Mustafa Farrakhan attempts a tough shot. He led UVa with 4 assists.

With about 15 minutes remaining in Thursday night’s game, a concession salesman walked up the aisle at the John Paul Jones Arena and shouted ‘For $5 you can see what’s in box one.’ In other words, take a chance and see what you get. For Virginia, that’s what its offense looked like for much of the night against a North Carolina team that rolled to an 83-61 win.

On one end, UNC’s ball movement was dazzling and rarely dormant. Sharp and precise. Pass after pass after pass. On the other, the ball often stuck in one set of hands for several seconds or it remained on one half of the floor for the majority of the possession. Sluggish and sloppy.

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