UVA vs. UNC: Score, Twitter Reaction for ACC Championship 2016

In a statement showdown between two surefire national title contenders, the North Carolina Tar Heels avenged some conference tournament demons and downed the Virginia Cavaliers, 61-57, in the ACC championship game Saturday night at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

After serving as the ACC tournament runner-up four of the past five years, the Tar Heels put on a defensive clinic in order to capture their third conference title under head coach Roy Williams and their first since 2008.

The win also put the Tar Heels in position to capture a No. 1 seed when the NCAA tournament bracket is revealed Sunday night, according to InsideCarolina:

That should lock up a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament…