Justyn Mutts scored 27 points to lead Virginia Tech to an 80-72 victory over No. 18 North Carolina on Sunday. Mutts scored 21 of his points in the second half for the Hokies, who built an 18-point, second-half lead and then held on to hand the slumping Tar Heels their fourth consecutive defeat. The Associated Press' preseason No. 1 team, North Carolina played without center Armando Bacot, who missed the game with a bruised shoulder.