UNC-Notre Dame Postgame Notes

POSTGAME NOTES
CAROLINA 83 , NOTRE DAME 66
FEB. 12, 2018, CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

UNC Scoring Leader: Joel Berry II (21)
UNC Rebound Leader: Theo Pinson (10)
UNC Assist Leader: Pinson (5)

Carolina Notes
• UNC is 20-7 overall, 9-5 in the ACC and 12-2 at home this season.
• Carolina has won 20 or more games for the 60th time in school history and the 14th time in 15 seasons under Roy Williams.
• Carolina will finish at least .500 in ACC regular-season play for the 60th time in 65 seasons.
• The Tar Heels shot 56.7 percent from the floor in the second half. That's the fifth time in the last six games UNC has shot 50 percent or better (and fourth time at least 56.7) in the second half.
• UNC is 110 for 194 from the floor in the second half in the last six games – 56.7 percent.

63.0 vs. NC State (Jan. 27)
64.3 at Clemson
52.9 vs. Pitt
34.9 vs. Duke
78.1 at NC State
56.7 vs. Notre Dame

• Carolina shot 53.3 percent from the floor for the game. That is the fourth time in the last six games UNC has shot 50 percent from the floor for the game. UNC is 11-1 this year when it shoots 50 percent from the floor.

52.8 vs. NC State (Jan. 27)
51.4 vs. Pitt
56.3 at NC State
53.3 vs. Notre Dame

• Notre Dame shot 37.9 percent from the floor. UNC is 10-1 when the opponents shoot under 40 percent.
• Carolina out-rebounded the Irish, 42-29, including 12-10 on the offensive glass. At Notre Dame on Jan. 13th, the Irish out-rebounded the Tar Heels, 45-37, including 20-13 on the offensive boards.
• Tonight, UNC out-scored Notre Dame, 14-6 on second-chance points. At Notre Dame, the Irish out-scored UNC, 18-17.
• Four Tar Heels scored in double figures. UNC is 13-1 when four or more players score in double figures.

Tar Heel Player Notes
• Joel Berry II led all scorers with 21 points. It was his 22nd career 20-point game (ninth this season).
• Berry passed Kenny Smith for 21st in UNC career scoring. Berry has 1,651 points (Smith scored 1,636 from 1983-87).
• The Pinson had his third double-double in the last eight games and the fourth of his career with 16 points, a game-high 10 rebounds and a team-high five assists.
• Pinson led UNC in assists for the 17th time this year and 38th time overall.
• Pinson had five assists. UNC is 13-1 when he has five or more.
• Luke Maye had eight points, eight rebounds and four assists. He had back-to-back assists on baskets by Pinson that increased UNC's lead from four to nine with five minutes to play. They were the first five points in a 13-0 run that pushed UNC's lead from 67-63 to 80-63.
• Kenny Williams (14 points) scored in double figures for the fourth straight game (15 vs. Pitt, 20 vs. Duke, 11 at NC State and 14 vs. Notre Dame). Williams was 3 for 5 from three-point range and is 14 of 25 over those four games.
• UNC is 17-2 when Williams scores in double figures and 7-2 when he makes three or more three-pointers.
• Cameron Johnson scored 13 points, the sixth straight game he has scored in double figures.

Roy Williams Notes
• Tonight's win was the 418th for Williams as head coach of the Tar Heels. He also won 418 as head coach at Kansas from 1988-2003.
• Williams is the only coach in NCAA history to win even 300 games at two different schools.
• The win was the 200th for Williams in ACC play. He joins Mike Krzyzewski (468), Dean Smith (422) and Gary Williams (210) as the only coaches with 200 or more ACC wins (includes regular season and ACC Tournament games).
• Williams is 178-70 in ACC regular-season games and 22-11 in the ACC Tournament (combined 200-81).

Series Notes
• Carolina is 23-7 against Notre Dame with five wins in a row. The Tar Heels are 7-3 since the Irish joined the ACC.

Next Game: Saturday, Feb. 17, at Louisville (8 p.m., ESPN)

Players Mentioned

Joel Berry II

Cameron Johnson

Luke Maye

Theo Pinson

Kenny Williams

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