NORTH CAROLINA 80, MICHIGAN 76
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21, 2022
JUMPMAN INVITATIONAL
CHARLOTTE, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: Armando Bacot 26
UNC Rebound Leader: Leaky Black 10
UNC Assist Leader: RJ Davis 5
Team Records: UNC 9-4, Michigan 7-4
• Carolina has won four in a row, including back-to-back wins over Big Ten opponents, Ohio State and Michigan.
• The last time UNC defeated Big Ten teams in consecutive games was 2005 when UNC beat Wisconsin, Michigan State and Illinois in the final three games of the NCAA Tournament to win the national championship.
• Carolina improved to 165-27 all-time in Charlotte, including 15-2 in the Spectrum Center.
• Armando Bacot scored a game-high 26 points, his 21st career game with 20 or more (UNC is 17-4 in those games) and sixth career game with 26 or more (UNC is 6-0 in those games).
• Bacot tied his season high with 11 field goals, the second game in a row he made 11. That tied his career high for field goals in consecutive games (he made 12 vs. Virginia and 10 vs. Georgia Tech in January 2022).
• Bacot passed Scott Williams (1,508) and Tyler Zeller (1,501) to move into 30th place in UNC career scoring with 1,518 points. J.R. Reid is 29th with 1,552.
• Bacot led all players on both teams in plus/minus at plus 12. Caleb Love and Puff Johnson were next for UNC at plus 9.
• RJ Davis made a season-high four three-pointers (he had made four in the previous four games combined). It was the eighth time in his career he made four or more threes in a game.
• Davis also had a team-high five assists, which matched his season high. He also had five vs. Charleston, JMU and Portland. Carolina is 16-1 the last two seasons when Davis has five or more assists (and 16-2 in his career).
• Caleb Love scored 18 points and passed Pete Chilcutt for 66th place in UNC history with 1,164 points.
• Leaky Black made two of the defensive plays of the game, scored nine points and grabbed 10 rebounds. It was his sixth career game with 10 or more rebounds. The nine points are the most since he scored 10 vs. Alabama, a game in which he sprained his ankle that affected him the next several games. His field goal in the lane with 1:45 to play tonight gave UNC a 75-71lead.
• Carolina shot 53.8% from the floor in the second half, the seventh time this season and fourth time in the last five games the Tar Heels shot 50% or higher in the second half.
• Carolina shot 50.0% from the floor for the game, the third time this season UNC shot 50% for a game. The Tar Heels shot 60.3% vs. Charleston and 53.4% vs. Portland.
• The Tar Heels were 15 for 27 from the free throw line, a season-low percentage of .556. (previous was .615 vs. Portland).
• Carolina had 19 fastbreak points, most since it had a season-high 24 in the four-OT loss to Alabama.
Series vs. Michigan
• Carolina has beaten the Wolverines two games in a row and leads the series, 6-4.
Next Game: December 30 at Pittsburgh (Noon, ACC Network).
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21, 2022
JUMPMAN INVITATIONAL
CHARLOTTE, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: Armando Bacot 26
UNC Rebound Leader: Leaky Black 10
UNC Assist Leader: RJ Davis 5
Team Records: UNC 9-4, Michigan 7-4
• Carolina has won four in a row, including back-to-back wins over Big Ten opponents, Ohio State and Michigan.
• The last time UNC defeated Big Ten teams in consecutive games was 2005 when UNC beat Wisconsin, Michigan State and Illinois in the final three games of the NCAA Tournament to win the national championship.
• Carolina improved to 165-27 all-time in Charlotte, including 15-2 in the Spectrum Center.
• Armando Bacot scored a game-high 26 points, his 21st career game with 20 or more (UNC is 17-4 in those games) and sixth career game with 26 or more (UNC is 6-0 in those games).
• Bacot tied his season high with 11 field goals, the second game in a row he made 11. That tied his career high for field goals in consecutive games (he made 12 vs. Virginia and 10 vs. Georgia Tech in January 2022).
• Bacot passed Scott Williams (1,508) and Tyler Zeller (1,501) to move into 30th place in UNC career scoring with 1,518 points. J.R. Reid is 29th with 1,552.
• Bacot led all players on both teams in plus/minus at plus 12. Caleb Love and Puff Johnson were next for UNC at plus 9.
• RJ Davis made a season-high four three-pointers (he had made four in the previous four games combined). It was the eighth time in his career he made four or more threes in a game.
• Davis also had a team-high five assists, which matched his season high. He also had five vs. Charleston, JMU and Portland. Carolina is 16-1 the last two seasons when Davis has five or more assists (and 16-2 in his career).
• Caleb Love scored 18 points and passed Pete Chilcutt for 66th place in UNC history with 1,164 points.
• Leaky Black made two of the defensive plays of the game, scored nine points and grabbed 10 rebounds. It was his sixth career game with 10 or more rebounds. The nine points are the most since he scored 10 vs. Alabama, a game in which he sprained his ankle that affected him the next several games. His field goal in the lane with 1:45 to play tonight gave UNC a 75-71lead.
• Carolina shot 53.8% from the floor in the second half, the seventh time this season and fourth time in the last five games the Tar Heels shot 50% or higher in the second half.
• Carolina shot 50.0% from the floor for the game, the third time this season UNC shot 50% for a game. The Tar Heels shot 60.3% vs. Charleston and 53.4% vs. Portland.
• The Tar Heels were 15 for 27 from the free throw line, a season-low percentage of .556. (previous was .615 vs. Portland).
• Carolina had 19 fastbreak points, most since it had a season-high 24 in the four-OT loss to Alabama.
Series vs. Michigan
• Carolina has beaten the Wolverines two games in a row and leads the series, 6-4.
Next Game: December 30 at Pittsburgh (Noon, ACC Network).
