CAROLINA NOTES
• The Tar Heels are now 16-2 overall, 5-0 in the ACC and 10-0 at the Smith Center.
• The Tar Heels return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 16, vs. Wake Forest.
• Williams is 766-204 in 28 seasons as a head coach, including 348-103 in 13 seasons at Carolina.
• Carolina scored 67 points, which matches its season low (also had 67 in a loss at Northern Iowa).
• The Tar Heels scored 29 points in the first half, which was its second-lowest half of the season (26 in second half at Northern Iowa) and its lowest in a first half (previous low 30 vs. Kansas State).
• The Tar Heels were tied at the half for the second game in a row and third time this season. Carolina has won all three games when tied at the half.
• The Tar Heels shot a season-low 37.9 percent from the floor. The previous low was .448 in the loss at Northern Iowa.
• This is the first time UNC has won a game when shooting under 40 percent since shooting 38.3 against Holy Cross on Nov. 15, 2013.
• Carolina shot 34.4 percent from the floor in the first half. That is the lowest in any half this season (previous .366 in first half at Florida State).
• NC State had seven offensive rebounds to just one for UNC at one point in the first half and had 15 offensive to UNC’s 10 defensive mid-second half, but the numbers ended up even at 17 for the game. Carolina actually out-scored the Pack, 24-23 in second-chance points for the game.
• Carolina leads the series, 152-77, with wins in 18 of the last 20 games vs. the Wolfpack.
• Roy Williams is 29-3 against NC State as a head coach – 24-3 at Carolina and 5-0 while at Kansas.
• Carolina has won 20 of the last 23 against NC State in Chapel Hill, including 12-1 under Roy Williams.
• Carolina held the ACC’s leading scorer Cat Barber to a season-low nine points on 4 of 11 shooting from the floor, a season-high tying five turnovers and no free throw attempts. Barber had been averaging 8.7 free throw attempts this season.
PLAYER NOTES
• Kennedy Meeks scored a game-high 23 points (one more than NC State’s top two scorers combined in the game) and had six rebounds and three blocks.
• It was Meeks’ 40th career double-figure scoring game and his fourth with at least 20 points. It was his top scoring game since he has a career-high 25 against Temple in the season opener.
• Meeks was 10 for 16 from the floor for the game, including 8 for 10 in the second half. The rest of UNC’s starters made 11 field goals for the game (5 by Berry); take out Meeks’ 10 for 16 and the rest of the Tar Heels shot 15 for 50 (30 percent).
• Joel Berry II scored 14 points and had four assists. It was Berry’s ninth straight game scoring in double figures. He is the only Tar Heel to score in double figures in each of the last nine games.
• Berry was 5 for 9 from the floor. The rest of UNC’s perimeter players made 4 of 28 shots from the floor.
• Marcus Paige scored three points for the second consecutive game and did not make a three-point field goal for the first time in 42 games.
• Paige’s streak of 41 consecutive games with a 3FG is the UNC record and ties the eighth-longest streak in ACC history.
• Paige has scored six points in the last two games, his lowest output in back-to-back games since he had two points at Miami and four at Duke midway through his freshman season.
• Carolina’s three leading scorers coming into the game were Brice Johnson (16.7), Marcus Paige (15.1) and Justin Jackson (12.9). That trio combined to score 15 points and shoot 6 for 24 from the floor.
• The only other time in the last two seasons that Johnson, Paige and Jackson all failed to score in double figures was in a win over UNCG on 12/16/14 in Greensboro.
• Isaiah Hicks scored in double figures for the 11th time this season. Hicks scored eight of his 10 points in the first half and was UNC’s leading scorer in the first half.
• Luke Maye had four rebounds (two offensive) and had two assists in seven minutes.
• Abdul-Malik Abu’s 14 rebounds are the most against UNC this season.
- UNC Communications
• The Tar Heels are now 16-2 overall, 5-0 in the ACC and 10-0 at the Smith Center.
• The Tar Heels return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 16, vs. Wake Forest.
• Williams is 766-204 in 28 seasons as a head coach, including 348-103 in 13 seasons at Carolina.
• Carolina scored 67 points, which matches its season low (also had 67 in a loss at Northern Iowa).
• The Tar Heels scored 29 points in the first half, which was its second-lowest half of the season (26 in second half at Northern Iowa) and its lowest in a first half (previous low 30 vs. Kansas State).
• The Tar Heels were tied at the half for the second game in a row and third time this season. Carolina has won all three games when tied at the half.
• The Tar Heels shot a season-low 37.9 percent from the floor. The previous low was .448 in the loss at Northern Iowa.
• This is the first time UNC has won a game when shooting under 40 percent since shooting 38.3 against Holy Cross on Nov. 15, 2013.
• Carolina shot 34.4 percent from the floor in the first half. That is the lowest in any half this season (previous .366 in first half at Florida State).
• NC State had seven offensive rebounds to just one for UNC at one point in the first half and had 15 offensive to UNC’s 10 defensive mid-second half, but the numbers ended up even at 17 for the game. Carolina actually out-scored the Pack, 24-23 in second-chance points for the game.
• Carolina leads the series, 152-77, with wins in 18 of the last 20 games vs. the Wolfpack.
• Roy Williams is 29-3 against NC State as a head coach – 24-3 at Carolina and 5-0 while at Kansas.
• Carolina has won 20 of the last 23 against NC State in Chapel Hill, including 12-1 under Roy Williams.
• Carolina held the ACC’s leading scorer Cat Barber to a season-low nine points on 4 of 11 shooting from the floor, a season-high tying five turnovers and no free throw attempts. Barber had been averaging 8.7 free throw attempts this season.
PLAYER NOTES
• Kennedy Meeks scored a game-high 23 points (one more than NC State’s top two scorers combined in the game) and had six rebounds and three blocks.
• It was Meeks’ 40th career double-figure scoring game and his fourth with at least 20 points. It was his top scoring game since he has a career-high 25 against Temple in the season opener.
• Meeks was 10 for 16 from the floor for the game, including 8 for 10 in the second half. The rest of UNC’s starters made 11 field goals for the game (5 by Berry); take out Meeks’ 10 for 16 and the rest of the Tar Heels shot 15 for 50 (30 percent).
• Joel Berry II scored 14 points and had four assists. It was Berry’s ninth straight game scoring in double figures. He is the only Tar Heel to score in double figures in each of the last nine games.
• Berry was 5 for 9 from the floor. The rest of UNC’s perimeter players made 4 of 28 shots from the floor.
• Marcus Paige scored three points for the second consecutive game and did not make a three-point field goal for the first time in 42 games.
• Paige’s streak of 41 consecutive games with a 3FG is the UNC record and ties the eighth-longest streak in ACC history.
• Paige has scored six points in the last two games, his lowest output in back-to-back games since he had two points at Miami and four at Duke midway through his freshman season.
• Carolina’s three leading scorers coming into the game were Brice Johnson (16.7), Marcus Paige (15.1) and Justin Jackson (12.9). That trio combined to score 15 points and shoot 6 for 24 from the floor.
• The only other time in the last two seasons that Johnson, Paige and Jackson all failed to score in double figures was in a win over UNCG on 12/16/14 in Greensboro.
• Isaiah Hicks scored in double figures for the 11th time this season. Hicks scored eight of his 10 points in the first half and was UNC’s leading scorer in the first half.
• Luke Maye had four rebounds (two offensive) and had two assists in seven minutes.
• Abdul-Malik Abu’s 14 rebounds are the most against UNC this season.
- UNC Communications
