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Miami-UNC Postgame Notes

andrew jones

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MIAMI 80, UNC 72
ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2023
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

UNC Scoring Leader:
RJ Davis 23
UNC Rebound Leader: Leaky Black 9
UNC Assist Leader: Black, RJ Davis 2
Team Records: UNC 16-10, 8-7 ACC; Miami 21-5, 12-4 ACC

• Carolina is 11-2 at the Smith Center this season.
• The Tar Heels shot 51.7% from the floor in the first half (and trailed by one at the half) and 37.8% in the second when the Canes outscored them, 45-38.
• One game after making 15 of 33 three-pointers, the Tar Heels made one of their first 16 threes and finished 5 of 31.
• Carolina’s three-point percentage of .161 was a season low (previous .167 on 3 of 18 against Iowa State).
• The Tar Heels were 24 for 35 from two-point range (.686).

• UNC had six assists, the fifth time in the last eight games UNC had fewer than 10.
• Leaky Black scored 13 points, had nine rebounds, three steals and two assists.
• It was the sixth time this season and 18th time in Black’s career he scored in double figures.
• Black has 45 rebounds in the last five games.
• RJ Davis led UNC with 23 points. It was the first time in six games this season and first time in 11 career games UNC lost when Davis scored 20 or more points.

• Caleb Love scored 20 points. UNC dropped to 5-2 this season when two players scored 20 or more.
• Armando Bacot scored 12 points on 5 for 6 from the floor and had a season-low four rebounds (other than the Virginia game when he had two in 1:18 of playing time due to injury).
• Carolina’s bench scored two points (by Puff Johnson). That’s the fewest since it had one point against NC State on January 21. The UNC bench had averaged 20.0 points in the last two games, including 25 points vs. Clemson.
• Carolina scored two fastbreak points, which equaled the season low (also vs. Gardner-Webb and Virginia).

Series vs. Miami
• Carolina is 26-10 all-time against Miami, including 19-9 since the Canes joined the ACC.
• The Tar Heels are 12-5 vs. Miami in Chapel Hill (all played in the Smith Center).

Next Game: Sunday, February 19 at NC State, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
 
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