UNC 74 , FURMAN 61
DECEMBER 14, 2021
ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: Dawson Garcia 20
UNC Rebound Leader: Armando Bacot 12
UNC Assist Leader: RJ Davis 7
Team Records: UNC 8-2, Furman 7-4
Carolina Notes
• UNC is 6-0 at home this season.
• This was the fifth straight game UNC allowed 63 or fewer points. That’s the first UNC has done that since 2010-11.
• Carolina shot 53.3% in the second half, the fourth straight game the Tar Heels have shot better than 50 percent in the second half.
• UNC is 2-0 when the game is tied at the half (also Georgia Tech).
• Furman shot 53.6% in the first half and 28.1% in the second.
• Carolina shot 50% from the floor for the game, the fifth time in 10 games UNC shot at least 50% for a game.
• The Tar Heels have won 13 straight times they have shot 50% or better from the floor for a game.
• The Tar Heels allowed only 22 points in the second half, the fewest by an opponent in any half this season.
• Furman missed 36 shots from the floor. UNC had 32 defensive rebounds, while the Paladins had two offensive boards.
• Furman did not have a second-chance point. The last time UNC did not allow a second chance point was by Gonzaga in 12/15/2018.
• Leaky Black led UNC with a +18, the fourth time this season he led UNC in plus/minus.
• Black hit a second-half three, his first of the season.
• Dawson Garcia (20/10) and Armando Bacot (14/12) had double-doubles, the first time UNC had two double-doubles in a game this season.
• Garcia has scored 20-plus points in back-to-back games for the first time as a Tar Heel. He has three 20-point games at UNC and nine overall.
• Garcia’s double-double was his first as a Tar Heel and fourth overall. It was his second in the Smith Center (he had one for Marquette last season).
• Bacot’s double-double was his sixth in 10 games this season and 24th as a Tar Heel.
• RJ Davis had a season-high seven assists, most by a Tar Heel this season.
• Carolina had 44 rebounds, its second straight game with more than 40 rebounds (48 vs. Elon).
• Furman scored two points off UNC’s eight turnovers. The two points are the fewest by an opponent this season.
• UNC made a season-low five three-pointers.
• UNC is 5-1 this season when four Tar Heels score in double figures.
Series Notes
• Carolina is 24-2 vs. the Paladins.
• This was the first game between the schools since 12/22/1986.
• Carolina is 8-0 vs. Furman in Chapel Hill.
Next Game:
Saturday, December 18, vs. UCLA
CBS Sports Classic, Las Vegas, Nev.
3 p.m. Eastern (CBS)
DECEMBER 14, 2021
ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: Dawson Garcia 20
UNC Rebound Leader: Armando Bacot 12
UNC Assist Leader: RJ Davis 7
Team Records: UNC 8-2, Furman 7-4
Carolina Notes
• UNC is 6-0 at home this season.
• This was the fifth straight game UNC allowed 63 or fewer points. That’s the first UNC has done that since 2010-11.
• Carolina shot 53.3% in the second half, the fourth straight game the Tar Heels have shot better than 50 percent in the second half.
• UNC is 2-0 when the game is tied at the half (also Georgia Tech).
• Furman shot 53.6% in the first half and 28.1% in the second.
• Carolina shot 50% from the floor for the game, the fifth time in 10 games UNC shot at least 50% for a game.
• The Tar Heels have won 13 straight times they have shot 50% or better from the floor for a game.
• The Tar Heels allowed only 22 points in the second half, the fewest by an opponent in any half this season.
• Furman missed 36 shots from the floor. UNC had 32 defensive rebounds, while the Paladins had two offensive boards.
• Furman did not have a second-chance point. The last time UNC did not allow a second chance point was by Gonzaga in 12/15/2018.
• Leaky Black led UNC with a +18, the fourth time this season he led UNC in plus/minus.
• Black hit a second-half three, his first of the season.
• Dawson Garcia (20/10) and Armando Bacot (14/12) had double-doubles, the first time UNC had two double-doubles in a game this season.
• Garcia has scored 20-plus points in back-to-back games for the first time as a Tar Heel. He has three 20-point games at UNC and nine overall.
• Garcia’s double-double was his first as a Tar Heel and fourth overall. It was his second in the Smith Center (he had one for Marquette last season).
• Bacot’s double-double was his sixth in 10 games this season and 24th as a Tar Heel.
• RJ Davis had a season-high seven assists, most by a Tar Heel this season.
• Carolina had 44 rebounds, its second straight game with more than 40 rebounds (48 vs. Elon).
• Furman scored two points off UNC’s eight turnovers. The two points are the fewest by an opponent this season.
• UNC made a season-low five three-pointers.
• UNC is 5-1 this season when four Tar Heels score in double figures.
Series Notes
• Carolina is 24-2 vs. the Paladins.
• This was the first game between the schools since 12/22/1986.
• Carolina is 8-0 vs. Furman in Chapel Hill.
Next Game:
Saturday, December 18, vs. UCLA
CBS Sports Classic, Las Vegas, Nev.
3 p.m. Eastern (CBS)
