UNC basketball coach Hubert Davis said the Tar Heels “showed up to the fight in the second half” at Virginia to leave Charlottesville with an “unbelievable” 85-80 road victory on Jan. 24. Trailing by 16 points late in the first half, the 22nd-ranked Tar Heels (16-4, 4-3 ACC) pulled off the biggest comeback for an opponent in the history of John Paul Jones Arena, which opened in 2006. Following a stretch of three-straight road losses in ACC play, UNC earned its third top-15 road win under Davis and its first against a team other than Duke. It moved the Tar Heels’ record against ranked opponents to 3-1 this season, including victories at Kentucky and Virginia. “I just feel like our guys showed...
