UNC-GT Postgame Notes

POSTGAME NOTES
UNC 79, GEORGIA TECH 62
DECEMBER 5, 2021
ATLANTA, GA.

UNC Scoring Leader: RJ Davis 23
UNC Rebound Leader: Armando Bacot 13
UNC Assist Leader: Davis and Caleb Love 5
Team Records: UNC 6-2, 1-0 ACC; Georgia Tech 5-3, 0-1 ACC

Carolina Notes
• Hubert Davis wins his ACC debut on the road. He joins Frank McGuire, Dean Smith, Bill Guthridge and Matt Doherty in winning both their first ACC games as UNC head coach and their first ACC road games.
• The win was No. 2,300 in UNC history. Carolina joins Kentucky and Kansas as the only programs with 2,300 wins.
• Carolina set season highs in field goal percentage (.546), three-point percentage (.588), FG percentage in a half (.655 in the second) and assists (21).
• Carolina's field goal percentage in the second half was its highest in a half on the road since shooting 74.1 percent in the first half at Wake Forest on 2/16 /2019.
• RJ Davis led UNC with 23 points. This was the 11th 20-point output of the season by a Tar Heel. Last year, four Tar Heels scored 20 or more points seven times all season. Davis is one of five Tar Heels to score 20 this season.
• Armando Bacot had 15 points and 13 rebounds, his fifth double-double in eight games this year (and 23rd career). The last Tar Heel with five double-doubles in the first eight games was Brice Johnson in 2015-16.
• Brady Manek scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half when he made all three of his three-pointers. His first three today was the 250th three-pointer of his collegiate career.
• This was the third time this season Manke made at least three 3FGs in a game.
• Carolina came into the game 10th in the nation in three-point percentage (.415) and made 10 of 17 (.588). The Tar Heels converted 7 of 9 three-pointers in the second half.
• Davis recorded his second career 20-point game.
• Davis was 4 for 6 from three, the third time in his career he made four threes in a game (six vs. Brown earlier this season and four last season in the ACC Tournament vs. Virginia Tech).
• Davis and Caleb Love combined for 40 points, 10 asssists, four turnovers and four steals. They were a combined 15 of 29 from the floor, including 7 of 12 from three, and 3 for 3 from the line (all Davis).
• Love had five assists and one turnover. He has more assists than turnovers in all eight games this season.
• Carolina is 56-13 in ACC openers.
• UNC went on a 22-4 run after trailing for the final time, 39-38, early in the second half.
• Tech went on a 13-0 run of its own in the first half after UNC had leads of 12-4 and 14-10.

Series Notes
• Carolina leads 70-27, including 23-15 in Atlanta, 17-13 in this building and 5-2 in McCamish Pavilion since it was renovated prior to the 2013 season.
• Carolina has won 10 of the last 13 against the Yellow Jackets.

Next Game:
Saturday, Dec. 11 vs. Elon, 8 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Armando Bacot

RJ Davis

Caleb Love

Brady Manek

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