Looks like it could be a game-time decision this evening whether or not North Carolina’s starting point guard Ty Lawson will play against LSU in the NCAA tournament’s second round.

During each timeout in the second half of Thursday’s first-round game of the NCAA tournament, coach Brad Greenberg kept reminding his 16th-seeded Radford University team that no matter the score, they were part of something special.

As close as Virginia played third-ranked North Carolina in the first half on Saturday, Cavaliers’ coach Dave Leitao knew there was absolutely no margin for error.

The Tar Heels certainly didn’t play their best, but thanks to 20 points from Wayne Ellington and 10 points, nine assists and zero turnovers from floor general Ty Lawson, they had little trouble with Virginia, cruising to a 76-61 win in front of a crowd of 20,879.

On the bus ride home from Winston-Salem last Sunday night, North Carolina coach Roy Williams made his team watch the game film of their 92-89 loss to Wake Forest.

North Carolina, behind 28 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks from All-American Tyler Hansbrough and 19 points and nine assists from Ty Lawson, soundly defeated UVa, 83-61, in front of a crowd of 13,811.

Roy Williams isn’t making any excuses why his once No.1-ranked North Carolina basketball team is 0-2 in the ACC. He isn’t reaching for the panic button either.

Ed Davis, an in-state product — he played at Richmond’s Benedictine High — had been one of their top targets from the time they replaced former Virginia coach Pete Gillen four years ago.