UNC-Western Carolina Notes

POSTGAME NOTES
UNC 104, WESTERN CAROLINA 61
DEC. 6, 2017, CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

UNC Scoring Leader: Jalek Felton (15)
UNC Rebound Leader: Luke Maye (12)
UNC Assist Leader: Theo Pinson (7)
Points Per Possession: Carolina 1.12 (104 points on 93 possessions), Western Carolina .71 (61 points on 86 possessions)

Carolina Notes
• 9-1 overall, 5-0 at the Smith Center this year
• Won 23 home games in a row (tying the fifth-most in school history) and 22 in a row at home vs. non-ACC opponents
• 398-68 in the Smith Center, including 198-15 against non-ACC teams
• Won at least nine of the first 10 games for the sixth time in the Roy Williams Era
• Scored a season-high 104 points (second time this year with 100 or more points)
• The 43-point margin of victory is the largest this season
• Shot a school-record 72.7 percent from three-point range, making 16 of 22 from behind the arc
• Single-game record for at least 20 three-point attempts (previous 17 of 25, 68.0 percent, vs. Florida State on 1/25/1995)
• Made 16 threes, tying most in the Roy Williams Era (vs. Maryland, 2/3/2009) and ties the second-most in any game in UNC history
• Six different Tar Heels made multiple threes (4 by Jalek Felton, 3 by Kenny Williams and Andrew Platek, 2 by Joel Berry II, Luke Maye and Brandon Robinson)

Single-Game 3FG Percentage in UNC History (20 or more attempts)
.727 vs. Western Carolina, 12/6/2017 (16 of 22)
.680 vs. Florida State, 1/25/1995 (17 of 25)

Single-Game 3FG Percentage in UNC History (10 or more made)
.733 vs. Wake Forest, 2/22/2014 (11 of 15)
.727 vs. Western Carolina, 12/6/2017 (16 of 22)
.706 vs. Hofstra, 11/18/2010 (12 of 17)

Single-Game 3FGs in UNC History
17 vs. Florida State, 1/25/1995
16 vs. Western Carolina, 12/6/2017
16 vs. Maryland, 2/3/2009
16 vs. North Carolina A&T, 12/27/2001

• Second game in a row UNC shot 50 percent or better in both halves (.643 in the first and .514 in the second)
• UNC has shot 50 percent or better in each of the last five halves
• Scored 53 points in the first half, most in any first half this year
• Scored 50 or more points in both halves for the first time this year (scored 50 or more in eight halves this year)
• Had a season-high 31 assists, the second-most in the Roy Williams Era (first time with 30 or more since 12/16/15 vs. Tulane)
• 31 assists on 37 field goals
• Turned the ball over a season-high 17 times (previous 16 in the loss to Michigan State)
• Went on a 20-0 run for the first time since it did that twice against NC State on 1/8/2017

Tar Heel Player Notes
• Luke Maye posted his sixth double-double this year (12/12) and tied his career high with five assists. This was the fourth game in a row Maye set or tied a career high (11 FGs vs. Michigan, 17 rebounds at Davidson, 4 blocks vs. Tulane, 5 assists vs. WCU).
• Maye has scored 199 points in the first 10 games; last year, he scored 194 in 35 games.
• Theo Pinson tied his season-high with seven assists. This was the seventh time in 10 games this year and the 28th time in his career Pinson led the team in assists.
• Kenny Williams was 3 for 4 from three-point range en route to 13 points. It was the fourth time this year he made at least three 3FGs.
• Andrew Platek made a season-high three 3FGs and had a season-high three assists and finished with 11 points, his second game in double figures scoring.
• Jalek Felton scored a season-high 15 points (first time leading UNC in scoring) and was a season-best 4 for 4 from three-point range. Felton also had a season-high five assists.
• Brandon Robinson made a career-high two three-pointers.

Roy Williams Notes
• Was his 1,100th win as a college coach (825 as a head coach and 275 as an assistant to Dean Smith)
• 825-217 overall, 407-116 at UNC, 205-27 at home (UNC)

Series Notes: UNC leads, 2-0

Next Game: Sunday, December 17 at Tennessee (3 p.m., ESPN)

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Players Mentioned

Joel Berry II

Jalek Felton

Luke Maye

Theo Pinson

Andrew Platek

Brandon Robinson

Kenny Williams

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