Virginia Tech Hokies vs. North Carolina Tar Heels

FINAL

Feb 28, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
VT	44	38	82
UNC	44	45	89

Game Recap

Henri Veesaar matches a season-high with 26 points to carry No. 18 North Carolina past Virginia Tech. Henri Veesaar matched a season-high with 26 points, Seth Trimble scored 20 points, and No. 18 North Carolina pulled away in the second half to beat Virginia Tech 89-82 on Saturday night.

Player Stats

VIRGINIA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Tobi Lawal	36	6-7	1-2	3-3	5	1	0	1	2	3	16
13Amani Hansberry	19	5-7	1-2	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	5	11
17Neoklis Avdalas	29	7-16	3-6	2-2	3	5	0	0	2	3	19
0Jailen Bedford	24	3-9	1-4	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	3	7
3Ben Hammond	37	5-14	0-2	6-6	3	5	3	0	1	4	16
77Antonio Dorn	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	2	0
32Christian Gurdak	18	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	3	4
10Tyler Johnson	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2Jaden Schutt	29	3-7	3-7	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	0	9
TOTAL	-	31-6250.0%	9-2339.1%	11-11100%	19	16	6	2	8	24	82

NORTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Jarin Stevenson	25	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	4	5	4
13Henri Veesaar	33	11-20	2-7	2-3	7	2	1	1	0	1	26
44Luka Bogavac	19	1-3	0-2	3-4	3	1	0	0	3	0	5
3Derek Dixon	17	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	0	2
7Seth Trimble	35	7-12	1-1	5-8	2	4	1	0	2	3	20
1Zayden High	21	2-3	0-1	8-8	5	1	1	0	2	0	12
11Jonathan Powell	23	4-5	4-5	3-5	5	1	1	0	0	1	15
0Kyan Evans	24	1-2	1-2	2-2	2	3	1	0	1	2	5
4Jaydon Young	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	29-5255.8%	8-2040.0%	23-3076.7%	30	16	5	2	12	13	89

