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Withers had 16 points, 11 rebounds in North Carolina's 81-66 win over Virginia

AP
Feb 22, 2025

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Jae’Lyn Withers scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Ian Jackson also scored 16 points and North Carolina Tar Heels defeated Virginia Cavaliers 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. Ven-Allen Lubin scored 14 points, RJ Davis 12 and Drake Powell 11 for the Tar Heels (17-11, 10-6 ACC), who made 9 of 16 from the arc and outrebounded the Cavaliers 35-21.

Isaac McKneely scored 17 points and became the 52nd Cavalier to reach 1,000 career points. Dai Dai Ames added 12 points for Virginia (13-14, 6-10).

Virginia trailed by eight at halftime and didn’t get closer in the second half. A three-point play by Jackson gave the Tar Heels a 20-point lead with six minutes remaining.

Both teams came in having won three of their last four games but it was UNC that took off to a 21-2 lead at the start, hitting 8 of 12 shots and the Cavaliers starting 1 of 10. The Tar Heels helped Virginia get back in the game with flagrant-one and technical fouls that resulted in four free throws within a 14-3 run but UNC still led at the half 46-34.

North Carolina plays at Florida State on Monday. Virginia plays at Wake Forest on Wednesday.

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1st Half
UVA
Cavaliers
34
UNC
Tar Heels
46

