Tar Heels Vs. Aggies In NCAA Second Round Sunday

• The defending national champion Tar Heels are the No. 2 seed in the West Region and play No. 7 seed Texas A&M in the second round on Sunday, March 16th, in Charlotte, N.C.
• Gametime is 5:15 p.m.
• Carolina's second-round game will be televised by CBS.
• Carolina is 26-10. That includes 11-7 in the ACC regular season, 3-1 in the ACC Tournament and 1-0 in the NCAA Tournament.
• Carolina is 14-7 away from Chapel Hill – 7-5 on the road and 7-2 at neutral sites.

CAROLINA IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
• The 2018 NCAA Tournament is Carolina's 49th appearance, second most all-time (57 Kentucky).
• Carolina has won the NCAA Tournament championship six times (third most behind UCLA with 11 and Kentucky with eight). UNC has won the title in 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009 and 2017.
• Carolina is 124-45 in the NCAA Tournament. UNC is second in wins, one behind Kentucky (125).
• Carolina has played in a record 20 Final Fours. The Tar Heels are attempting to reach a third straight Final Four for the second time in school history (1967, 1968, 1969 under Dean Smith).
• Carolina has the second-highest winning percentage in NCAA Tournament history. The Tar Heels have won 73.4 percent of their games.
• Carolina's 43 NCAA Tournament wins in the last 15 years are nine more than any other school.
• This is Carolina's ninth time as a No. 2 seed (1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2011 and 2018). The Tar Heels are 23-8 as a No. 2 seed, previously advancing to the Final Four as a second seed in 1981 and 1995.
• Carolina is 5-1 against No. 7 seeds. The last time UNC beat a No. 7 seed was here in Charlotte in 2011 against Washington.
• Joel Berry II and Theo Pinson have played in 14 NCAA Tournament wins and 16 NCAA Tournament games. They are tied for second in wins with 14 with Nate Britt, Isaiah Hicks and Kennedy Meeks (2014-17), Danny Green and Tyler Hansbrough (2006-09), Quentin Thomas (2005-08) and George Lynch (1999-93). The UNC career records for the NCAA Tournament are 19 games and 16 wins by Pat Sullivan (1991, 1992, 1993 and 1995).
• Berry was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2017 Final Four. He is one of five Tar Heels to win Most Outstanding Player honors at a Final Four (James Worthy in 1982, Donald Williams in 1993, Sean May in 2005 and Wayne Ellington in 2009). He is the second Tar Heel (with Williams in 1994 and 1995) to play in additional NCAA Tournament games after winning MOP honors.

TAR HEELS IN THE SECOND ROUND
• This is the 30th time in UNC's last 31 appearances in the NCAA Tournament that the Tar Heels have advnaced to the second round (since the field expanded to 64 teams in1985).
• Carolina is 29-12 in the second round, including three straight wins over (2015, 2016 and 2017) and eight straight wins as a higher seed (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2017).
• Texas A&M marks the fifth time in the last 10 second round games the Tar Heels have played an SEC opponent in the second round (Arkansas in 2008, 2015 and 2017; LSU in 2009).
• Should the Tar Heels beat the Aggies, it would be UNC's 36th appearance in a regional semifinal/Sweet 16. Carolina is 27-8 in the regional semifinals and 26-7 in the round of 16, with wins in 13 of its last 14 games in the Sweet 16.

ROY WILLIAMS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
• Won NCAA championships at UNC in 2005, 2009 and 2017 and led KU and Carolina to runnerup finishes in 1991, 2003 and 2016.
• He is the sixth coach to win three or more NCAA titles with John Wooden (10), Mike Krzyzewski (5), Jim Calhoun (3), Bob Knight (3) and Adolph Rupp (3).
• He is one of three coaches to take teams to six national championship games with John Wooden (10) and Mike Krzyzewski (9).
• Second all-time in NCAA Tournament victories with 77 and games with 101.
• Fourth all-time in Final Fours with nine (four at Kansas and five at UNC) behind only John Wooden, Mike Krzyzewski and Dean Smith.
• Won 11 more NCAA Tournament games (52) in the last 17 years than any coach in the country.
• Is 28-0 in NCAA Tournament first round games, the best record in opening round play in NCAA Tournament history.
• Williams is 18-9 in the second round, including 9-4 at Carolina.
• Reached the Sweet 16 in 18 of 27 previous NCAA Tournament appearances – nine at Carolina (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2017) and nine at Kansas (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2003).
• This is the sixth time Williams' teams have been seeded No. 2 (in 1990, 1993, 1996 and 2003 at Kansas and 2011 and 2018 at Carolina). KU advanced to the Final Four as a two in 1993 and 2003. Carolina advanced to the East Regional final in 2011. His teams are 17-5 as a No. 2 seed.
• Is 842-226 overall, including 424-125 at Carolina.

CAROLINA IN CHARLOTTE
• Carolina is 34-1 in NCAA Tournament games played in the state of North Carolina.
• Carolina is 174-18 in games played in Charlotte, including 12-0 in the NCAA Tournament (5-0 in the Spectrum Center). The Tar Heels have won 37 of their last 40 games in Charlotte.
• UNC beat Washington State and Louisville in the 2008 East Regional, and Long Island University and Washington in the 2011 East first and second rounds.
• UNC is 13-0 in the Spectrum Center.

