UNC-Bucknell Postgame Notes

POSTGAME NOTES
CAROLINA (93) vs. BUCKNELL (81)

UNC Scoring Leader: Luke Maye (20)
UNC Rebound Leader: Sterling Manley (13)
UNC Assist Leaders: Theo Pinson and Joel Berry II (6)
Points Per Possession: Carolina 1.01 (93 points on 92 possessions); Bucknell 0.94 (81 points on 86 possessions)

Carolina Notes
• 20 wins in a row at home
• Carolina's bench out-scored the Bucknell reserves by 12 (26-14) and UNC won by 12
• Carolina shot 81 percent from the free throw line in the second half (17 for 21)
• Carolina out-rebounded Bucknell by 19, including a 16-7 edge in offensive rebounds (Sterling Manley had as many offensive
rebounds as Bucknell – 7)
• UNC is 395-68 all-time at the Smith Center, including 195-15 against non-ACC teams.

Tar Heel Player Notes
• Senior Theo Pinson scored a career-high 19 points (previous was 13 twice) and made a career-best nine free throws in 10 attempts (previous highs from the line were 6 for 8 against Fairfield as a sophomore).
• Pinson shared the team lead in assists for the second time in as many games this year and led UNC in assists for the 23rd time in his career.
• Freshman Sterling Manley had 16 points and 13 rebounds (seven offensive) in just 17 minutes. He was 6 for 10 from the floor and 4 of 5 from the free throw line. It was his first college double-double.
• Manley has 21 rebounds in the first two games, most by a UNC freshman in his first two games since Ed Davis had 24 (14 vs. Penn and 10 vs. Kentucky) in 2008-09.
• Luke Maye led UNC with 20 points. It was the second time in as many games Maye has scored 20 or more points. The only other time he scored in double figures in consecutive games as a Tar Heel was in the NCAA regional in Memphis in 2017 when he had 16 and 17 in consecutive games against Butler and Kentucky.
• Maye is the first Tar Heel to score 20 or more points in the first two games in a season since 2006-07 when Tyler Hansbrough scored 29 vs. Sacred Heart and 20 vs. Winthrop.
• Maye also had a career-high four assists tonight.
• Joel Berry II returned to the lineup after missing two exhibition games and the regular-season opener due to a broken bone in his right hand. Berry shared the team lead with six assists.
• Kenny Wiliams scored in double figures (10) for the second time in as many games. This is the first time in his career he has scored in double figures in consecutive games.

Roy Williams Notes
• Tonight was his 400th win as Carolina's head coach (400-115).
• He is the only coach in NCAA history to win 400 games at two schools (418 at Kansas, 400 at UNC).
• 818-216 all-time in 30 seasons as a college head coach.
• Tonight was his 200th win at the Smith Center (his teams are 200-27 overall at the Smith Center, including 107-4 against non-conference teams).

Series Notes
• Carolina leads, 1-0

Next Game: Monday, Nov. 20 at Stanford, 11:30 p.m. Eastern (ESPN2)

Players Mentioned

Joel Berry II

Sterling Manley

Luke Maye

Theo Pinson

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