UNC-Oregon Postgame Notes

POSTGAME NOTES
CAROLINA 78, OREGON 74
IMPERIAL ARENA, PARADISE ISLAND, THE BAHAMAS
NOV. 29, 2019 – BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS 3RD PLACE GAME

UNC Scoring Leader:  Armando Bacot 23
UNC Rebound Leader:  Bacot 12
UNC Assist Leader:  Brandon Robinson 4

Carolina Notes
• Made 20 of 21 free throws for 95.2 percent. It was Carolina's best free throw percentage (min. 20 made or attempted) since 3/11/2007 when the Tar Heels made 23 of 24 (.958) against NC State in Tampa in the 2007 ACC Tournament championship game.
• Carolina came into the game 321st in the country in free throw percentage (.603).
• Carolina went 11 for 11 from the free throw line in the second half.
• Carolina's previous high in FT percentage this season was 76.0 percent (19 of 25) vs. Gardner-Webb.
• The 20 made free throws are a season high.
• It's the 14th consecutive win for the Tar Heels against Pac-12 opponents.
• Carolina is 15-1 against Pac-12 opponents under Roy Williams.
• Carolina blocked 12 shots, most since UNC had 15 against Northern Kentucky on 12/27/2015.
• Scored a season-high 78 points (also 78 at UNCW).
• It's the first time UNC has opened the season without scoring 80 points in its first seven games since the 1949-50 season.
• Carolina's 46 points in the opening half were the most in a first half this season and the second most in any half (47 in second half vs. Gardner-Webb).
• Shot 41.9 percent from the floor. It's the first time since the 1959-60 season UNC has not shot 50 percent from the floor in its first seven games (it took until the 16th game in 1959-60).
• Oregon's 12 three-pointers equal the high by an opponent this year (Elon). UNC won both of those games.
• Oregon's 22 offensive rebounds were twice as many as any other opponent this year and the Ducks' 21 second-chance points were the most by an opponent this year (the 14 second-chance points Oregon had at halftime already surpassed the previous high of 11 in a game by UNCW).

Tar Heel Player Notes
• Armando Bacot had a game-high 23 points, 12 rebounds and six blocked shots.
• Bacot is the first Tar Heel with 23 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks in a game since Feb. 19, 1995, when sophomore Rasheed Wallace had the same line at Virginia. Those are the only two times in UNC history a player had at least 23/12/6 in a game.
• Bacot had season highs in points and blocks. He was a game-high plus eight.
• It was Bacot's fourth double-double in the last five games.
• Bacot was a season-best 9 for 10 from the free throw line (began the game 7 for 17 for the season).
• The six blocks are the most by a Tar Heel since senior Brice Johnson had eight vs. Florida Gulf Coast in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament in Raleigh.
• The six blocks are the most by a Tar Heel freshman since Ed Davis had six against Virginia Tech on 3/4/2009.
• Senior Brandon Robinson scored a career-high 13 points, including a pair of free throws with 0.8 seconds to play to provide the final points of the game. It's the second time in three games Robinson has established a career high in scoring.
• Robinson has set a career scoring high in two of his three career starts (12 against Alabama and 13 vs. Oregon). He had scored in double figures twice in his first three seasons as a Tar Heel.
• Robinson led UNC in assists for the second game in a row with a career-high tying four.
• Freshman Cole Anthony was a season-best 6 for 6 from the free throw line, including one-and-ones with 20.7 seconds to play to give UNC a 74-71 lead and 6.0 seconds to play to give UNC a 76-71 advantage.
• Garrison Brooks played 32 minutes despite suffering a right corneal abrasion yesterday in the game vs. Michigan and had nine points, three blocks (which tied his career high) and 10 rebounds. It was his third career game with 10 or more rebounds (second this season). He was 4 for 6 from the floor.
• Leaky Black sprained his right foot in the second half of the game vs. Michigan and did not play the final 11 minutes of that game. He started today and played 8:34 before leaving the game and not returning.
• Junior guard K.J. Smith played 8:16, his longest stint in two seasons as a Tar Heel (he played five at Wake Forest last season). Smith had two assists, including a drive-and-dish to Bacot for a dunk that gave UNC its largest lead at 70-60.
• It was Smith's first two assists of the season and mark his first two-assist game as a Tar Heel. His career high is four as a freshman while playing for Pacific against Cal State Fullerton in 2016-17.
• Carolina is 4-2 in the Battle 4 Atlantis in The Bahamas (2-1 in both 2014 and 2019).

Roy Williams Notes
• The win is the 877th for Williams, surpassing Kentucky's Adolph Rupp for fifth all time in wins by a Division I coach
• Dean Smith is fourth with 879
• 877-235 overall, 459-134 at Carolina

Series Notes
• Carolina is 6-0 against the Ducks, including 3-0 under Roy Williams

Next Game
• Wednesday, Dec. 4 vs. Ohio State (ACC-Big Ten Challenge), Smith Center, Chapel Hill, 9:30 p.m., ESPN

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Players Mentioned

Cole Anthony

Armando Bacot

Leaky Black

Garrison Brooks

Brandon Robinson

K.J. Smith

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