With only five games and three home outings left on their regular season schedule, fourth-year UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis and his Tar Heels (16-11, 9-6 ACC) host the Virginia Cavaliers (13-13, 6-9 ACC) at 4 p.m. ET Saturday (ESPN2).

North Carolina took the court on Saturday facing another 'can't lose' game in terms of their NCAA Tournament chances. With a Virginia team that has hovered around .500 in the ACC all season long, this was a game the Tar Heels needed to take care of business.

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The Tar Heels took advantage of Wolfpack mistakes to build a 28-point halftime lead and coasted to a 97-73 win, completing a season sweep of the rivalry series.

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UNC led from the start and never really looked back, dominating Virginia from the opening tip as they took down the Cavaliers 81-66. It was the third-straight win for UNC as they currently sit on the 'first four out' line on Joe Lunardi's latest Bracketology.