Belt game 2,150 · March 12, 2016
North Carolina take the belt
North Carolina beat Virginia 61–57 at home to start reign 633 of the College Basketball belt, the 23rd for the program.
Virginia had held it since March 11, 2016, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
North Carolina held it for 23 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Villanova on April 4, 2016.
633Reign number
23Team's reign
5Defenses
23Days held
Box score
North Carolina
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Berry II | 35 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 3-3 | 6-6 |
| Marcus Paige | 34 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-7 | 3-5 |
| Brice Johnson | 33 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Isaiah Hicks | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Justin Jackson | 28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kennedy Meeks | 20 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Theo Pinson | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joel James | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kenny Williams | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nate Britt | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Virginia
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Brogdon | 36 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6-22 | 2-9 | 1-1 |
| Anthony Gill | 30 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| London Perrantes | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-14 | 2-8 | 0-0 |
| Devon Hall | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Evan Nolte | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Marial Shayok | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Isaiah Wilkins | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Tobey | 14 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darius Thompson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.
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