CAROLINA 94, BROWN 87
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: RJ Davis 26
UNC Rebound Leader: Armando Bacot 10
UNC Assist Leader: RJ Davis 6
Team Records: UNC 2-0, Brown 1-1
Carolina Notes
• Tar Heels are 2-0 under first-year head coach Hubert Davis.
• Brown led by as many as seven points in the first half (34-41 and 36-43) and by three at the half. The Bears led by as many as six four different times in the second half (latest at 12:04).
• Carolina went ahead for the first time in the second half at 72-70 with 9:44 to play and went ahead for good on an RJ Davis three for a 78-77 lead with 6:55 to play.
• Davis set career highs in points (26), field goals (9) and threes (6). His previous highs were 19 points and four 3FGs against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament and six field goals twice.
• Davis was 6 for 9 from three-point range. His six threes are the most by a Tar Heel since Cole Anthony made seven at Syracuse on 2/29/20.
• Davis’s six threes equal the eighth-most in the Smith Center by a Tar Heel and are the most in the Smith Center since Brandon Robinson made six against Miami on 1/25/20.
• Davis made four three-pointers in the final 6:55. He made one at 6:55 for a 78-77 lead, at 6:19 for an 81-77 lead, at 1:37 for an 88-82 lead and at 0:43 for a 91-85 lead.
• Armando Bacot had 22 points (one off his career best) and added a game-high 10 rebounds for his 19th career double-double.
• It was Bacot’s fifth career 20-point game.
• Bacot was 10 for 11 from the floor. His field goal percentage of .909 equals the fourth-highest in a game in the Smith Center by a Tar Heel.
1.000 by Scott Williams – 12 for 12 vs. Virginia, 1/13/90
.929 by J.R. Reid – 13 of 14 vs. NC State, 1/18/87
.923 by Scott Williams – 12 of 13 vs. Pepperdine, 1/6/90
.909 by Bacot – 10 of 11 vs. Brown, 11/12/21
.909 by Scott Williams – 10 of 11 vs. Georgia Tech, 2/28/90
.909 by Joe Wolf – 10 of 11 vs. Georgia Tech, 1/25/86
• Bacot was 6 for 6 in the first half and made his first three attempts in the second half to go 9 for 9. He missed his 10th attempt then added a dunk with 12:20 to play on his final FG attempt of the game.
• Over the final eight minutes (after the score was tied at 74), Carolina held the Bears to five field goals in their last 18 shots from the floor. Prior to that stretch Brown had made 32 of 55 from the floor (.582).
• The teams combined for only 12 turnovers (UNC 7, Brown 5).
• Brown’s five turnovers equal the second fewest ever by an opponent in the Smith Center.
• Carolina’s seven turnovers equal the sixth fewest ever by UNC in the Smith Center.
Series Notes
• Carolina is 2-0 vs. Brown.
Next Game:
Tuesday, November 16 at College of Charleston, 8:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: RJ Davis 26
UNC Rebound Leader: Armando Bacot 10
UNC Assist Leader: RJ Davis 6
Team Records: UNC 2-0, Brown 1-1
Carolina Notes
• Tar Heels are 2-0 under first-year head coach Hubert Davis.
• Brown led by as many as seven points in the first half (34-41 and 36-43) and by three at the half. The Bears led by as many as six four different times in the second half (latest at 12:04).
• Carolina went ahead for the first time in the second half at 72-70 with 9:44 to play and went ahead for good on an RJ Davis three for a 78-77 lead with 6:55 to play.
• Davis set career highs in points (26), field goals (9) and threes (6). His previous highs were 19 points and four 3FGs against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament and six field goals twice.
• Davis was 6 for 9 from three-point range. His six threes are the most by a Tar Heel since Cole Anthony made seven at Syracuse on 2/29/20.
• Davis’s six threes equal the eighth-most in the Smith Center by a Tar Heel and are the most in the Smith Center since Brandon Robinson made six against Miami on 1/25/20.
• Davis made four three-pointers in the final 6:55. He made one at 6:55 for a 78-77 lead, at 6:19 for an 81-77 lead, at 1:37 for an 88-82 lead and at 0:43 for a 91-85 lead.
• Armando Bacot had 22 points (one off his career best) and added a game-high 10 rebounds for his 19th career double-double.
• It was Bacot’s fifth career 20-point game.
• Bacot was 10 for 11 from the floor. His field goal percentage of .909 equals the fourth-highest in a game in the Smith Center by a Tar Heel.
1.000 by Scott Williams – 12 for 12 vs. Virginia, 1/13/90
.929 by J.R. Reid – 13 of 14 vs. NC State, 1/18/87
.923 by Scott Williams – 12 of 13 vs. Pepperdine, 1/6/90
.909 by Bacot – 10 of 11 vs. Brown, 11/12/21
.909 by Scott Williams – 10 of 11 vs. Georgia Tech, 2/28/90
.909 by Joe Wolf – 10 of 11 vs. Georgia Tech, 1/25/86
• Bacot was 6 for 6 in the first half and made his first three attempts in the second half to go 9 for 9. He missed his 10th attempt then added a dunk with 12:20 to play on his final FG attempt of the game.
• Over the final eight minutes (after the score was tied at 74), Carolina held the Bears to five field goals in their last 18 shots from the floor. Prior to that stretch Brown had made 32 of 55 from the floor (.582).
• The teams combined for only 12 turnovers (UNC 7, Brown 5).
• Brown’s five turnovers equal the second fewest ever by an opponent in the Smith Center.
• Carolina’s seven turnovers equal the sixth fewest ever by UNC in the Smith Center.
Series Notes
• Carolina is 2-0 vs. Brown.
Next Game:
Tuesday, November 16 at College of Charleston, 8:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
