UNC-Stanford Postgame Notes

POSTGAME NOTES
CAROLINA (96) at STANFORD (72)
NOV. 20, 2017

UNC Scoring Leader: Joel Berry II (29)
UNC Rebound Leader: Luke Maye (9)
UNC Assist Leader: Luke Maye (5)
Points Per Possession: Carolina 1.03 (96 points on 93 possessions); Stanford 0.84 (72 points on 88 possessions)

Carolina Notes
• The Tar Heels are 3-0 this year, including 1-0 on the road.
• UNC scored a season-high 96 points.
• Carolina made a season-high 11 three-pointers (made six in each of the first two games).
• Carolina scored a season-high 25 points off turnovers and a season-high 18 second-chance points.
• Carolina has won 10 consecutive games against Pac-12 opponents and is 11-1 against Pac-12 teams under head coach Roy Williams.

Tar Heel Player Notes
• Junior guard Kenny Williams scored a career-high 20 points (previous 19 vs. Radford on 12/4/16) and made a career-high six three-pointers (five vs. Radford).
• Williams scored all 20 of his points in the first 9:03 as UNC built a 26-11 lead. He scored UNC's first 14 points on four threes and a layup to give UNC a 14-11 lead at the 14:28 mark.
• Williams made six threes in the first half. That is the most threes ever by a Tar Heel in a first half and equals the second-most threes in a half by a Tar Heel. They are the most in a half since Wayne Ellington made seven in the second half vs. Miam in 2009.

Most Threes in a Half
7 – Wayne Ellington vs. Miami (2nd half), 1/17/09
6 – Kenny Williams at Stanford (1st half), 11/20/17
6 – Danny Green vs. UNC Asheville (2nd half), 11/30/08
6 – Hubert Davis at Florida State (2nd half), 2/27/92

• After hitting his sixth three-pointer with 10:57 to play in the first half, Williams attempted two field goals the rest of the game (a three-point attempt with 7:07 to play in the first half and a two-point attempt with 7:43 to play in the game). He had two assists in the second half (three for the game) and took a charge in both halves.
• Williams scored in double figures for the third time in as many games this year. Prior to this year, he had not scored in double figures in consecutive games as a Tar Heel.
• Williams is 10 for 16 from three-point range this year (.625).
• Joel Berry II scored a game-high 29 points (18 in the first half, 11 in the second). It was his second-highest scoring output as a Tar Heel and his 14th career 20-point game,
• Berry was 5 for 11 from three-point range. This was the sixth time in his career he made at least five threes.
• Berry has 1,233 career points. He passed the following Tar Heels in career scoring tonight: Sean May, James Worthy, Harrison Barnes, Joe Wolf and James Michael McAdoo. He is 53rd in UNC history.
• Berry attempted 11 threes. The only game in which he launched more was the 2017 national title game vs. Gonzaga when he attempted 13 (also tried 11 at Virginia Tech as a sophomore). Tonight was the fourth time in his career he attempted 19 shots from the floor.
• Luke Maye had a game-high nine rebounds and had a career-high five assists. This was the second consecutive game Maye set a career-high in assists (had four vs. Bucknell).
• Freshman Garrison Brooks, Brandon Huffman and Sterling Manley combined for 15 points, 13 rebounds and 12 fouls in 33 minutes.
• Huffman scored a season-high eight points and had a season-best five rebounds.
• Senior walk-on Aaron Rohlman scored his first field goal as a Tar Heel.

Roy Williams Notes
• 819-216 all-time in 30 seasons as a college head coach.
• 401-115 in 15 seasons at UNC
• Tonight was his 100th road win as Carolina's head coach. The Tar Heels are 100-55 under Williams in road games.

Series Notes
• Carolina leads, 11-0

Next Game: vs. Portland, in first round of PK80, Portland, Ore., Thanskgiving Day, Nov. 23, 2:30 p.m. Eastern

Players Mentioned

Joel Berry II

Garrison Brooks

Brandon Huffman

Sterling Manley

Luke Maye

Aaron Rohlman

Kenny Williams

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