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVTUNC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Virginia Tech.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by North Carolina.
+2 (19:50) Ben Hammond makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
20
(19:33) Jarin Stevenson out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(19:14) Tobi Lawal bad pass turnover.
(19:14) Seth Trimble Steal.
+2 (19:03) Luka Bogavac makes 22-foot pullup jump shot.
22
(18:38) Neoklis Avdalas misses 15-foot jumper.
(18:33) Jailen Bedford Offensive Rebound.
(18:30) Ben Hammond misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(18:29) Virginia Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:29) team shot clock turnover .
(18:10) Derek Dixon misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:07) Henri Veesaar Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:49) Seth Trimble makes 25-foot three pointer.
25
+2 (17:28) Amani Hansberry makes 15-foot jumper (Ben Hammond assists).
45
+3 (17:12) Henri Veesaar makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derek Dixon assists).
48
+3 (16:55) Neoklis Avdalas makes 25-foot three point jumper.
78
(16:41) Derek Dixon misses driving layup.
(16:38) Jarin Stevenson Offensive Rebound.
(16:32) Henri Veesaar misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:29) Ben Hammond Defensive Rebound.
(16:15) Neoklis Avdalas misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(16:12) Derek Dixon Defensive Rebound.
(16:00) Luka Bogavac misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:58) North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(15:58) North Carolina Coach's Challenge (Overturned) North Carolina retains its timeout.
(15:46) Henri Veesaar misses 10-foot hook shot.
(15:45) Henri Veesaar Offensive Rebound.
(15:44) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
+2 (15:26) Derek Dixon makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
710
(15:03) Jailen Bedford misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:00) Luka Bogavac Defensive Rebound.
(14:57) Derek Dixon misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:54) Amani Hansberry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:48) Neoklis Avdalas makes layup.
910
(14:35) Luka Bogavac out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (14:07) Tobi Lawal makes 2-foot dunk (Ben Hammond assists).
1110
(13:49) Luka Bogavac bad pass turnover.
(13:49) Ben Hammond Steal.
(13:42) Ben Hammond misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:38) Luka Bogavac Defensive Rebound.
(13:26) Seth Trimble misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(13:22) Christian Gurdak Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:19) Jaden Schutt makes 24-foot three point jumper (Neoklis Avdalas assists).
1410
+2 (13:00) Zayden High makes layup (Kyan Evans assists).
1412
(12:25) Ben Hammond misses driving layup.
(12:22) Tobi Lawal Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:21) Tobi Lawal makes 2-foot dunk.
1612
+2 (12:08) Jarin Stevenson makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot (Luka Bogavac assists).
1614
(11:40) Neoklis Avdalas misses driving layup.
(11:37) Zayden High Defensive Rebound.
(11:30) Foul on Neoklis Avdalas.
(11:13) Henri Veesaar misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(11:12) Virginia Tech Defensive Rebound.
(10:58) Amani Hansberry misses 8-foot hook shot.
(10:54) Kyan Evans Defensive Rebound.
(10:47) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
+1 (10:47) Jonathan Powell makes free throw 1 of 3.
1615
(10:47) Jonathan Powell misses free throw 2 of 3.
(10:47) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:47) Jonathan Powell makes free throw 3 of 3.
1616
(10:30) Neoklis Avdalas misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(10:25) Jaydon Young Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:17) Henri Veesaar makes driving layup (Jaydon Young assists).
1618
(10:03) Foul on Kyan Evans.
(9:55) Foul on Neoklis Avdalas.
(9:55) Neoklis Avdalas turnover.
+3 (9:40) Kyan Evans makes 25-foot three pointer.
1621
(9:27) Foul on Jonathan Powell.
+2 (9:18) Ben Hammond makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
1821
(8:59) Foul on Ben Hammond.
+1 (8:59) Jonathan Powell makes free throw 1 of 2.
1822
(8:59) Jonathan Powell misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:58) Tobi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
(8:42) Ben Hammond misses driving layup.
(8:39) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
(8:27) Kyan Evans bad pass turnover.
(8:27) Jaden Schutt Steal.
+2 (8:22) Tobi Lawal makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Jaden Schutt assists).
2022
+3 (8:08) Jonathan Powell makes 24-foot three pointer.
2025
(7:45) Jaden Schutt misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(7:42) Kyan Evans Defensive Rebound.
(7:33) Seth Trimble bad pass turnover.
(7:33) Ben Hammond Steal.
+2 (7:28) Tobi Lawal makes 1-foot dunk (Ben Hammond assists).
2225
+2 (7:22) Seth Trimble makes driving layup (Kyan Evans assists).
2227
(7:03) Jaden Schutt misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:00) Jonathan Powell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:54) Jonathan Powell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Seth Trimble assists).
2230
(6:22) Jailen Bedford misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:19) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
(6:02) Jonathan Powell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:59) Tobi Lawal Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:54) Christian Gurdak makes 3-foot dunk (Jailen Bedford assists).
2430
(5:36) Henri Veesaar misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:32) Jonathan Powell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:29) Seth Trimble makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
2432
+3 (5:13) Jaden Schutt makes 24-foot three point jumper (Christian Gurdak assists).
2732
(4:54) Henri Veesaar misses dunk.
(4:52) Jailen Bedford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:46) Jailen Bedford makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
2932
(4:32) Foul on Jarin Stevenson.
(4:32) Jarin Stevenson turnover.
+2 (4:19) Neoklis Avdalas makes layup.
3132
(4:06) Foul on Jarin Stevenson.
(4:06) Jarin Stevenson turnover.
+2 (3:54) Amani Hansberry makes 5-foot jumper (Neoklis Avdalas assists).
3332
(3:44) Seth Trimble misses driving layup.
(3:43) Zayden High Offensive Rebound.
(3:42) Foul on Amani Hansberry.
+1 (3:42) Zayden High makes free throw 1 of 2.
3333
+1 (3:42) Zayden High makes free throw 2 of 2.
3334
(3:22) Foul on Jarin Stevenson.
+1 (3:22) Tobi Lawal makes free throw 1 of 2.
3434
+1 (3:22) Tobi Lawal makes free throw 2 of 2.
3534
(3:11) Foul on Tyler Johnson.
+1 (3:11) Luka Bogavac makes free throw 1 of 2.
3535
+1 (3:11) Luka Bogavac makes free throw 2 of 2.
3536
+3 (2:51) Tobi Lawal makes 25-foot three point jumper (Neoklis Avdalas assists).
3836
(2:34) Zayden High misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:30) Seth Trimble Offensive Rebound.
(2:26) Henri Veesaar misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:22) Jaden Schutt Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:17) Ben Hammond makes 11-foot floating jump shot.
4036
+2 (1:53) Zayden High makes layup (Derek Dixon assists).
4038
(1:25) Foul on Seth Trimble.
+1 (1:25) Neoklis Avdalas makes free throw 1 of 2.
4138
+1 (1:25) Neoklis Avdalas makes free throw 2 of 2.
4238
+3 (1:09) Jonathan Powell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zayden High assists).
4241
(0:39) Jailen Bedford misses layup.
(0:39) Henri Veesaar Block.
(0:39) Virginia Tech Offensive Rebound.
(0:39) Jaden Schutt bad pass turnover.
(0:12) Zayden High bad pass turnover.
(0:12) Ben Hammond Steal.
(0:12) Foul on Seth Trimble.
+1 (0:12) Ben Hammond makes free throw 1 of 2.
4341
+1 (0:12) Ben Hammond makes free throw 2 of 2.
4441
+2 (0:04) Henri Veesaar makes layup (Seth Trimble assists).
4443
(0:04) Foul on Christian Gurdak.
+1 (0:04) Henri Veesaar makes free throw 1 of 1.
4444
(0:01) Ben Hammond misses driving layup.
(0:01) Jaydon Young Block.
(0:00) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UNC

82Points89

31-62(50.0%)Field Goal(%)29-52(55.8%)

9-23(39.1%)3-Point(%)8-20(40.0%)

11-11(100.0%)Free Throw(%)23-30(76.7%)

22(6)Rebounds(Offensive)34(11)

16Assists16

6Steals5

2Blocks2

9Turnovers13

24(1)Fouls(Technical)13(1)

4Largest Lead11

Game Details

Saturday, February 28, 2026 · 8:30 PM

Dean E. Smith Center · Chapel Hill, NC

attendance: 21,750 (100%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: UNC -7.5

over/under: 149.5