CAROLINA 86, LOUISVILLE 70
JANUARY 17, 2024
ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: RJ Davis 21
UNC Rebound Leader: Jae’Lyn Withers 10
UNC Assist Leader: Davis 6
Team Records: UNC 14-3, 6-0 ACC; Louisville 6-11, 1-5 ACC
• Carolina has won seven in a row, longest stretch since winning eight straight in 2018-19.
• UNC is 6-0 in the ACC for the first time since starting 8-0 in 2015-16.
• It’s the 14th time UNC has started 6-0 in the ACC.
• The Tar Heels are 8-0 at the Smith Center this season.
• Carolina has won five consecutive ACC games by double digits for the first time since the 2007-08 season. Carolina beat Virginia Tech (92-53), NC State (84-70), Wake Forest (89-73), Boston College (90-80) and Florida State (90-77) that season.
• RJ Davis led UNC with 21 points. It was the 13th time this season and 32nd time as a Tar Heel he led UNC in scoring.
• It was Davis’ 11th 20-point game of the season and 23rd career. UNC is 8-3 this season and 18-5 in his career when he scores 20.
• Davis made four three-pointers. It was his third straight game with four. He is the first Tar Heel to make four in three straight games since Brady Manek in 2021-22 (five vs. NC State, four at Louisville and six vs. Duke).
• Davis scored at least 20 points and had five assists for the fourth time this season and eighth time in his career. Carolina is 4-0 this season and 8-0 overall when Davis has 20/5.
• Davis went 5 for 5 from the free throw line and is 67 of 70 for the season. His percentage of .957 is on pace to break the ACC single-season record.
• Davis also had six assists and six rebounds, the first time in his career he totaled at least 20 points, six rebounds and six assists.
• Bacot passed Lennie Rosenbluth for fourth in UNC all-time scoring with 2,061 points. Rosenbluth scored 2,047 points from 1954-57.
• Bacot had five assists in the first half, which tied his previous season high (also vs. UConn).
• Bacot had three blocks. He passed Warren Martin for fourth most by a Tar Heel with 191.
• Bacot passed Virginia’s Ralph Sampson for fourth all-time in ACC history in rebounds. Bacot has 1,5
• Ryan tied/set his season high for three-pointers with four. His previous high was four against Kentucky.
• Carolina went on an 11-0 run in the first half. It was the 11th time in 17 games UNC scored at least 10 straight points.
• Carolina has led by double figures in all six ACC games.
• Elliot Cadeau made a season-high three steals (all in the first half). It was his first game with multiple steals as a Tar Heel.
• Harrison Ingram made his 100th career three-pointer.
• Carolina shot 50% from the floor in the first half (17 of 34). It was the second straight game (51.4% vs. Syracuse) the Tar Heels shot at least 50% in the first half.
• Jae’Lyn Withers had season highs in scoring (15) and rebounds (10).
• Withers had his first double-double as a Tar Heel and sixth of his career.
• It was UNC’s first double-double by a non-starter since Manek against App State in 2021-22.
• Withers was a game-high plus 24. It was the first time he led UNC in plus/minus and was his best of the season (was plus 18 vs. UNI and Charleston Southern).
• Carolina has won both games this season when the opponent shot 60% in a half. Louisville shot 64.0% in the second half (UNI shot 60.0% in the first half on November 22). Louisville’s percentage is the highest in a half against UNC this season.
• It was the second straight game five Tar Heels scored in double figures.
• It was the sixth straight game UNC allowed 70 points or less. Florida State and Louisville both scored 70, most in an ACC game against UNC this season.
• Carolina made 10 of 22 from three-point range. The Tar Heels shot 45.5% from three, second-best percentage this season (46.2% vs. UNI). It was the sixth time this season UNC shot 40% or higher from three. UNC is 6-0 in those games.
• Carolina out-rebounded the Cardinals, 40-28. It was the sixth straight game UNC has out-rebounded its opponent. The Tar Heels are plus 85 on the boards on those six games.
Carolina-Louisville
• Carolina is 20-7 vs. the Cardinals, including 11-4 since Louisville began competing in the ACC in 2014-15.
• The Tar Heels are 6-1 in Chapel Hill (all in the Smith Center).
• Carolina has won the last five games in the series.
• The Tar Heels are 6-1 when UNC is ranked No. 4 or higher in the AP poll.
