The Cavalier daily :: Friday, March 6, 1970 :: University of Virginia Library

CHARLOTTE COLISEUM,
Charlotte, N.C. - Charlie Scott
led a determined North
Carolina comeback with 41
points, but the Cavaliers, who
at one time held a 16 point
lead, 72-56 with 9:37
remaining in the game hung on
and hung on and hung on to
shocked second seeded North
Carolina to advance to the
semi-finals of the ACC
Tournament.

A short jumper from Bill
Gerry gave Virginia a 95-89
lead with about 30 seconds
left, but UNC stormed back on
Dale Gipple's jump shot with
19 seconds remaining to cut
the lead to four. Bill Gerry
picked up his fifth foul with
just 17 seconds to go and Bill
Chamberlain brought the Tar
Heels to within two, 95-93 on
a one and one situation from
the charity stripe.

Scott had a chance to tie it
all but his shot fell short from
the corner and Tom Bagby was
fouled in a tussle for the
rebound. Bagby missed on the
front end of a one and one,
and with just seven seconds to
go Carolina called time out to
set up the final shot.

The Tar Heels never got
that shot off as a tough
Cavalier zone tied Gipple up
before he could pass the ball to
Scott, and the scrappy
Virginians found themselves in
an unfamiliar role, moving into
the second round of the
tourney.

Four Virginia players fouled
out going down the home
stretch. Kevin Kennelly was
called with his fifth foul with a
good 5:27 left to go. The third
year guard, a native of
Charlotte, only scored seven
points, but he handled the ball
very well against the Tar Heel
press. Captain Chip Case went
out on fouls with 1:40 to go,
the Cavaliers with a precarious
89-84 lead. A standing ovation
from the Coliseum crowd,
11,666 strong, cheered Case as
he left the floor.

Tim Rash then bought a
ticket to the bench with 49
seconds to go, fouling Carolina
guard Steve Previs, Bill Gerry,
who sank 21 points, while
pulling down 13 rebounds,
picked up his fifth foul with 17
seconds left. Gerry's play was
praised by Coach Dean Smith,
and his performance left many
people wondering why the 6-7
third-year man was snubbed
for All-ACC honors.

But it was the brilliant 25
point performance by
second-year man Rash that
sparked the Virginia attack. He
was especially effective in the
first half, sinking six of nine
from the floor.

Scott McCandlish, in foul
trouble early, grabbed 15
rebounds to give the Cavaliers a
54-40 edge under the boards.

Frank DeWitt put Virginia
ahead to stay with about seven
minutes to go in the first half,
converting two free throws to
push the Cavs out to a 28-26
lead.

From there Virginia was
paced by Rash, Gerry, and
Case to build a 45-38 halftime
lead. The Cavaliers shot at a 50
per cent clip during the first
half, but were erratic from the
foul line, hitting only 13 of 21.

The Cavaliers wasted little
time in the second half, moving
from a 51-43 edge to a 66-52
bulge. But just as Virginia
dared to suppose that they
could upset the 19th ranked
Tar Heels, Olympian Scott
started ripping away points on
long, arched, gracefully
symmetrical jump shots.
Gibson's cagers came out with
a 2-3 zone and managed to
frustrate the Carolina
comeback down the stretch
long enough to allow the clock
to run out.

Mr. Gibson was
understandably left speechless
after his team's success in
handling the same North
Carolina team that had
defeated him twice in regular
season play. "They are all
great," he smiled, referring to
his hapless heroes. When
someone in the room asked the
elated Gibson if he thought the
ACC tourney was a good thing,
one was just able to hear him
shout above the roar of the
crowd, "Is the Pope Catholic?"

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