CAROLINA 81, NOTRE DAME 64
JANUARY 4, 2023
ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: Armando Bacot 21
UNC Rebound Leader: Bacot 13
UNC Assist Leader: RJ Davis 5
Team Records: UNC 11-5, 3-2 ACC; Notre Dame 8-8, 0-5 ACC
• Carolina is 8-0 at home this season.
• The Tar Heels have won six of their last seven games.
• Armando Bacot posted his ninth double-double of the season and 58th career double-double with game highs in points (21) and rebounds (13). He is two double-doubles from tying Billy Cunningham’s school record.
• Bacot passed College Basketball Hall of Famer Sam Perkins for second place in UNC history in rebounds. Bacot has 1,168, one more than Perkins.
• It was Bacot’s 18th career game with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds and his 65th with 10 or more rebounds.
• Bacot tied Duke’s Randy Denton (1968-71) for 10th in ACC history with 58 double-doubles.
• It was Bacot’s fifth straight 20-point game, the longest streak in his career.
• Bacot has 12 assists in the last three games, including nine in the last two wins.
• UNC is 6-2 this year and 19-5 in the last four seasons when Bacot scores at least 20 points.
• Bacot entered the game leading the ACC and third nationally in offensive rebounds per game with 4.5 per game. He grabbed six of his 13 boards today on the offensive glass (Notre Dame had seven offensive rebounds).
• Caleb Love made three three-pointers. He has made a three in 44 straight games, extending his school record (Marcus Paige is second with 41).
• Love made three 3FGs in the first half (he made three in the previous three games combined).
• Love scored 18 points vs. the Irish; he scored a combined 14 in the previous two games.
• Puff Johnson scored a season-high 11 points (previous was 10 in the four-overtime game vs. Alabama when he played a career-high 48 minutes).
• This was the fifth time Johnson has scored in double figures as a Tar Heel.
• Johnson scored six first-half points and was a plus 12 in the opening half.
• Johnson made two threes, the first time this season he made two in a game. He made two at NC State last season.
• Carolina entered the game averaging 4.2 blocks per game. The Tar Heels blocked five in the first half and finished with six.
• Seth Trimble made his first start in place of Pete Nance, who has a strained back.
• Trimble has blocked four shots in the last two games (two vs. Wake Forest and two vs. Notre Dame).
• RJ Davis led UNC with five assists. UNC is 5-0 this season and 17-1 in the last three seasons when Davis has five or more assists.
• Davis had five assists and only one turnover. UNC is 9-2 this year and 40-11 in his career when Davis has more assists than turnovers.
• Carolina had 19 assists on 31 field goals (61.3%) and committed only eight turnovers.
• Leaky Black had three assists and no turnovers. Carolina is 29-5 over the last three seasons when he has three or more.
• This was the seventh straight game UNC had more assists than turnovers. The Tar Heels are 6-1 in those games. That followed a four-game stretch, all of which UNC lost, when Carolina had more turnovers than assists.
• UNC has 41 more assists than turnovers in the last seven games.
• Carolina led 41-28 at the half. The 13-point margin tied UNC’s largest halftime lead in an ACC game this season (led Georgia Tech 39-26 on December 10).
• Notre Dame pulled within seven points at 61-54 before a 7-0 UNC run. RJ Davis hit a jumper, Puff Johnson scored on a fastbreak, Davis added a free throw and Leaky Black made a shot in the lane to increase the lead to 14.
• This was only the second time in 16 games UNC had a different starting lineup than the five players who have started the other 14 games. UNC lost at Virginia Tech on December 4 without Bacot, who had a sprained shoulder.
• Carolina made 8 of 19 three-pointers, a percentage of .421 that was the third highest in a game this season and the highest in an ACC game (.500 vs. Portland and .484 vs. The Citadel).
• Carolina has made 52 threes in the last six games (6.5 per game).
Series vs. Notre Dame
• Carolina leads 28-9, including 12-5 since the Irish joined the ACC in men’s basketball.
• The Tar Heels have won 10 of the last 12.
• UNC is 9-1 at home vs. the Irish, including 8-1 in the Smith Center.
