UCONN 87, CAROLINA 76
JIMMY V CLASSIC
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, N.Y.
DECEMBER 5, 2023
UNC Scoring Leader: RJ Davis 26
UNC Rebound Leader: Armando Bacot 13
UNC Assist Leader: Bacot, Elliot Cadeau and Harrison Ingram 5
Team Records: UNC 7-2, UConn 8-1
• Carolina drops to 7-2 overall and 2-2 at neutral sites this season.
• UNC is 1-2 in the Jimmy V Classic.
• UNC is 30-12 in the current Madison Square Garden and 44-26 all-time in New York City.
• RJ Davis scored a game-high 26 points. He is the fifth Tar Heel ever to score 26 or more points in four straight games and the first to do so in 53 years (Charlie Scott did it 12 straight games in 1970, Lennie Rosenbluth did it four games in a row and 10 straight games, Bobby Lewis did it seven consecutive games and Billy Cunningham had a five-game streak with 26 or more points).
• Davis is the first Tar Heel to lead the team in scoring in five straight games since Justin Jackson led in six consecutive in 2016-17.
• Garrison Brooks had been the last Tar Heel to score 25 or more in four consecutive games (in 2019-20).
• Davis is the first Tar Heel to score at least 20 in five straight games since Armando Bacot in 2022-23.
• Davis has scored 133 points in the last five games (23-30-27-27-26), most by a Tar Heel over five games since Tyler Hansbrough scored 146 in 2008 (39-23-23-32-29).
• Davis has made 41 field goals in the last five games, including eight against UConn.
• Davis was 6 for 6 from the free throw line and has made 33 in a row.
• Davis has made 312 of 362 free throws as a Tar Heel. His percentage of .862 is the highest by a Tar Heel and is tied for ninth in ACC history.
• Davis increased his career scoring total to 1,493 points. He passed Dennis Wuycik (1,469), Caleb Love (1,476), Kennedy Meeks (1,482) and 1993 Final Four MVP Donald Williams (1,492) to move into 33rd in UNC history. 2012 ACC Player of the Year Tyler Zeller is 32nd with 1,501.
• Harrison Ingram scored 20 points and had five assists. It was his third 20-point game as a Tar Heel and fifth of his career.
• Armando Bacot had 13 points, 13 rebounds and a season-high five assists.
• The double-double was Bacot’s third in a row, fifth of the season and 73rd of his career.
• It was Bacot’s third career game with five or more assists. He had seven as a freshman against Miami and five last season in the home win over Wake Forest.
• Carolina shot a season-low 59.1% from the free throw line, missing nine of 22 attempts.
• UConn out-rebounded the Tar Heels, 43-33. The margin was the largest by an opponent this season and first time UNC was out-rebounded by double figures since Virginia Tech beat the Tar Heels on the boards, 39-25, in Blacksburg on 12/4/2022.
• The Huskies had 25 assists on 34 field goals. The 25 assists were the most by an opponent since Baylor had 27 in Carolina’s NCAA Tournament second-round win in 2022.
• Carolina committed a season-low seven turnovers. It was the fourth time in nine games the Tar Heels made fewer than 10 turnovers.
• It was the first time the Tar Heels lost when committing as few as seven turnovers since they made seven in the loss at Duke last season.
• The Huskies scored 14 points off UNC’s seven turnovers; the Tar Heels scored seven points off eight UConn miscues.
• UNC had won the previous six times an opponent had more turnovers.
• Carolina scored season lows with six second-chance points, seven points off turnovers and four bench points and tied its previous low with six fastbreak points (in the other loss vs. Villanova).
UNC-UConn
• Carolina is 5-2 against the Huskies.
Next Game: December 16 vs. Kentucky, CBS Sports Classic, State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Ga., 5:30 p.m.
JIMMY V CLASSIC
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, N.Y.
DECEMBER 5, 2023
UNC Scoring Leader: RJ Davis 26
UNC Rebound Leader: Armando Bacot 13
UNC Assist Leader: Bacot, Elliot Cadeau and Harrison Ingram 5
Team Records: UNC 7-2, UConn 8-1
• Carolina drops to 7-2 overall and 2-2 at neutral sites this season.
• UNC is 1-2 in the Jimmy V Classic.
• UNC is 30-12 in the current Madison Square Garden and 44-26 all-time in New York City.
• RJ Davis scored a game-high 26 points. He is the fifth Tar Heel ever to score 26 or more points in four straight games and the first to do so in 53 years (Charlie Scott did it 12 straight games in 1970, Lennie Rosenbluth did it four games in a row and 10 straight games, Bobby Lewis did it seven consecutive games and Billy Cunningham had a five-game streak with 26 or more points).
• Davis is the first Tar Heel to lead the team in scoring in five straight games since Justin Jackson led in six consecutive in 2016-17.
• Garrison Brooks had been the last Tar Heel to score 25 or more in four consecutive games (in 2019-20).
• Davis is the first Tar Heel to score at least 20 in five straight games since Armando Bacot in 2022-23.
• Davis has scored 133 points in the last five games (23-30-27-27-26), most by a Tar Heel over five games since Tyler Hansbrough scored 146 in 2008 (39-23-23-32-29).
• Davis has made 41 field goals in the last five games, including eight against UConn.
• Davis was 6 for 6 from the free throw line and has made 33 in a row.
• Davis has made 312 of 362 free throws as a Tar Heel. His percentage of .862 is the highest by a Tar Heel and is tied for ninth in ACC history.
• Davis increased his career scoring total to 1,493 points. He passed Dennis Wuycik (1,469), Caleb Love (1,476), Kennedy Meeks (1,482) and 1993 Final Four MVP Donald Williams (1,492) to move into 33rd in UNC history. 2012 ACC Player of the Year Tyler Zeller is 32nd with 1,501.
• Harrison Ingram scored 20 points and had five assists. It was his third 20-point game as a Tar Heel and fifth of his career.
• Armando Bacot had 13 points, 13 rebounds and a season-high five assists.
• The double-double was Bacot’s third in a row, fifth of the season and 73rd of his career.
• It was Bacot’s third career game with five or more assists. He had seven as a freshman against Miami and five last season in the home win over Wake Forest.
• Carolina shot a season-low 59.1% from the free throw line, missing nine of 22 attempts.
• UConn out-rebounded the Tar Heels, 43-33. The margin was the largest by an opponent this season and first time UNC was out-rebounded by double figures since Virginia Tech beat the Tar Heels on the boards, 39-25, in Blacksburg on 12/4/2022.
• The Huskies had 25 assists on 34 field goals. The 25 assists were the most by an opponent since Baylor had 27 in Carolina’s NCAA Tournament second-round win in 2022.
• Carolina committed a season-low seven turnovers. It was the fourth time in nine games the Tar Heels made fewer than 10 turnovers.
• It was the first time the Tar Heels lost when committing as few as seven turnovers since they made seven in the loss at Duke last season.
• The Huskies scored 14 points off UNC’s seven turnovers; the Tar Heels scored seven points off eight UConn miscues.
• UNC had won the previous six times an opponent had more turnovers.
• Carolina scored season lows with six second-chance points, seven points off turnovers and four bench points and tied its previous low with six fastbreak points (in the other loss vs. Villanova).
UNC-UConn
• Carolina is 5-2 against the Huskies.
Next Game: December 16 vs. Kentucky, CBS Sports Classic, State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Ga., 5:30 p.m.
