KENTUCKY 98, UNC 69
DECEMBER 18, 2021
CBS SPORTS CLASSIC
T-MOBILE ARENA, LAS VEGAS, NEV.
UNC Scoring Leader: Armando Bacot 22
UNC Rebound Leader: Bacot 10
UNC Assist Leader: RJ Davis 3
Team Records: UNC 8-3, Kentucky 8-2
Carolina Notes
• Carolina is 5-3 in the CBS Sports Classic, including 1-3 vs. Kentucky.
• Carolina is 5-4 in Las Vegas (1-2 in T-Mobile Arena with both losses against Kentucky).
• The Tar Heels wore black uniforms with Carolina Blue letters and numbers. This was the second time UNC has worn black uniforms. Carolina wore them in Brooklyn on 12/19/2015 in an 89-76 win over UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic.
• The 29-point margin was Carolina’s largest defeat since a 90-57 (33 points) loss at Florida State on 1/14/2012.
• It was Kentucky’s largest win over Carolina since an 83-44 win in Lexington on 1/9/1950.
• Carolina trailed 40-29 at the half, its largest halftime deficit of the season.
• Carolina shot a season-worst 1 for 13 from three-point range. UNC’s percentage of .077 equals the sixth-lowest in school history in games with at least 10 attempts. It was the lowest percentage since making 1 of 16 at Wake Forest (.063) on 2/11/2020.
• Brady Manek made Carolina’s only three-pointer.
• Kentucky’s 98 points are the most by an opponent in a regulation-length game since Kentucky beat UNC, 103-100, in T-Mobile Arena on 12/17/2016.
• Kentucky led by 35, the first time UNC has trailed by that many points in a game since trailing by 36 at Duke on 3/6/2010.
• Kentucky out-rebounded UNC by 18, 44-26. That’s the largest rebounding deficit by the Tar Heels since Texas had a 60-41 advantage in Dallas Cowboys Stadium on 12/19/2009.
• Armando Bacot led UNC with 22 points and 10 rebounds. It was his seventh double-double of the season and 25th in his career.
• Bacot scored 17 of Carolina’s 29 points in the first half.
• RJ Davis (10) was the only other Tar Heel to score in double figures.
• Kentucky scored 54 points in the paint, which matches Tennessee for the most against UNC this season.
• Kentucky scored 22 points off turnovers, most against UNC this season (UNC allowed two points off turnovers in its previous game vs. Furman).
• Kentucky, which came into the game leading the country in offensive rebound percentage, scored 15 second-chance points, most against UNC this season (the previous four opponents combined to score 10).
UNC’s opponents were averaging 6.0 second-chance points per game.
• Sahvir Wheeler was 12 for 15 from the floor and had 26 points and eight assists. The 12 field goals and 26 points are the most by an opponent this season and the eight assists equals the most.
• Kellan Grady’s five three-pointers (in seven attempts) equal the most 3FGs against UNC this season.
• Oscar Tshiebwe’s 12 rebounds are the most by an opponent this season.
Series Notes
• Carolina leads 25-17.
• The Tar Heels are 13-7 at neutral sites (0-2 in Las Vegas).
Next Game:
Tuesday, December 21, vs. Appalachian State, 7 p.m., Smith Center, Chapel Hill (ACC Network)
DECEMBER 18, 2021
CBS SPORTS CLASSIC
T-MOBILE ARENA, LAS VEGAS, NEV.
UNC Scoring Leader: Armando Bacot 22
UNC Rebound Leader: Bacot 10
UNC Assist Leader: RJ Davis 3
Team Records: UNC 8-3, Kentucky 8-2
Carolina Notes
• Carolina is 5-3 in the CBS Sports Classic, including 1-3 vs. Kentucky.
• Carolina is 5-4 in Las Vegas (1-2 in T-Mobile Arena with both losses against Kentucky).
• The Tar Heels wore black uniforms with Carolina Blue letters and numbers. This was the second time UNC has worn black uniforms. Carolina wore them in Brooklyn on 12/19/2015 in an 89-76 win over UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic.
• The 29-point margin was Carolina’s largest defeat since a 90-57 (33 points) loss at Florida State on 1/14/2012.
• It was Kentucky’s largest win over Carolina since an 83-44 win in Lexington on 1/9/1950.
• Carolina trailed 40-29 at the half, its largest halftime deficit of the season.
• Carolina shot a season-worst 1 for 13 from three-point range. UNC’s percentage of .077 equals the sixth-lowest in school history in games with at least 10 attempts. It was the lowest percentage since making 1 of 16 at Wake Forest (.063) on 2/11/2020.
• Brady Manek made Carolina’s only three-pointer.
• Kentucky’s 98 points are the most by an opponent in a regulation-length game since Kentucky beat UNC, 103-100, in T-Mobile Arena on 12/17/2016.
• Kentucky led by 35, the first time UNC has trailed by that many points in a game since trailing by 36 at Duke on 3/6/2010.
• Kentucky out-rebounded UNC by 18, 44-26. That’s the largest rebounding deficit by the Tar Heels since Texas had a 60-41 advantage in Dallas Cowboys Stadium on 12/19/2009.
• Armando Bacot led UNC with 22 points and 10 rebounds. It was his seventh double-double of the season and 25th in his career.
• Bacot scored 17 of Carolina’s 29 points in the first half.
• RJ Davis (10) was the only other Tar Heel to score in double figures.
• Kentucky scored 54 points in the paint, which matches Tennessee for the most against UNC this season.
• Kentucky scored 22 points off turnovers, most against UNC this season (UNC allowed two points off turnovers in its previous game vs. Furman).
• Kentucky, which came into the game leading the country in offensive rebound percentage, scored 15 second-chance points, most against UNC this season (the previous four opponents combined to score 10).
UNC’s opponents were averaging 6.0 second-chance points per game.
• Sahvir Wheeler was 12 for 15 from the floor and had 26 points and eight assists. The 12 field goals and 26 points are the most by an opponent this season and the eight assists equals the most.
• Kellan Grady’s five three-pointers (in seven attempts) equal the most 3FGs against UNC this season.
• Oscar Tshiebwe’s 12 rebounds are the most by an opponent this season.
Series Notes
• Carolina leads 25-17.
• The Tar Heels are 13-7 at neutral sites (0-2 in Las Vegas).
Next Game:
Tuesday, December 21, vs. Appalachian State, 7 p.m., Smith Center, Chapel Hill (ACC Network)
