Teams looking to make a late-season push clash when the Virginia Cavaliers face the North Carolina Tar Heels in a key ACC matchup on Saturday. Virginia is coming off an 80-62 loss to third-ranked Duke on Monday,

Tar Heels, after blowout win over NC State, race to 21-2 lead in the first half against Cavaliers in winning third straight game.

Jae’Lyn Withers scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Ian Jackson also scored 16 points and North Carolina defeated Virginia 81-66 on Saturday. Withers was 4 of 6 on 3-pointers in posting his second double-double this season and Jackson added three more 3s.

Score updates and live analysis for the Virginia Cavaliers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels college basketball game on Saturday, February 22 in Chapel Hill.

Junior guard Isaac McKneely scored his 1,000th point as a Cavalier off a layup in the second half, and his 17 points led the entire game despite his shooting only 2-7 on threes. Sophomore guard Dai Dai Ames was the only other Cavalier in double digits with 12 points, while five Tar Heels scored over 10.

North Carolina takes on the Virginia Cavaliers after RJ Davis scored 21 points in North Carolina's 97-73 victory over the NC State Wolfpack.

The UVA Basketball team (13-13, 6-9 ACC) faces North Carolina (16-11, 9-6 ACC) on Saturday (4 p.m. ET, ESPN2) in Chapel Hill.

Today's Virginia vs. North Carolina predictions have the Cavaliers staying within single-digits on the spread.

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Now in a rhythm with three wins in its past four games, North Carolina will look to continue climbing the Atlantic Coast Conference standings on Saturday afternoon when the Tar