Huff, Hauser lead No. 9 Virginia past UNC, 60-48
- Feb. 13, 2021 08:08 PM EST
Virginia coach Tony Bennett calls a play during the team's NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Charlottesville, Va. (Andrew Shurtleff/The Daily Progress via AP, Pool)
Virginia coach Tony Bennett calls a play during the team's NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Charlottesville, Va. (Andrew Shurtleff/The Daily Progress via AP, Pool)
Virginia forward Jay Huff (30) shoots next to North Carolina forward Day'Ron Sharpe (11) during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Charlottesville, Va. (Andrew Shurtleff/The Daily Progress via AP, Pool)
Virginia guard Tomas Woldetensae (53) shoots over North Carolina guard R.J. Davis (4) during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Charlottesville, Va. (Andrew Shurtleff/The Daily Progress via AP, Pool)
Virginia forward Sam Hauser (10) shoots over North Carolina forward Garrison Brooks (15) during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Charlottesville, Va. (Andrew Shurtleff/The Daily Progress via AP, Pool)
North Carolina forward Day'Ron Sharpe (11) shoots next to Virginia forward Sam Hauser (10) during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Charlottesville, Va. (Andrew Shurtleff/The Daily Progress via AP, Pool)
North Carolina guard Andrew Platek (3) moves past Virginia guard Trey Murphy III (25) during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Charlottesville, Va. (Andrew Shurtleff/The Daily Progress via AP, Pool)
North Carolina coach Roy Williams talks with his players during the team's NCAA college basketball game against Virginia on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Charlottesville, Va. (Andrew Shurtleff/The Daily Progress via AP, Pool)
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jay Huff had 18 points and 12 rebounds and No. 9 Virginia took control early and beat North Carolina for the seventh consecutive time, 60-48, on Saturday night.

Sam Hauser added 17 points for Virginia (15-3, 11-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) and Trey Murphy III had 12 as the ACC-leading Cavaliers won their fourth in a row.

The Cavaliers led 21-4 midway through the first half as the Tar Heels missed 13 of their first 15 shots. North Carolina (12-7, 7-5) closed to within 27-18 by halftime, but never threatened. The Tar Heels finished just two for 16 from 3-point territory.

Huff, who also blocked four shots, hit three of the Cavaliers' 12 3-pointers.

BIG PICTURE

North Carolina: The Tar Heels remain offensively inconsistent. They came in averaging 74.1 points, but scored just 50 two games ago in a 63-50 loss at Clemson, then had 91 in a four-point victory against Duke in their last outing. Before the loss to the Tigers, they had scored at least 75 points in five consecutive games.

Virginia: Reece Beekman, who shares point guard duties with Kihei Clark, had big numbers in columns that would not normally be associated with a 6-foot-3 freshman guard. He finished with just one point, but had eight rebounds and seven assists.

UP NEXT

North Carolina: home against No. 18 Virginia Tech on Tuesday night.

Virginia: heads on the road to play at No. 17 Florida State on Monday night.

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