ACC 2ND ROUND
NORTH CAROLINA 85, BOSTON COLLEGE 61
THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2023
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: Caleb Love 22
UNC Rebound Leader: Armando Bacot and Leaky Black 6
UNC Assist Leader: Black 4
Team Records: UNC 20-12, Boston College 16-17
• Carolina has won 20 games for the 63rd time overall and second straight season under head coach Hubert Davis.
• Carolina is 106-50 in the ACC Tournament.
• Carolina is 128-39 in Greensboro, including 120-35 in the Greensboro Coliseum (43-20 in the Coliseum in the ACC Tournament).
• Carolina scored 85 points, most since beating Clemson, 91-71, on February 11.
• The Tar Heels are 12-2 this season when scoring 80 or more.
• Carolina led by as many as 27 points (58-31), its largest lead in any game this season vs. an ACC opponent (previous was 25 vs. Clemson). It was the second-largest lead of the season (36 vs. The Citadel).
• Carolina shot 54.8% from the floor, its fifth time this season shooting 50% or better and the first time since shooting 51.7% vs. Wake Forest on January 4.
• Carolina is 5-0 this season when shooting 50% from the floor.
• UNC shot its best field goal percentage since shooting 60.3% from Charleston in the second game of the season on November 11.
• UNC shot 50.0% from the floor in the first half and 60.0% in the second. It was the second time this season and first time since Portland that UNC made 50% in both halves.
• Carolina’s second-half percentage was its best since shooting 60.0% in the second vs. Wake Forest on January 4.
• This was the fifth straight game and 13th time in the last 17 games UNC has held the opponent under 70 points.
• Carolina scored 23 bench points, most since scoring 25 vs. Clemson on February 11.
• UNC’s bench totaled 27 in the last six games since Clemson.
• UNC made 10 threes, the seventh time this season UNC made 10 or more (UNC 7-0).
• UNC made 10 of 24 threes for 41.7%. UNC is 10-0 when it makes 35% or higher from three.
• Caleb Love led UNC with 22 points. UNC is 6-5 this season and 21-5 in the last three seasons when Love scores 20 or more.
• Love made three three-pointers. He passed Hubert Davis for eighth in UNC history with 198 career three-point field goals.
• Love passed Shammond Williams and Jason Capel for 36th in UNC scoring with 1,465 points.
• RJ Davis made four three-pointers. UNC is 5-0 this season when he makes four or more threes.
• RJ Davis passed Bobby Jones, Vince Carter and Garrison Brooks for 52nd in UNC scoring with 1,280 points.
• Pete Nance tied his season high with four blocks (also February 25 vs. Virginia).
• Armando Bacot played limited minutes (17:54) as a result of spraining his left ankle in the first half. He finished with 10 points, six rebounds and three assists.
• Bacot passed the 1,800-point mark. He is 14th in career scoring with 1,806 points. Joel Berry II is 13th with 1,813.
• Bacot and Sam Perkins are the only Tar Heels with 1,800 points, 1,000 rebounds and 150 blocks.
• D’Marco Dunn made two threes and scored eight points. It was the first time he made two threes since Louisville on January 14. He had totaled seven points in his last 11 games.
• Leaky Black had a season-high four assists. UNC is 34-5 over the last three seasons when he has three or more assists.
Series vs. Boston College
• Carolina is 22-6 vs. Boston College, including 3-1 in the ACC Tournament.
• The Tar Heels have won four in a row and 16 of the last 17 vs. BC.
Next Game: Thursday, March 9, ACC quarterfinal vs. Virginia, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
NORTH CAROLINA 85, BOSTON COLLEGE 61
THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2023
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: Caleb Love 22
UNC Rebound Leader: Armando Bacot and Leaky Black 6
UNC Assist Leader: Black 4
Team Records: UNC 20-12, Boston College 16-17
• Carolina has won 20 games for the 63rd time overall and second straight season under head coach Hubert Davis.
• Carolina is 106-50 in the ACC Tournament.
• Carolina is 128-39 in Greensboro, including 120-35 in the Greensboro Coliseum (43-20 in the Coliseum in the ACC Tournament).
• Carolina scored 85 points, most since beating Clemson, 91-71, on February 11.
• The Tar Heels are 12-2 this season when scoring 80 or more.
• Carolina led by as many as 27 points (58-31), its largest lead in any game this season vs. an ACC opponent (previous was 25 vs. Clemson). It was the second-largest lead of the season (36 vs. The Citadel).
• Carolina shot 54.8% from the floor, its fifth time this season shooting 50% or better and the first time since shooting 51.7% vs. Wake Forest on January 4.
• Carolina is 5-0 this season when shooting 50% from the floor.
• UNC shot its best field goal percentage since shooting 60.3% from Charleston in the second game of the season on November 11.
• UNC shot 50.0% from the floor in the first half and 60.0% in the second. It was the second time this season and first time since Portland that UNC made 50% in both halves.
• Carolina’s second-half percentage was its best since shooting 60.0% in the second vs. Wake Forest on January 4.
• This was the fifth straight game and 13th time in the last 17 games UNC has held the opponent under 70 points.
• Carolina scored 23 bench points, most since scoring 25 vs. Clemson on February 11.
• UNC’s bench totaled 27 in the last six games since Clemson.
• UNC made 10 threes, the seventh time this season UNC made 10 or more (UNC 7-0).
• UNC made 10 of 24 threes for 41.7%. UNC is 10-0 when it makes 35% or higher from three.
• Caleb Love led UNC with 22 points. UNC is 6-5 this season and 21-5 in the last three seasons when Love scores 20 or more.
• Love made three three-pointers. He passed Hubert Davis for eighth in UNC history with 198 career three-point field goals.
• Love passed Shammond Williams and Jason Capel for 36th in UNC scoring with 1,465 points.
• RJ Davis made four three-pointers. UNC is 5-0 this season when he makes four or more threes.
• RJ Davis passed Bobby Jones, Vince Carter and Garrison Brooks for 52nd in UNC scoring with 1,280 points.
• Pete Nance tied his season high with four blocks (also February 25 vs. Virginia).
• Armando Bacot played limited minutes (17:54) as a result of spraining his left ankle in the first half. He finished with 10 points, six rebounds and three assists.
• Bacot passed the 1,800-point mark. He is 14th in career scoring with 1,806 points. Joel Berry II is 13th with 1,813.
• Bacot and Sam Perkins are the only Tar Heels with 1,800 points, 1,000 rebounds and 150 blocks.
• D’Marco Dunn made two threes and scored eight points. It was the first time he made two threes since Louisville on January 14. He had totaled seven points in his last 11 games.
• Leaky Black had a season-high four assists. UNC is 34-5 over the last three seasons when he has three or more assists.
Series vs. Boston College
• Carolina is 22-6 vs. Boston College, including 3-1 in the ACC Tournament.
• The Tar Heels have won four in a row and 16 of the last 17 vs. BC.
Next Game: Thursday, March 9, ACC quarterfinal vs. Virginia, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
