UNC-Northern Iowa Notes

POSTGAME NOTES
CAROLINA (86) vs. NORTHERN IOWA (69)
NOV. 10, 2017

UNC Scoring Leader: Luke Maye (career-high 26)
UNC Rebound Leader: Luke Maye (10)
UNC Assist Leaders: Theo Pinson and Kenny Williams (5)
Points Per Possession: Carolina 1.08 (86 points on 80 possessions); UNI 0.91 (69 points on 76 possessions)

Carolina Notes
• 96-12 in season openers
• 14-1 in season openers under Roy Williams (13 in a row)
• 101-7 in home openers, including 29-2 in home openers at the Smith Center
• 19 wins in a row at home
• UNC is 394-68 all-time at the Smith Center, including 194-15 against non-ACC teams.
• UNC's seven turnovers are the fewest in a season opener under head coach Roy Williams (previous was nine against Temple in Annapolis to begin the 2015-16 season).
• The seven turnovers are the fewest in a season opener since 11/14/1997 when the Tar Heels committed seven against Middle Tennessee State in Bill Guthridge's first game as UNC's head coach.
• Carolina started two freshmen (Garrison Brooks and Jalek Felton) for the first time since 2015 (Justin Jackson and Theo Pinson). It was the fourth time in 15 seasons under Coach Williams that at least two freshmen started in the season opener (2006, 2007, 2015 and 2018).
• Carolina shot 50 percent from the floor (even though UNC missed its last five attempts). The Tar Heels are now 190-5 under Roy Williams when shooting at least 50 percent from the floor.
• Carolina's largest lead was 31 points at 86-55 with 4:14 to play (UNI out-scored the Tar Heels, 14-0 over the final 3:34).

Tar Heel Player Notes
• Junior forward Luke Maye led all players with 26 points and 10 rebounds. His previous career high was 17 points against Kentucky in the 2017 Elite Eight.
• Maye made a career-high 11 field goals (previous high was six three times – against Kentucky in the regional final, Butler in the Sweet 16 and at NC State, all last year).
• Maye attempted 16 field goals, five more than his previous high in a game.
• This was the first time in his career Maye led UNC in scoring.
• It was Maye's second career double-double – he had 16 and 12 against Butler in the 2017 Sweet 16.
• Freshman Garrison Brooks had 14 points and six rebounds in his first college game and start. The 14 points are the most by a
freshman in the season's first game since Harrison Barnes had 14 against Lipscomb on 11/12/10.
• Kenny Williams scored 10 points and tied his career highs in both assists (five) and steals (three).
• Both Maye and Williams scored in double figures for the seventh time in their careers.
• Theo Pinson had five assists and zero turnovers. It was the third time in his career he had five assists and no errors.
• Seventh Woods tied his career scoring high with nine points (also against Radford last year).

Roy Williams Notes
• This was his 399th win as Carolina's head coach (399-115).
• Now 817-216 all-time in 30 seasons as a college head coach.
• Tonight was his 199th win at the Smith Center (he is 106-4 against non-conference teams in the Smith Center).

Series Notes
• Carolina leads, 2-1
• The home team is 3-0

Next Game: Wednesday, Nov. 15 vs. Bucknell at 8 p.m. in the Smith Center

Players Mentioned

Garrison Brooks

Jalek Felton

Luke Maye

Theo Pinson

Kenny Williams

Seventh Woods

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