POSTGAME NOTES
CAROLINA 93, DUKE 84
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: Armando Bacot 25
UNC Rebound Leader: Harrison Ingram 13
UNC Assist Leader: Bacot and RJ Davis 5
Team Records: Carolina 18-4, 10-1 ACC; Duke 16-5, 7-3 ACC
• Armando Bacot totaled 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Bacot is the second Tar Heel and first since Charlie Scott to compile at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists vs. Duke. Scott had 29-13-5 in 1970.
• The last Tar Heel with 25-10-5 in any game was Garrison Brooks at Virginia Tech in 2020 (28-14-6 in double overtime).
• Bacot recorded his fourth straight double-double against Duke and his fifth overall against the Blue Devils. It was Bacot’s 77th career double-double. UNC is 8-1 this season and 56-21 overall when he has a double-double.
• Carolina improves to 25-24 against Duke when both teams are ranked in the AP Top 10. It is the most top-10 matchups between two teams in college basketball history, the next highest being UNC and NC State with 14.
• UNC is 43-26 against AP Top 10 opponents in the Smith Center.
• UNC is 5-2 against AP-ranked opponents this season.
• Hubert Davis is 7-5 against AP Top 10 opponents in three seasons as head coach.
• Carolina scored the most points by any team vs. Duke since the Tar Heels scored 94 in Cameron Indoor Stadium on 3/5/22.
• The 93 points were the most this season by the Tar Heels since scoring 103 against Syracuse on January 13.
• UNC scored the most points Duke allowed in a first half this season. Carolina’s 10-point halftime lead was the largest halftime deficit the Blue Devils have faced this season.
• Carolina has led by 10 or more points in all 11 ACC games this season.
• Carolina committed five turnovers, which equaled the fewest in a game under Hubert Davis. UNC also had five against Charleston Southern this season and at Duke on 3/5/22.
• Carolina had two players (Bacot and RJ Davis) with five assists and committed only five turnovers as a team.
• Carolina shot 50% in a game for the fourth time this season. Carolina is 19-0 under Hubert Davis when it shoots 50% or better and has won 27 consecutive games when shooting 50% or better.
• UNC outscored Duke in bench points, 14-6. Carolina is 12-0 this season when it scores more bench points.
• Bacot led UNC in scoring for the sixth time this season and the 41st time in his career. UNC is 6-0 this season and 29-12 when he leads the Tar Heels in scoring.
• Bacot passed Louisville’s Wes Unseld and Detroit’s Dave DeBusschere for the 20th-most rebounds in NCAA history. Bacot has 1,553 (Unseld 1,551 and DeBusschere 1,552).
• Bacot scored 20 or more points for the first time since scoring 22 against Tennessee on 11/30/23. It was the fifth time this season and 31st time in Bacot’s career he scored 20 or more. UNC is 5-0 this season and 26-5 overall when Bacot has 20 or more.
• Bacot was 10 for 13 from the floor. The 10 field goals tied his season high, which he made in the season opener against Radford. It was the 11th time Bacot has made 10 or more field goals, UNC is 11-0 when Bacot makes 10 or more.
• Bacot passed Sam Perkins and Antawn Jamison for the fifth-most field goals in UNC history. Bacot has 789. Perkins made 786 and Jamison had 787.
• Bacot tied his season high with five assists, which he also had against Connecticut and Louisville. It was the fifth time in Bacot’s career he had five or more assists. UNC is 4-1 in those games.
• Bacot played his 154th game for UNC, one shy of Leaky Black’s record for most games by a Tar Heel.
• Ingram had a season-high 21 points, 13 rebounds, a career-high five threes and he tied his career high with four steals.
• It was Ingram’s seventh double-double this season and the 12th of his career. UNC is 7-0 when Ingram has a double-double.
• Two Tar Heels had double-doubles for the second time this season. Bacot and Ingram also had double-doubles against Syracuse.
• Ingram scored 20 or more points for the fourth time this season and the sixth time of his career.
• Ingram has 10 or more rebounds in eight of the last 10 games. He has 122 rebounds in the last 10 games.
• Ingram tied his season high with eight field goals (also vs. UConn).
• Bacot scored 25 points and Ingram had 21. It was the first time two Tar Heels scored 20 since RJ Davis and Cormac Ryan scored 27 and 20, respectively, against Kentucky on 12/16/23.
• RJ Davis, the ACC’s leading scorer, scored 17 points. He passed three-time first-team All-America Mike O’Koren (1,765) for 16th in UNC history. Davis has 1,772 career points.
• Ingram made five threes and Davis and Cormac Ryan both made a pair. UNC is 6-2 this season when all three make multiple 3FGs.
• Davis made two three-pointers to extend his UNC record for most consecutive games with multiple three pointers to 19.
• Seth Trimble (10 point) scored in double figures for the fifth time this season and sixth time in his career. UNC is 6-0 when Trimble scores in double figures.
Carolina-Duke
• Carolina is 144-117 all-time against Duke. UNC has won five of the last eight games vs. the Blue Devils.
• That includes 66-39 in Chapel Hill, including 21-18 in the Smith Center.
