Reynolds leads Virginia's upset of No. 24 Tar Heels

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- J.R. Reynolds scored 10 of his 16 points in the last 11 minutes when Virginia used a big run to go ahead for good and the Cavaliers held on to beat No. 24 North Carolina 72-68 on Thursday night.
The surprising Cavaliers (9-6, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their second straight in league play, following up a victory at Virginia Tech on Sunday.
North Carolina (10-4, 2-2) lost its second straight. The Tar Heels were stunned 81-70 at home by Miami on Saturday, ending a four-game winning streak.
Sean Singletary led Virginia with 18 points, but had only two down the stretch when Reynolds, freshman Laurynas Mikalauskas and Jason Cain all made big plays.
Mikalauskas twice scored on putbacks and grabbed several key rebounds, and Cain finished with just seven points and five rebounds, but added five blocks, several in the final minutes as the Tar Heels tried to get the ball inside to Tyler Hansbrough.
Hansbrough led North Carolina with 18 points and David Noel had 14 and 10 rebounds.
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