Despite completely dominating Saturday’s game statistically, the Virginia Cavaliers needed some late heroics from the defense to pull off the road win over rival North Carolina Tar Heels.
The Hoos outgained the Heels 405-257. They won the turnover battle 3-1. They held the ball for nearly 40 minutes of game-time. So why was the game so close in the 4th quarter? What could the Wahoos have done better to break the game open?
Let’s take a look.
Offense
The offense this week was good, but not great, as they struggled for much of the game to create the dynamic plays that we’ve seen all season.