Next Game: Saturday, January 20, at Boston College (2:15 p.m., The CW)
JANUARY 17, 2024
ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: RJ Davis 21
UNC Rebound Leader: Jae’Lyn Withers 10
UNC Assist Leader: Davis 6
Team Records: UNC 14-3, 6-0 ACC; Louisville 6-11, 1-5 ACC
• Carolina has won seven in a row, longest stretch since winning eight straight in 2018-19.
• UNC is 6-0 in the ACC for the first time since starting 8-0 in 2015-16.
• It’s the 14th time UNC has started 6-0 in the ACC.
• The Tar Heels are 8-0 at the Smith Center this season.
• Carolina has won five consecutive ACC games by double digits for the first time since the 2007-08 season. Carolina beat Virginia Tech (92-53), NC State (84-70), Wake Forest (89-73), Boston College (90-80) and Florida State (90-77) that season.
• RJ Davis led UNC with 21 points. It was the 13th time this season and 32nd time as a Tar Heel he led UNC in scoring.
• It was Davis’ 11th 20-point game of the season and 23rd career. UNC is 8-3 this season and 18-5 in his career when he scores 20.
• Davis made four three-pointers. It was his third straight game with four. He is the first Tar Heel to make four in three straight games since Brady Manek in 2021-22 (five vs. NC State, four at Louisville and six vs. Duke).
• Davis scored at least 20 points and had five assists for the fourth time this season and eighth time in his career. Carolina is 4-0 this season and 8-0 overall when Davis has 20/5.
• Davis went 5 for 5 from the free throw line and is 67 of 70 for the season. His percentage of .957 is on pace to break the ACC single-season record.
• Davis also had six assists and six rebounds, the first time in his career he totaled at least 20 points, six rebounds and six assists.
• Bacot passed Lennie Rosenbluth for fourth in UNC all-time scoring with 2,061 points. Rosenbluth scored 2,047 points from 1954-57.
• Bacot had five assists in the first half, which tied his previous season high (also vs. UConn).
• Bacot had three blocks. He passed Warren Martin for fourth most by a Tar Heel with 191.
• Bacot passed Virginia’s Ralph Sampson for fourth all-time in ACC history in rebounds. Bacot has 1,5
• Ryan tied/set his season high for three-pointers with four. His previous high was four against Kentucky.
• Carolina went on an 11-0 run in the first half. It was the 11th time in 17 games UNC scored at least 10 straight points.
• Carolina has led by double figures in all six ACC games.
• Elliot Cadeau made a season-high three steals (all in the first half). It was his first game with multiple steals as a Tar Heel.
• Harrison Ingram made his 100th career three-pointer.
• Carolina shot 50% from the floor in the first half (17 of 34). It was the second straight game (51.4% vs. Syracuse) the Tar Heels shot at least 50% in the first half.
• Jae’Lyn Withers had season highs in scoring (15) and rebounds (10).
• Withers had his first double-double as a Tar Heel and sixth of his career.
• It was UNC’s first double-double by a non-starter since Manek against App State in 2021-22.
• Withers was a game-high plus 24. It was the first time he led UNC in plus/minus and was his best of the season (was plus 18 vs. UNI and Charleston Southern).
• Carolina has won both games this season when the opponent shot 60% in a half. Louisville shot 64.0% in the second half (UNI shot 60.0% in the first half on November 22). Louisville’s percentage is the highest in a half against UNC this season.
• It was the second straight game five Tar Heels scored in double figures.
• It was the sixth straight game UNC allowed 70 points or less. Florida State and Louisville both scored 70, most in an ACC game against UNC this season.
• Carolina made 10 of 22 from three-point range. The Tar Heels shot 45.5% from three, second-best percentage this season (46.2% vs. UNI). It was the sixth time this season UNC shot 40% or higher from three. UNC is 6-0 in those games.
• Carolina out-rebounded the Cardinals, 40-28. It was the sixth straight game UNC has out-rebounded its opponent. The Tar Heels are plus 85 on the boards on those six games.
Carolina-Louisville
• Carolina is 20-7 vs. the Cardinals, including 11-4 since Louisville began competing in the ACC in 2014-15.
• The Tar Heels are 6-1 in Chapel Hill (all in the Smith Center).
• Carolina has won the last five games in the series.
• The Tar Heels are 6-1 when UNC is ranked No. 4 or higher in the AP poll.
Next Game: Saturday, January 20, at Boston College (2:15 p.m., The CW)
