 7:00pm from Dean E. Smith Center!
Though,
Who is commentating the game is to be determined!