The Virginia Cavaliers (3-11, 4-0 ACC) will attempt to break a five-game losing streak when they visit the North Carolina Tar Heels (14-2, 4-2 ACC) on Thursday, January 20, 2022. The matchup airs at 6:00 PM ET.

North Carolina fell to Notre Dame 70-65 in the team's last outing on Sunday. Deja Kelly's team-high 22 points weren't enough in the loss.

Taylor Valladay's team-leading 16 points weren't enough in Virginia's 69-52 loss to Virginia Tech on Tuesday in their most recent game.

North Carolina Team Stats

North Carolina has scored 79.3 points per game this season while Virginia gives up 65 per contest. The Tar Heels are 12-1 when they score over 65 points.

The Tar Heels are outshooting their opponents from downtown this season, knocking down 6.3 three-pointers per game while allowing 5.4 made three-pointers to their opponents. When North Carolina shoots its average from beyond the arc this season, the Tar Heels are 7-1.

Virginia Team Stats

Virginia enters the matchup with a 53.6 points per game average on the season, one more than the 52.6 North Carolina allows per contest. The Cavaliers are only 0-2 in games when they put up at least 53 points.

Led by Valladay's 1.4 steals a game, the Cavaliers have won the overall turnover battle this season, forcing 16.2 takeaways per game while only coughing it up on 18.5 occasions per contest. When North Carolina commits at least 16 turnovers this season, the Tar Heels are 3-2.

North Carolina Players to Watch

Kelly leads North Carolina in scoring and averages 18.4 points and 1.7 steals per game. Carlie Littlefield paces the squad with 2.7 assists and averages 8.6 points, while Alyssa Ustby leads the Tar Heels with 8.6 rebounds per game and adds 13.2 points.

Kelly is the most prolific shooter for North Carolina, making 2.1 threes per game while shooting 43 percent from beyond the arc.

Player stats reflect 15 of 15 games this season.

Virginia Players to Watch

Amandine Toi leads Virginia in scoring and puts up 13.8 points per game. Camryn Taylor leads the Cavaliers with 6.0 rebounds per game and adds 11.5 points, while Valladay paces the squad with 3.6 assists and averages 8.1 points.

Toi leads the charge shooting the basketball for Virginia, making 35 percent of her shots from beyond the arc while averaging two makes per game from three-point land.

Player stats reflect 13 of 13 games this season.

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