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Elijah Saunders vs. Jae'Lyn Withers (Tar Heels gains possession)
19:29		Ven-Allen Lubin turnover (Andrew Rohde steals)
19:29		Blake Buchanan misses two point jump shot
19:27		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
19:20		Elliot Cadeau misses two point layup
19:18		Jae'Lyn Withers offensive rebound
19:11		Jae'Lyn Withers turnover (Blake Buchanan steals)
18:57		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
18:55		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
18:47		RJ Davis misses two point layup
18:45		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
18:39	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup	0-2
18:31		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
18:29		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
18:16		Elliot Cadeau turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Saunders steals)
18:09		Elijah Saunders turnover (lost ball) (RJ Davis steals)
17:41	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point hook shot (Drake Powell assists)	0-4
17:14		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
17:12		Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
17:07		Dai Dai Ames shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
17:07	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-5
17:07	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-6
16:57	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point layup	2-6
16:46	+3	Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)	2-9
16:15		Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot
16:13		Tar Heels defensive rebound
16:00	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup (Jae'Lyn Withers assists)	2-11
15:31		Jae'Lyn Withers blocks Elijah Saunders's two point layup
15:29		RJ Davis defensive rebound
15:15		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
15:13		Drake Powell offensive rebound
15:04	+2	Drake Powell makes two point dunk	2-13
14:42		Taine Murray misses two point dunk
14:40		RJ Davis defensive rebound
14:15	+2	RJ Davis makes two point jump shot	2-15
14:05		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
14:05		TV timeout
13:47		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
13:45		Tar Heels defensive rebound
13:31		Ian Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Rohde steals)
12:58		Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation)
12:35		Seth Trimble misses two point jump shot
12:33		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
12:22		Anthony Robinson turnover (traveling)
12:05		Dai Dai Ames personal foul
12:03	+2	Drake Powell makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	2-17
12:03		Jacob Cofie shooting foul (Drake Powell draws the foul)
12:03	+1	Drake Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	2-18
11:45		Anthony Robinson misses two point dunk
11:43		Jacob Cofie offensive rebound
11:37		Jacob Cofie turnover (Jalen Washington steals)
11:30	+3	Ian Jackson makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)	2-21
11:13	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point jump shot	4-21
10:56		Jalen Washington turnover (traveling)
10:56		TV timeout
10:56		Jalen Washington flagrant 1
10:56	+1	Isaac McKneely makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	5-21
10:56	+1	Isaac McKneely makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	6-21
10:50		Ian Jackson personal foul
10:47	+3	Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	9-21
10:30	+3	Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot (Jalen Washington assists)	9-24
10:25		Jae'Lyn Withers technical foul
10:25	+1	Isaac McKneely makes technical free throw 1 of 2	10-24
10:25	+1	Isaac McKneely makes technical free throw 2 of 2	11-24
10:02	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point dunk (Andrew Rohde assists)	13-24
9:44		Elliot Cadeau turnover (Jacob Cofie steals)
9:29	+3	Jacob Cofie makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	16-24
9:07	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point layup	16-26
8:42		Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot
8:40		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
8:34		Ian Jackson misses two point jump shot
8:33		Jae'Lyn Withers offensive rebound
8:33		Jacob Cofie shooting foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul)
8:33	+1	Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-27
8:33	+1	Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-28
8:17	+2	Taine Murray makes two point layup	18-28
8:03		Isaac McKneely shooting foul (Drake Powell draws the foul)
8:03		Drake Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:03	+1	Drake Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-29
7:52		Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot
7:50		Ian Jackson defensive rebound
7:39		RJ Davis turnover (Isaac McKneely steals)
7:28	+3	Elijah Saunders makes three point jump shot (Ishan Sharma assists)	21-29
7:11	+3	Cade Tyson makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	21-32
6:42	+2	Ishan Sharma makes two point layup (Blake Buchanan assists)	23-32
6:24	+3	Ian Jackson makes three point jump shot	23-35
6:04		TV timeout
6:02		Andrew Rohde turnover (Cade Tyson steals)
5:44		Ven-Allen Lubin turnover (Isaac McKneely steals)
5:38	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot	26-35
5:38		Ian Jackson shooting foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul)
5:38	+1	Isaac McKneely makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-35
5:17		Seth Trimble misses two point jump shot
5:15		Seth Trimble offensive rebound
5:08		Seth Trimble misses two point layup
5:06		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
4:50		RJ Davis personal foul
4:44		Andrew Rohde offensive foul
4:44		Andrew Rohde turnover (offensive foul)
4:24		Anthony Robinson personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
4:24	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-36
4:24	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-37
4:04		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
4:02		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
3:42		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
3:39		Taine Murray personal foul
3:39		TV timeout
3:39	+1	Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-38
3:39	+1	Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-39
3:29	+2	Andrew Rohde makes two point layup (Elijah Saunders assists)	29-39
3:07		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
3:05		Elijah Saunders defensive rebound
2:44	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	32-39
2:16	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point layup	32-41
2:16		Elijah Saunders shooting foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
2:16	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-42
2:08		Andrew Rohde turnover (Seth Trimble steals)
2:00		Jae'Lyn Withers misses two point layup
1:58		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
1:46		Elijah Saunders turnover (traveling)
1:25		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
1:23		Jae'Lyn Withers offensive rebound
1:16	+3	Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot	32-45
0:53	+2	Anthony Robinson makes two point layup (Isaac McKneely assists)	34-45
0:27		Andrew Rohde personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
0:27	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-46
0:27		RJ Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:26		Jalen Washington personal foul
0:04		Andrew Rohde turnover (traveling)
0:04		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UVA
Cavaliers
32
UNC
Tar Heels
35

