CAROLINA 80, ELON 71
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: RJ Davis 24
UNC Rebound Leader: Jae’Lyn Withers 10
UNC Assist Leader: Elliot Cadeau 8
Team Records: UNC 1-0, Elon 0-1
• North Carolina improved to 103-12 in season-opening games. The Tar Heels have won 20 consecutive season openers.
• UNC is 37-2 in home openers at the Dean E. Smith Center and 105-10 all-time in home openers.
• Carolina committed six turnovers, fewest in a first game of the season since turnovers officially became a stat in the late 1970s. Previous low was seven in 2017-18 vs. Northern Iowa and 1997-98 vs. Middle Tennessee State.
• Carolina improved to 229-18 against non-conference opponents in the Smith Center.
• Carolina is 22-4 against Elon all-time.
• UNC scored its most points in a season opener since scoring 95 against Tulane to begin the 2016-17 season.
• UNC is 22-1 under Davis when scoring 90 or more points.
• UNC has won 18 straight non-conference games in the Smith Center since losing to Marquette on 2/24/21.
• Carolina attempted 80 field goals, which is the most attempted in a 40-minute game since attempting 87 field goals against Elon on 11/9/18.
• Carolina attempted 32 three pointers...last season, the Tar Heels took 30 or more three pointers three times.
• UNC had 21 assists on 28 field goals. The Tar Heels are 11-0 record under Hubert Davis when they total 20 or more assists.
• RJ Davis scored a game-high 24 points. It was the 46th time he led UNC in scoring his career.
• Davis had his 36th 20-point game. UNC is 28-8 when Davis scores 20 or more points.
• Davis had at least 20 points and five assists for the 15th time in his career, UNC is 13-2 when he does so.
• Elliot Cadeau’s eight assists were the most by a Tar Heel in a season opener since Rashad McCants had eight against Old Dominion on 11/22/03.
in the NCAA Tournament.
• Cadeau’s 17 points were two off of his career high (19 at Miami on 2/10/2024). UNC is 8-0 when Cadeau scores in double figures.
• Cadeau was a career-high plus-28, besting his previous career high of plus-27 against Syracuse on 1/13/24.
• Cadeau had a career-high two blocks.
• Cadeau made a career-high three 3FGs. It was the third time he has made multiple three pointers as a Tar Heel.
• Jalen Washington made his first career start in his 58th game for the Tar Heels.
• Seth Trimble scored a career-high 15 points, topping his previous career high of 12 (three times last season). Trimble has scored in double figures eight times as a Tar Heel. He had tied his career high by halftime when he scored 12 points.
• Trimble tied his career-high with six field goals (also had six against Charleston Southern last season).
• Jae’Lyn Withers made multiple three pointers for the first time as a Tar Heel and the first time since making four at Miami in 2022-23 while playing for Louisville.
• Withers registered his fifth double-figure scoring game as a Tar Heel and the 35th of his career. UNC is 5-0 when Withers scores in double figures.
• Withers posted the third double-double of his UNC career (did so against Louisville and Wagner last season).
• Hubert Davis is 79-31 as head coach of UNC, with a 42-6 record in the Smith Center.
• Elon went on a 14-0 scoring run to take a 71-69 lead. The 14-point run was the largest by an opponent since Wake Forest went on a 14-0 run on 2/7/23.
• Carolina answered Elon’s 14-point run with its own 11-0 run to regain a nine-point lead.
• Carolina’s largest lead was 16 at 42-26 with 5:00 to play in the first half.
Next Game: Friday, November 8 at Kansas (7 p.m. Eastern, ESPN2
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: RJ Davis 24
UNC Rebound Leader: Jae’Lyn Withers 10
UNC Assist Leader: Elliot Cadeau 8
Team Records: UNC 1-0, Elon 0-1
• North Carolina improved to 103-12 in season-opening games. The Tar Heels have won 20 consecutive season openers.
• UNC is 37-2 in home openers at the Dean E. Smith Center and 105-10 all-time in home openers.
• Carolina committed six turnovers, fewest in a first game of the season since turnovers officially became a stat in the late 1970s. Previous low was seven in 2017-18 vs. Northern Iowa and 1997-98 vs. Middle Tennessee State.
• Carolina improved to 229-18 against non-conference opponents in the Smith Center.
• Carolina is 22-4 against Elon all-time.
• UNC scored its most points in a season opener since scoring 95 against Tulane to begin the 2016-17 season.
• UNC is 22-1 under Davis when scoring 90 or more points.
• UNC has won 18 straight non-conference games in the Smith Center since losing to Marquette on 2/24/21.
• Carolina attempted 80 field goals, which is the most attempted in a 40-minute game since attempting 87 field goals against Elon on 11/9/18.
• Carolina attempted 32 three pointers...last season, the Tar Heels took 30 or more three pointers three times.
• UNC had 21 assists on 28 field goals. The Tar Heels are 11-0 record under Hubert Davis when they total 20 or more assists.
• RJ Davis scored a game-high 24 points. It was the 46th time he led UNC in scoring his career.
• Davis had his 36th 20-point game. UNC is 28-8 when Davis scores 20 or more points.
• Davis had at least 20 points and five assists for the 15th time in his career, UNC is 13-2 when he does so.
• Elliot Cadeau’s eight assists were the most by a Tar Heel in a season opener since Rashad McCants had eight against Old Dominion on 11/22/03.
in the NCAA Tournament.
• Cadeau’s 17 points were two off of his career high (19 at Miami on 2/10/2024). UNC is 8-0 when Cadeau scores in double figures.
• Cadeau was a career-high plus-28, besting his previous career high of plus-27 against Syracuse on 1/13/24.
• Cadeau had a career-high two blocks.
• Cadeau made a career-high three 3FGs. It was the third time he has made multiple three pointers as a Tar Heel.
• Jalen Washington made his first career start in his 58th game for the Tar Heels.
• Seth Trimble scored a career-high 15 points, topping his previous career high of 12 (three times last season). Trimble has scored in double figures eight times as a Tar Heel. He had tied his career high by halftime when he scored 12 points.
• Trimble tied his career-high with six field goals (also had six against Charleston Southern last season).
• Jae’Lyn Withers made multiple three pointers for the first time as a Tar Heel and the first time since making four at Miami in 2022-23 while playing for Louisville.
• Withers registered his fifth double-figure scoring game as a Tar Heel and the 35th of his career. UNC is 5-0 when Withers scores in double figures.
• Withers posted the third double-double of his UNC career (did so against Louisville and Wagner last season).
• Hubert Davis is 79-31 as head coach of UNC, with a 42-6 record in the Smith Center.
• Elon went on a 14-0 scoring run to take a 71-69 lead. The 14-point run was the largest by an opponent since Wake Forest went on a 14-0 run on 2/7/23.
• Carolina answered Elon’s 14-point run with its own 11-0 run to regain a nine-point lead.
• Carolina’s largest lead was 16 at 42-26 with 5:00 to play in the first half.
Next Game: Friday, November 8 at Kansas (7 p.m. Eastern, ESPN2