Next Game: Tuesday, February 3, vs. Clemson (7 p.m., ESPN)
CAROLINA 93, DUKE 84
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: Armando Bacot 25
UNC Rebound Leader: Harrison Ingram 13
UNC Assist Leader: Bacot and RJ Davis 5
Team Records: Carolina 18-4, 10-1 ACC; Duke 16-5, 7-3 ACC
• Armando Bacot totaled 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Bacot is the second Tar Heel and first since Charlie Scott to compile at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists vs. Duke. Scott had 29-13-5 in 1970.
• The last Tar Heel with 25-10-5 in any game was Garrison Brooks at Virginia Tech in 2020 (28-14-6 in double overtime).
• Bacot recorded his fourth straight double-double against Duke and his fifth overall against the Blue Devils. It was Bacot’s 77th career double-double. UNC is 8-1 this season and 56-21 overall when he has a double-double.
• Carolina improves to 25-24 against Duke when both teams are ranked in the AP Top 10. It is the most top-10 matchups between two teams in college basketball history, the next highest being UNC and NC State with 14.
• UNC is 43-26 against AP Top 10 opponents in the Smith Center.
• UNC is 5-2 against AP-ranked opponents this season.
• Hubert Davis is 7-5 against AP Top 10 opponents in three seasons as head coach.
• Carolina scored the most points by any team vs. Duke since the Tar Heels scored 94 in Cameron Indoor Stadium on 3/5/22.
• The 93 points were the most this season by the Tar Heels since scoring 103 against Syracuse on January 13.
• UNC scored the most points Duke allowed in a first half this season. Carolina’s 10-point halftime lead was the largest halftime deficit the Blue Devils have faced this season.
• Carolina has led by 10 or more points in all 11 ACC games this season.
• Carolina committed five turnovers, which equaled the fewest in a game under Hubert Davis. UNC also had five against Charleston Southern this season and at Duke on 3/5/22.
• Carolina had two players (Bacot and RJ Davis) with five assists and committed only five turnovers as a team.
• Carolina shot 50% in a game for the fourth time this season. Carolina is 19-0 under Hubert Davis when it shoots 50% or better and has won 27 consecutive games when shooting 50% or better.
• UNC outscored Duke in bench points, 14-6. Carolina is 12-0 this season when it scores more bench points.
• Bacot led UNC in scoring for the sixth time this season and the 41st time in his career. UNC is 6-0 this season and 29-12 when he leads the Tar Heels in scoring.
• Bacot passed Louisville’s Wes Unseld and Detroit’s Dave DeBusschere for the 20th-most rebounds in NCAA history. Bacot has 1,553 (Unseld 1,551 and DeBusschere 1,552).
• Bacot scored 20 or more points for the first time since scoring 22 against Tennessee on 11/30/23. It was the fifth time this season and 31st time in Bacot’s career he scored 20 or more. UNC is 5-0 this season and 26-5 overall when Bacot has 20 or more.
• Bacot was 10 for 13 from the floor. The 10 field goals tied his season high, which he made in the season opener against Radford. It was the 11th time Bacot has made 10 or more field goals, UNC is 11-0 when Bacot makes 10 or more.
• Bacot passed Sam Perkins and Antawn Jamison for the fifth-most field goals in UNC history. Bacot has 789. Perkins made 786 and Jamison had 787.
• Bacot tied his season high with five assists, which he also had against Connecticut and Louisville. It was the fifth time in Bacot’s career he had five or more assists. UNC is 4-1 in those games.
• Bacot played his 154th game for UNC, one shy of Leaky Black’s record for most games by a Tar Heel.
• Ingram had a season-high 21 points, 13 rebounds, a career-high five threes and he tied his career high with four steals.
• It was Ingram’s seventh double-double this season and the 12th of his career. UNC is 7-0 when Ingram has a double-double.
• Two Tar Heels had double-doubles for the second time this season. Bacot and Ingram also had double-doubles against Syracuse.
• Ingram scored 20 or more points for the fourth time this season and the sixth time of his career.
• Ingram has 10 or more rebounds in eight of the last 10 games. He has 122 rebounds in the last 10 games.
• Ingram tied his season high with eight field goals (also vs. UConn).
• Bacot scored 25 points and Ingram had 21. It was the first time two Tar Heels scored 20 since RJ Davis and Cormac Ryan scored 27 and 20, respectively, against Kentucky on 12/16/23.
• RJ Davis, the ACC’s leading scorer, scored 17 points. He passed three-time first-team All-America Mike O’Koren (1,765) for 16th in UNC history. Davis has 1,772 career points.
• Ingram made five threes and Davis and Cormac Ryan both made a pair. UNC is 6-2 this season when all three make multiple 3FGs.
• Davis made two three-pointers to extend his UNC record for most consecutive games with multiple three pointers to 19.
• Seth Trimble (10 point) scored in double figures for the fifth time this season and sixth time in his career. UNC is 6-0 when Trimble scores in double figures.
Carolina-Duke
• Carolina is 144-117 all-time against Duke. UNC has won five of the last eight games vs. the Blue Devils.
• That includes 66-39 in Chapel Hill, including 21-18 in the Smith Center.
Next Game: Tuesday, February 3, vs. Clemson (7 p.m., ESPN)
