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BOTTOM LINE: Virginia Tech hosts the North Carolina Tar Heels after Keve Aluma scored 24 points in Virginia Tech’s 62-53 win over the Virginia Cavaliers.

The Hokies are 10-3 in home games. Virginia Tech ranks second in college basketball in shooting 41.0 percent from downtown, led by Sean Pedulla in shooting 57.5 percent from 3-point range.

The Tar Heels are 10-5 in ACC play. North Carolina is ninth in college basketball with 27.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Armando Bacot with an average of 8.3.

The teams are meeting for the 10th time in conference this season. The Tar Heels won the final game 78-68 on January 25. Caleb Love scored 22 points to help the Tar Heels win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aluma is averaging 15.8 points and 6.2 rebounds for the Hokies. Hunter Cattoor is averaging 7.7 points over Virginia Tech’s last 10 games.

Bacot is averaging 16.2 points, 12 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the Tar Heels. Brady Manek is averaging 9.8 points over North Carolina’s last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hokies: 7-3, averaged 71.7 points, 28.5 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 5.4 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field . Their opponents are averaging 65.1 points per game.

Tar Heels: 6-4, averaged 76.6 points, 36.2 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 5.6 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 41.8 percent from the field. Their opponents average 77.5 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.