Vander Plas leads No. 13 Virginia past UNC; Bacot injured
By HANK KURZ Jr.
AP Sports Writer
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Ben Vander Plas had 17 points and eight rebounds and No. 13 Virginia used a 17-2 second-half run to rally for a 65-58 victory over North Carolina. The Tar Heels lost leading scorer and rebounder Armando Bacot to a left ankle injury early in the game. Reece Beekman scored 13 points and Armaan Franklin had 12 points and nine rebounds as the Cavaliers (12-3) won their eighth straight meeting with the Tar Heels at John Paul Jones Arena. Freshman Isaac McKneely scored 11 for Virginia, going 3 of 4 from 3-point range. Bacot rolled his ankle 1:18 into the game and did not return.