UNC-Elon Postgame Notes

Carolina Postgame Notes
at Elon
UNC 116, Elon 67
Nov. 9, 2018

• The 116 points are the most by the Tar Heels since a 116-48 win over UNC Asheville in Chapel Hill on 11/30/2008.

• The 116 points tie the most points in the Roy Williams era.

• Tonight was the 60th time the Tar Heels have scored 100 or more points in the Roy Williams era. The Tar Heels are now 58-2 when scoring 100 or more points under Williams.

• The 49-point win was the largest road win in the Roy Williams era.

• Carolina held Elon to 16.1 percent shooting from the floor in the second half (5 of 31 field goal attempts). That is the lowest in a half by an opponent in the Roy Williams era (previous low was 16.7 percent by Radford in the second half of an 2009 NCAA Tournament first round game).

• All 15 players who played tonight scored for the Tar Heels. Walker Miller did not play due to a strained calf.

• Graduate student Cameron Johnson and freshman Nassir Little led the Tar Heels with 21 points apiece. Little became the third Tar Heel in two games to score 20 or more points (Luke Maye had 24 and Garrison Brooks 20 at Wofford).

• It was the ninth 20-point game in Johnson's college career (fourth as a Tar Heel).

• Little is the first Tar Heel freshman to score 20 points in a game since Justin Jackson had 22 against Virginia in the 2015 ACC Tournament.

• Luke Maye had a game-high 10 rebounds, the 22nd time in his career he pulled down 10 or more boards.

• Carolina's freshmen – Nassir Little (21), Coby White (14) and Leaky Black (8) combined to score 43 points.

• Carolina's bench out-scored Elon's starters, 65-51.

• Carolina's 63 points in the first half were its most in a half since 1/4/2016 at Florida State when UNC scored 65 in the second half.

• Carolina scored 1.19 points per possession in the first half – 63 points on 53 possessions.

• Ten Tar Heels scored in the first half and three scored in double figures in the half – Cameron Johnson (16 ), Coby White (11) and Nassir Little (10).

• Carolina is now 19-4 against Elon. This was the second time the teams have played since 1950.

• The Tar Heels are now 30-15 in non-conference road games in Williams' 16 years as UNC's head coach.

• Williams is 844-227 overall and 426-126 at UNC.

Players Mentioned

Leaky Black

Garrison Brooks

Cameron Johnson

Nassir Little

Luke Maye

Walker Miller

Coby White

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