CAROLINA-TEXAS A&M
• The Tar Heels are 2-1 against the Aggies, 0-1 in the NCAA Tournament.
• UNC defeated Texas A&M, 82-60, in Houston on 12/9/2000, and 92-62 in Chapel Hill on 12/30/2001. Jason Capel had 22 points and 16 rebounds in the 30-point win.
• The Aggies beat the Tar Heels, 78-61, in Denton, Texas, on 3/9/1980 in double overtime in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Carolina was the No. 3 seed; the Aggies were No. 6.
• Al Wood scored 26 for the Tar Heels, who shot only 35.9 percent and had four assists and 16 turnovers in the loss.

GAME 36: UNC 84, LIPSCOMB 66
• Carolina trailed 33-31 with 3:44 to play in the first half, but closed the period on a 12-1 run and built the lead to 16 on a Kenny Williams three-pointer with 13:05 to play.
• The lead never went below 14 for the rest of the game.
• It was the sixth time five Tar Heels scored in double figures (Williams 18, Pinson 15, Berry 14, Johnson 12 and Maye 10). UNC is 6-0 in those games.
• UNC is 26-6 when at least three players score in double figures.
• Carolina shot 51.7 percent from the floor, its highest percentage since shooting 54.4 in a home loss to Miami on 2/27.
• Carolina is 12-2 when shooting 50 percent from the floor and 13-1 when the opponents shoot under 40 percent.
• Carolina out-rebounded the Bison by 18 (47-29), its largest margin since Pitt on 2/3 (47-28 UNC).
• Carolina shot 40.9 percent from three-point range (9 of 22). UNC is 11-2 when making at least 40 percent from three-point range (losses at Clemson and home to Miami).
• Carolina held the Bison to 25 percent from three-point range (7 of 28), the lowest percentage by an opponent this season (previous low was .261 by Duke in the ACC semifinals two games ago).
• Carolina's 18 turnovers were one shy of its season high (19 in a loss at Virginia and 19 in a win at NC State).
• Lipscomb's 22 points off turnovers were the most by an opponent since NC State had 27 in Raleigh.
• Joel Berry II scored 14 points and passed Michael Jordan for 13th place in UNC scoring with 1,792 points. Berry grabbed two rebounds which makes him the second Tar Heel with Walter Davis with 1,700 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists (449).
• Berry made two three-pointers and has 91 this year, fourth most in a season by a Tar Heel.
• This was the 14th NCAA Tournament win Berry and Theo Pinson have played in, tying seven other Tar Heels for the second-most in school history (Pat Sullivan holds the record with 16).
• Pinson had his fifth double-double in his last 10 games (had three in his first 111 games) with 15 rebounds, 10 rebounds and seven assists. It was the 45th time in his 121-game career and 24th time in 36 games this season he has led UNC in assists.
• Williams led UNC in scoring with 18 points. It was the second time this season (Syracuse in the ACC Tournament) and fourth time in his career he led UNC in scoring.
• Williams made four three-pointers, the fourth time this season he made four or more 3FGs in a game.
• Carolina is 22-4 when Williams scores in double figures and 8-3 when he makes at least three 3FGs.
• Sterling Manley grabbed 10 rebounds, his highest total since the second game of the season when he had 13 against Bucknell.
• Garrison Brooks had a season-high three assists.
• Brooks and Manley combined for 13 points, 11 rebounds and three assists.

RANKINGS
• UNC is No. 10 in the final Associated Press poll.
• This is the 37th season Carolina has been ranked in the top 10 in the final AP poll.
• This is the 80th consecutive week and the NCAA-record 896th time overall in which the Tar Heels are ranked.
• Carolina was ranked in all 19 weeks of the AP poll this season. This is the fourth consecutive year UNC has been ranked in every week of the AP poll (last time not ranked was in the 16th poll in 2013-14).
• Carolina has seven wins this season over teams in the final AP poll – one vs. No. 7 Michigan, two over No. 9 Duke, and one each against No. 13 Tennessee, No. 17 Ohio State, No. 20 Clemson and No. 22 Miami.
• This is the 10th time in 15 years at Carolina and the 19th time in 30 years as a head coach Roy Williams' team is ranked in the top 10 in the final AP poll.

KENPOM RANKINGS
• Carolina is No. 7 in KenPom's overall rankings – fourth in offensive efficiency and 35th in defensive efficiency.
• Carolina's opponents have averaged the No. 1 offensive efficiency and the No.1 defensive efficiency in the nation (KenPom). The only other time a team played against a schedule that was No. 1 in both offensive and defensive efficiency over a full season was Arizona in 2007-08.

MISCELLANEOUS
• Carolina leads the nation in rebounds per game (42.6) and rebound margin (10.2 per game).
• The Tar Heels are third in the country in offensive rebound percentage (38.2) behind Duke and Cincinnati and fourth in offensive rebounds per game (13.9).
• The Tar Heels average 15.4 second-chance points per game.
• Carolina is fourth in the country in assists (18.2 per game).

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Players Mentioned

Joel Berry II

Nate Britt

Garrison Brooks

Isaiah Hicks

Sterling Manley

Kennedy Meeks

Theo Pinson

Kenny Williams