UNC-Miami Postgame Notes

POSTGAME NOTES
CAROLINA 85, MIAMI 76
WATSCO CENTER, CORAL GABLES, FLA.
JAN. 19, 2019

UNC Scoring Leader: Cameron Johnson 22
UNC Rebound Leader: Luke Maye 9
UNC Assist Leader: Coby White 8

Carolina Notes
• Carolina is 14-4 overall, 4-1 in the ACC.
• Carolina is 5-1 on the road this year in all games and 3-0 ACC play.
• Carolina leads the ACC with five road wins in all games (UVA enters play at Duke tonight with four).
• Carolina shot 55.0 percent from the floor for the game. It was the second-highest percentage in a game this year (highest in an ACC game). It was the highest since the Tennessee Tech game (.554).
• It was the first time in eight games UNC shot 50 percent from the floor (first time since Gonzaga).
• Carolina shot 60 percent from the floor in the second half. It was the best second-half shooting game of the season and matched the highest in any half (also shot 60 percent in the first half vs. Stanford).
• Carolina's first 10 field goals in the second half were two-pointers. The Tar Heels then made five of their next six baskets from three-point range – three by Cameron Johnson and two by Kenny Williams.
• Carolina had 26 assists, second most this season and most since UNC had 29 against Tennessee Tech.

Tar Heel Player Notes
• Cameron Johnson went 5 for 7 from three-point range and led all scorers with 22 points. It was the fifth time this year he scored 20 points (13th career), the eighth time he led UNC in scoring and the third time this year he made at least five threes in a game (five at Wofford, six vs. Gonzaga).
• Coby White tied his season high with eight assists (also vs. UCLA).
• Kenny Williams scored a season-high 16 points, tied his season high with three three-pointers (also at Michigan) and had seven assists and no turnovers. Williams leads UNC in assists with 72. He had a combined seven assists in the previous five games.
• Williams had a career high number of assists (7) without a turnover. His previous best was 5/0 twice as a sophomore against Kentucky and Northern Iowa.
• Nassir Little scored 12 points, including a season-best six points from the free throw line. He has scored in double figures in the last two ACC wins.
• Luke Maye tied his season high with four assists.

Roy Williams Notes
• 856-231 overall in 31 seasons
• 438-130 in 16 seasons at Carolina
• Carolina is 3-0 on the road in ACC play for the fourth time in Williams' tenure (2008, 2015, 2016 and 2019).
• This was the 82nd ACC road win in 129 games under Williams. That winning percentage of .636 is second best in ACC history.
• Carolina is 5-0 this year and 206-7 in 16 seasons under Williams when shooting 50 percent from the floor.

Series Notes
• Carolina leads 23-8 overall
• Carolina is 9-3 against UM in Coral Gables, including 7-3 in the Watsco Center.

Next Game:
Monday, Jan. 21 vs. Virginia Tech, 7 p.m., Smith Center (ESPN)

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Players Mentioned

Cameron Johnson

Nassir Little

Luke Maye

Coby White

Kenny Williams

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