UNC-Michigan Postgame Notes

POSTGAME NOTES
CAROLINA (86), MICHIGAN (71)
NOV. 29, 2017, CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
ACC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE

UNC Scoring Leader: Luke Maye 27
UNC Rebound Leader: Theo Pinson 7
UNC Assist Leader: Theo Pinson 6
Points Per Possession: Carolina 1.08 (86 points on 80 possessions), Michigan .88 (71 points on 81 possessions)

• Carolina is 6-1 overall and 3-0 in the Smith Center this season.
• The Tar Heels are now 10-9 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, including 10-5 under head coach Roy Williams.
• Carolina had assists on 17 of its first 21 field goals and finished with a season-high 24 assists (on 34 hoops).
• Carolina has scored 86 or more points in each of its six wins this year.
• Carolina is 396-68 in the Smith Center, including 196-15 against non-ACC teams.
• Carolina shot 64.5 percent from the floor (20x31) in the first half, its highest percentage in any half this year.

Tar Heel Player Notes
• Luke Maye scored 20-plus points for the fifth time in the first seven games with a game-high 27, one off his career high.
• It was the third time this year Maye has scored at least 25 points.
• Maye tied his career high with 11 field goals (also against UNI and Arkansas).
• Theo Pinson led UNC in rebounds with seven and assists with six.
• It was the 25th time in his career Pinson led UNC in assists.
• Kenny Williams made three three-pointers and is now 17 for 30 from three-point range this season.
• Williams has made at least two three-pointers in five of UNC's six wins this season.
• Joel Berry II had 17 points and four assists. He passed York Larese for 47th place in school history in scoring with 1,288 points.
• Berry made three 3FGs. He passed Danny Green for sole possession of 10th in UNC history with 187 threes, one shy of Reggie Bullock for ninth.
• Walker Miller scored his first basket as a Tar Heel.

Roy Williams Notes
• 822-217 overall in 30 seasons
• 404-166 at Carolina in 15 seasons
• 1-1 all-time against Michigan

Series Notes
• Carolina leads, 4-2
• The 15-point margin of victory was the largest by either school in the six games.

Next Game: Friday, Dec. 1 at Davidson (Spectrum Center, Charlotte, N.C.) 8 p.m., ESPN2

Players Mentioned

Joel Berry II

Luke Maye

Walker Miller

Theo Pinson

Kenny Williams

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