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Blake Buchanan misses two point hook shot
19:40		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
19:25		Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point layup
19:23		Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound
18:57		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
18:55		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
18:45		Elliot Cadeau misses two point layup
18:43		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
18:21	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot	36-46
17:54	+3	Drake Powell makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)	36-49
17:34		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
17:32		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
17:23		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
17:21		Tar Heels defensive rebound
17:21		Elijah Saunders personal foul
17:08	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists)	36-51
16:51		Isaac McKneely misses two point layup
16:49		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
16:40		RJ Davis misses two point layup
16:38		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
16:31		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
16:29		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
16:21		Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point layup
16:19		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
16:13	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup	36-53
16:00		Drake Powell personal foul
16:00		TV timeout
15:55	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point jump shot	38-53
15:37		Drake Powell misses three point jump shot
15:35		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
15:24	+3	Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	41-53
15:08		Anthony Robinson blocks Elliot Cadeau's two point layup
15:06		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
15:00		Ven-Allen Lubin shooting foul (Elijah Saunders draws the foul)
15:00	+1	Elijah Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-53
15:00	+1	Elijah Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-53
14:43		Seth Trimble turnover (Dai Dai Ames steals)
14:41		RJ Davis personal foul
14:31		Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot
14:29		Tar Heels defensive rebound
14:17	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup	43-55
13:52	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point dunk (Isaac McKneely assists)	45-55
13:37		RJ Davis turnover (Jacob Cofie steals)
13:29	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point layup	47-55
13:04	+3	Ian Jackson makes three point jump shot	47-58
12:43	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot	49-58
12:24	+2	RJ Davis makes two point jump shot	49-60
12:24		Anthony Robinson shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
12:24	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-61
12:06		Ishan Sharma misses two point jump shot
12:04		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
11:52		Dai Dai Ames personal foul
11:52		TV timeout
11:37		Ishan Sharma shooting foul (Ian Jackson draws the foul)
11:37	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	49-62
11:37		Ian Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 3
11:37	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	49-63
11:20	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point hook shot	51-63
11:08		Jae'Lyn Withers misses three point jump shot
11:06		Ishan Sharma defensive rebound
10:54		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
10:52		Tar Heels defensive rebound
10:50		Jacob Cofie personal foul
10:24		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
10:22		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
10:05	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot	53-63
9:38	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point layup (Drake Powell assists)	53-65
9:38	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot	55-65
9:17	+2	Jalen Washington makes two point dunk (Seth Trimble assists)	55-67
9:01		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
8:59		Tar Heels defensive rebound
8:52		Blake Buchanan personal foul
8:15		Ian Jackson misses two point jump shot
8:13		Jalen Washington offensive rebound
8:11		Anthony Robinson blocks Jalen Washington's two point layup
8:09		Jae'Lyn Withers offensive rebound
8:09	+2	Jae'Lyn Withers makes two point layup	55-69
8:00		Jae'Lyn Withers personal foul
8:00		TV timeout
8:00	+1	Jacob Cofie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-69
8:00	+1	Jacob Cofie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-69
7:36	+3	Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)	57-72
7:36		Dai Dai Ames shooting foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul)
7:36		Jae'Lyn Withers misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:36		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
7:10		Jacob Cofie misses three point jump shot
7:08		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
6:50		Andrew Rohde personal foul
6:50	+1	Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-73
6:50	+1	Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-74
6:29		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
6:27		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
6:10	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point layup	57-76
6:10		Anthony Robinson shooting foul (Ian Jackson draws the foul)
6:10	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-77
5:48		Taine Murray misses two point layup
5:46		Anthony Robinson offensive rebound
5:40	+2	Anthony Robinson makes two point layup	59-77
5:31		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
5:29		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
5:19	+2	Taine Murray makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists)	61-77
5:16		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
5:16		TV timeout
4:54		Jae'Lyn Withers misses three point jump shot
4:52		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
4:27		Ven-Allen Lubin shooting foul (Blake Buchanan draws the foul)
4:27	+1	Blake Buchanan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-77
4:27		Blake Buchanan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:27		RJ Davis defensive rebound
4:08		RJ Davis misses two point layup
4:06		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
3:53	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot	64-77
3:34	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point dunk (RJ Davis assists)	64-79
3:11		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
3:09		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
2:53		Drake Powell misses two point layup
2:51		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
2:36		Blake Buchanan misses two point hook shot
2:34		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
2:10		Taine Murray blocks Ven-Allen Lubin's two point layup
2:08		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
1:57		Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point layup
1:55		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
1:46		Elliot Cadeau shooting foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul)
1:46		TV timeout
1:46	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-79
1:46	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-79
1:17		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
1:15		Anthony Robinson defensive rebound
1:03		TJ Power misses three point jump shot
1:01		Drake Powell defensive rebound
0:36		RJ Davis misses two point layup
0:34		Tar Heels offensive rebound
0:19	+2	Drake Powell makes two point layup	66-81
0:01		Taine Murray misses two point jump shot
0:00		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound