CAROLINA 90, LEHIGH 68
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: Armando Bacot and RJ Davis (22)
UNC Rebound Leader: Bacot (20)
UNC Assist Leader: Cormac Ryan and Seth Trimble (3)
Team Records: UNC 2-0, Lehigh 0-3
• Hubert Davis is 51-23 as head coach of the Tar Heels, with a 14-0 record against non-ACC opponents in the Smith Center.
• This was Carolina’s 14th straight victory against a non-ACC opponent in the Smith Center.
• Carolina scored 90 points. It is the first time Carolina has scored 90 or more points since defeating Clemson, 91-71, on 2/11/22.
• Carolina scored 90 or more points for the 14th time under Hubert Davis. The Tar Heels are 13-1 in those games.
• With 22 points, Armando Bacot passed Bobby Lewis and Marcus Paige in UNC career scoring. Bacot is 11th with 1,856. Walter Davis is 10th with 1,863.
• RJ Davis shared scoring honors with 22 points. Davis made 3 of 6 three-pointers. Carolina is 10-3 in games in which Davis shoots 50% or greater on three pointers with at least five attempts.
• Bacot scored 20 or more points for the 28th time in his career, while Davis scored 20 or more points for the 13th time.
• Dating back to last season, Davis has made multiple three pointers in six of his last seven games.
• This was the eighth time Davis and Bacot each scored at least 20 points in the same game. Carolina is 8-0 when they both score 20 or more. They accomplished this four times last season (vs. NC State, vs. Wake Forest, vs. Ohio State, vs. Georgia Tech) and three times in 2021-22 (at Duke, vs. Georgia Tech and Brown).
• Bacot grabbed six more offensive rebounds to pass Tyler Hansborough for the most in UNC history. Bacot has 487 in 134 games, while Hansborough had 482 in 142 games.
• Bacot now holds the UNC record for offensive rebounds per game at 3.63. Antawn Jamison is second at 3.62 per game.
• This was Bacot’s third career 20/20 game. Bacot did it twice in 2021-22 when he had 29 points/22 rebounds against Virginia and 20 points/22 rebounds vs. Saint Peter’s.
• This was Bacot’s 23rd career game with 15 or rebounds and seventh with 20 or more. Billy Cunningham is the only player in UNC history with more 20-rebound games (12 from 1962-65).
• Bacot pulled down five or more offensive rebounds for the 45th time. UNC is 32-13 in those games.
• Bacot recorded a double-double in the first half (12 pts/12 reb). Bacot was the last Tar Heel to achieve a double-double in a half, recording 10 points and 12 rebounds in the first half against Boston College on 1/17/23.
• Carolina’s starting five against Radford has made 426 college starts. That includes 133 by Armando Bacot and at least 57 by each of the other four starters.
• Harrison Ingram had 14 points, his 39th career double-figure game.
• Senior Rob Landry scored the first points of his career on a three-pointer with 41 seconds remaining.
• This was Carolina’s first game against a current Patriot League opponent since UNC defeated Loyola Maryland on 11/9/2021 in Hubert Davis’s first game as head coach. Carolina has won seven straight games against current Patriot League opponents.
Series vs. Lehigh
• Carolina is 2-0 against Lehigh. Their only other matchup was a 62-58 Carolina victory in Woollen Gym on January 2, 1941.
Next Game: vs. UC Riverside, Friday, November 19, Chapel Hill, 8 p.m. (ACC Network)
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: Armando Bacot and RJ Davis (22)
UNC Rebound Leader: Bacot (20)
UNC Assist Leader: Cormac Ryan and Seth Trimble (3)
Team Records: UNC 2-0, Lehigh 0-3
• Hubert Davis is 51-23 as head coach of the Tar Heels, with a 14-0 record against non-ACC opponents in the Smith Center.
• This was Carolina’s 14th straight victory against a non-ACC opponent in the Smith Center.
• Carolina scored 90 points. It is the first time Carolina has scored 90 or more points since defeating Clemson, 91-71, on 2/11/22.
• Carolina scored 90 or more points for the 14th time under Hubert Davis. The Tar Heels are 13-1 in those games.
• With 22 points, Armando Bacot passed Bobby Lewis and Marcus Paige in UNC career scoring. Bacot is 11th with 1,856. Walter Davis is 10th with 1,863.
• RJ Davis shared scoring honors with 22 points. Davis made 3 of 6 three-pointers. Carolina is 10-3 in games in which Davis shoots 50% or greater on three pointers with at least five attempts.
• Bacot scored 20 or more points for the 28th time in his career, while Davis scored 20 or more points for the 13th time.
• Dating back to last season, Davis has made multiple three pointers in six of his last seven games.
• This was the eighth time Davis and Bacot each scored at least 20 points in the same game. Carolina is 8-0 when they both score 20 or more. They accomplished this four times last season (vs. NC State, vs. Wake Forest, vs. Ohio State, vs. Georgia Tech) and three times in 2021-22 (at Duke, vs. Georgia Tech and Brown).
• Bacot grabbed six more offensive rebounds to pass Tyler Hansborough for the most in UNC history. Bacot has 487 in 134 games, while Hansborough had 482 in 142 games.
• Bacot now holds the UNC record for offensive rebounds per game at 3.63. Antawn Jamison is second at 3.62 per game.
• This was Bacot’s third career 20/20 game. Bacot did it twice in 2021-22 when he had 29 points/22 rebounds against Virginia and 20 points/22 rebounds vs. Saint Peter’s.
• This was Bacot’s 23rd career game with 15 or rebounds and seventh with 20 or more. Billy Cunningham is the only player in UNC history with more 20-rebound games (12 from 1962-65).
• Bacot pulled down five or more offensive rebounds for the 45th time. UNC is 32-13 in those games.
• Bacot recorded a double-double in the first half (12 pts/12 reb). Bacot was the last Tar Heel to achieve a double-double in a half, recording 10 points and 12 rebounds in the first half against Boston College on 1/17/23.
• Carolina’s starting five against Radford has made 426 college starts. That includes 133 by Armando Bacot and at least 57 by each of the other four starters.
• Harrison Ingram had 14 points, his 39th career double-figure game.
• Senior Rob Landry scored the first points of his career on a three-pointer with 41 seconds remaining.
• This was Carolina’s first game against a current Patriot League opponent since UNC defeated Loyola Maryland on 11/9/2021 in Hubert Davis’s first game as head coach. Carolina has won seven straight games against current Patriot League opponents.
Series vs. Lehigh
• Carolina is 2-0 against Lehigh. Their only other matchup was a 62-58 Carolina victory in Woollen Gym on January 2, 1941.
Next Game: vs. UC Riverside, Friday, November 19, Chapel Hill, 8 p.m. (ACC Network)
