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Carolina-Duke Postgame Notes
February 8, 2018 | Men's Basketball
UNC Scoring Leader:Â Joel Berry II (21)
UNC Rebound Leader:Â Cameron Johnson (13)
UNC Assist Leader:Â Berry (6)
Carolina Notes
• UNC is 18-7, 7-5 in the ACC and 11-2 at the Smith Center this season.
• Tied a school-record with two turnovers (also against Fairfield on 3/13/1997 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Winston-Salem).
• Allowed only one point off turnovers – in the last two games the opponents have scored a total of five points off turnovers (four by Pitt and one by Duke)
• Entering the game, UNC and Duke were 1-2 in the nation in rebounds per game and 1-4 in the nation in rebound margin. Carolina out-rebounded the Blue Devils, 44-38, including 28-17 in the second half.
• Carolina had 20 offensive rebounds to 11 for the Blue Devils, and out-scored Duke, 12-7, on second-chance points.
• The 44 rebounds by the Tar Heels are the most by a Duke opponent this year (39 twice).
• The 20 offensive rebounds by the Tar Heels are the most against Duke this year (16 three times).
• UNC held Duke, the nation's highest scoring team, to 29 second-half points (second-fewest in a half by Duke this year).
Tar Heel Player Notes
• Joel Berry II led all scorers with 21 points and led UNC with six assists.Â
• It was Berry's 21st career 20-point game, eighth this season.
• It was the second game in a row Berry had six assists and no turnovers.
• Berry passed Walter Davis for 15th in career assists at UNC with 413.
• Cameron Johnson had a career-high 13 rebounds in his third career double-double. He had 18 points and made four three-pointers.
• Johnson had one double-double at Pitt and two at UNC this season.
• Kenny Williams tied his career high with 20 points, tied his career high with six three-pointers (both at Stanford on 11/20/17) and tied the UNC record for 3FGs against Duke (with Hubert Davis in 1992).
• It was the second straight game Williams scored in double figures (15 vs. Pitt). He has scored in double figures 17 times this year and the Tar Heels are 15-2 when he does.
Roy Williams NotesÂ
• 834-223 overall, 416-122 at Carolina, 176-70 ACC regular season, 412-46 at home (inc. 211-29 at home at UNC)
Series Notes
• Carolina leads 136-110
• Carolina 64-36 at home, including 18-15 in the Smith Center
Next Game:Â Saturday, Feb. 10 at NC State (2 p.m., ACC Network)
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UNC Rebound Leader:Â Cameron Johnson (13)
UNC Assist Leader:Â Berry (6)
Carolina Notes
• UNC is 18-7, 7-5 in the ACC and 11-2 at the Smith Center this season.
• Tied a school-record with two turnovers (also against Fairfield on 3/13/1997 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Winston-Salem).
• Allowed only one point off turnovers – in the last two games the opponents have scored a total of five points off turnovers (four by Pitt and one by Duke)
• Entering the game, UNC and Duke were 1-2 in the nation in rebounds per game and 1-4 in the nation in rebound margin. Carolina out-rebounded the Blue Devils, 44-38, including 28-17 in the second half.
• Carolina had 20 offensive rebounds to 11 for the Blue Devils, and out-scored Duke, 12-7, on second-chance points.
• The 44 rebounds by the Tar Heels are the most by a Duke opponent this year (39 twice).
• The 20 offensive rebounds by the Tar Heels are the most against Duke this year (16 three times).
• UNC held Duke, the nation's highest scoring team, to 29 second-half points (second-fewest in a half by Duke this year).
Tar Heel Player Notes
• Joel Berry II led all scorers with 21 points and led UNC with six assists.Â
• It was Berry's 21st career 20-point game, eighth this season.
• It was the second game in a row Berry had six assists and no turnovers.
• Berry passed Walter Davis for 15th in career assists at UNC with 413.
• Cameron Johnson had a career-high 13 rebounds in his third career double-double. He had 18 points and made four three-pointers.
• Johnson had one double-double at Pitt and two at UNC this season.
• Kenny Williams tied his career high with 20 points, tied his career high with six three-pointers (both at Stanford on 11/20/17) and tied the UNC record for 3FGs against Duke (with Hubert Davis in 1992).
• It was the second straight game Williams scored in double figures (15 vs. Pitt). He has scored in double figures 17 times this year and the Tar Heels are 15-2 when he does.
Roy Williams NotesÂ
• 834-223 overall, 416-122 at Carolina, 176-70 ACC regular season, 412-46 at home (inc. 211-29 at home at UNC)
Series Notes
• Carolina leads 136-110
• Carolina 64-36 at home, including 18-15 in the Smith Center
Next Game:Â Saturday, Feb. 10 at NC State (2 p.m., ACC Network)
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