Next Game: January 10 at Virginia, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
JANUARY 4, 2023
ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
UNC Scoring Leader: Armando Bacot 21
UNC Rebound Leader: Bacot 13
UNC Assist Leader: RJ Davis 5
Team Records: UNC 11-5, 3-2 ACC; Notre Dame 8-8, 0-5 ACC
• Carolina is 8-0 at home this season.
• The Tar Heels have won six of their last seven games.
• Armando Bacot posted his ninth double-double of the season and 58th career double-double with game highs in points (21) and rebounds (13). He is two double-doubles from tying Billy Cunningham’s school record.
• Bacot passed College Basketball Hall of Famer Sam Perkins for second place in UNC history in rebounds. Bacot has 1,168, one more than Perkins.
• It was Bacot’s 18th career game with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds and his 65th with 10 or more rebounds.
• Bacot tied Duke’s Randy Denton (1968-71) for 10th in ACC history with 58 double-doubles.
• It was Bacot’s fifth straight 20-point game, the longest streak in his career.
• Bacot has 12 assists in the last three games, including nine in the last two wins.
• UNC is 6-2 this year and 19-5 in the last four seasons when Bacot scores at least 20 points.
• Bacot entered the game leading the ACC and third nationally in offensive rebounds per game with 4.5 per game. He grabbed six of his 13 boards today on the offensive glass (Notre Dame had seven offensive rebounds).
• Caleb Love made three three-pointers. He has made a three in 44 straight games, extending his school record (Marcus Paige is second with 41).
• Love made three 3FGs in the first half (he made three in the previous three games combined).
• Love scored 18 points vs. the Irish; he scored a combined 14 in the previous two games.
• Puff Johnson scored a season-high 11 points (previous was 10 in the four-overtime game vs. Alabama when he played a career-high 48 minutes).
• This was the fifth time Johnson has scored in double figures as a Tar Heel.
• Johnson scored six first-half points and was a plus 12 in the opening half.
• Johnson made two threes, the first time this season he made two in a game. He made two at NC State last season.
• Carolina entered the game averaging 4.2 blocks per game. The Tar Heels blocked five in the first half and finished with six.
• Seth Trimble made his first start in place of Pete Nance, who has a strained back.
• Trimble has blocked four shots in the last two games (two vs. Wake Forest and two vs. Notre Dame).
• RJ Davis led UNC with five assists. UNC is 5-0 this season and 17-1 in the last three seasons when Davis has five or more assists.
• Davis had five assists and only one turnover. UNC is 9-2 this year and 40-11 in his career when Davis has more assists than turnovers.
• Carolina had 19 assists on 31 field goals (61.3%) and committed only eight turnovers.
• Leaky Black had three assists and no turnovers. Carolina is 29-5 over the last three seasons when he has three or more.
• This was the seventh straight game UNC had more assists than turnovers. The Tar Heels are 6-1 in those games. That followed a four-game stretch, all of which UNC lost, when Carolina had more turnovers than assists.
• UNC has 41 more assists than turnovers in the last seven games.
• Carolina led 41-28 at the half. The 13-point margin tied UNC’s largest halftime lead in an ACC game this season (led Georgia Tech 39-26 on December 10).
• Notre Dame pulled within seven points at 61-54 before a 7-0 UNC run. RJ Davis hit a jumper, Puff Johnson scored on a fastbreak, Davis added a free throw and Leaky Black made a shot in the lane to increase the lead to 14.
• This was only the second time in 16 games UNC had a different starting lineup than the five players who have started the other 14 games. UNC lost at Virginia Tech on December 4 without Bacot, who had a sprained shoulder.
• Carolina made 8 of 19 three-pointers, a percentage of .421 that was the third highest in a game this season and the highest in an ACC game (.500 vs. Portland and .484 vs. The Citadel).
• Carolina has made 52 threes in the last six games (6.5 per game).
Series vs. Notre Dame
• Carolina leads 28-9, including 12-5 since the Irish joined the ACC in men’s basketball.
• The Tar Heels have won 10 of the last 12.
• UNC is 9-1 at home vs. the Irish, including 8-1 in the Smith Center.
Next Game: January 10 at Virginia, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
