UNC-Notre Dame Postgame Notes

POSTGAME NOTES
UNC 101, NOTRE DAME 59
ACC TOURNAMENT SECOND ROUND
GREENSBORO COLISEUM, GREENSBORO, N.C.
MARCH 6, 2021

UNC Scoring Leader: Armando Bacot 20
UNC Rebound Leader: Bacot 13
UNC Assist Leader: Caleb Love 6, Day'Ron Sharpe 6
Team Records: North Carolina 17-9, Notre Dame 11-15

Carolina Notes
• The 42-point margin of victory was Carolina's largest in an ACC Tournament game (previous 37 in an 87-50 win over NC State in the 1968 finals). It was one point shy of the ACC Tourney record (43 by Virginia over Duke in 1983).
• UNC's largest win ever in ACC Tournament history came one game after its largest-ever loss in the tournament (28 to Syracuse on 3/11/20).
• The 101 points are a season high and most by UNC in the ACC Tourney since scoring 102 vs. Maryland in 1993.
• UNC is 64-2 under Roy Williams when it scores 100 points.
• The win was Williams' 902nd, which ties Bob Knight for third all-time by a Division I coach. Williams is 902-262 in 33 seasons.
• UNC grabbed 25 offensive rebounds, most by UNC in an ACC Tourney game and tied the fourth most by any school in ACC Tourney history.
• UNC had tied its previous record for offensive rebounds in an ACC Tournament game by the first TV timeout of the second half (previous was 22 vs. Duke in 2017 semifinal).
• This was the fifth time UNC players had three double-doubles in an ACC Tournament game (first time since 1963 quarterfinal vs. South Carolina).
• The last time UNC even had two double-doubles in an ACC Tournament game was the 2003 quarterfinal vs. Maryland (Raymond Felton and Rashad McCants).
• UNC had a season-high 12 blocks (11 vs. Duke in the previous high). Only the fifth time in UNC history the Tar Heels had double-figure blocks in consecutive games. First time since 2014.
• UNC shot 50.6 percent from the floor (6-0 this year and 220-9 under Roy Williams when shooting 50 percent).
• Five Tar Heels scored in double figures (Armando Bacot 20, Walker Kessler 16, Caleb Love 15, Day'Ron Sharpe 14, RJ Davis 14).
• Carolina's freshmen scored 70 points. The previous high by UNC freshmen in an ACC Tourney game was 49 in the 2007 finals vs. NC State (Wayne Ellington 16, Brandan Wright 16, Ty Lawson 13, Deon Thompson 4).

• It was the third time this season four freshmen scored in double figures (also home vs. NC State and Florida State).
• This was the first time in UNC history (since blocks were recorded in 1975-76) three players combined for 50 points, 35 rebounds and 10 blocks. Bacot had 20/13/2, Kessler had 16/12/8 and Sharpe had 14/10/0).

• Garrison Brooks did not play. He injured his ankle when he came down on the foot of a Duke defender as he made a jump shot 42 seconds into the game on March 6.
• This was only the second time in 132 games Brooks missed a game in his UNC career. Last season, he did not play at Louisville on 2/22/20 due to illness.
• Carolina had started the same five players, including senior Garrison Brooks, in every game (except Senior Night) since January 12.
• Sharpe started in place of Brooks. This was his fourth start. He started against Georgia Tech (12/30), Notre Dame (1/2) and Miami (1/5).
• UNC scored 50 and 51 points by half. It was the third and fourth 50-point halves this season (50 in second at Duke, 51 in second vs. Louisville).
• This was the sixth time this season five Tar Heels scored in double figures. UNC is 5-1 in those games.
• Carolina made nine threes, most since it made 10 at Duke on 2/6.
• Carolina had 19 assists and 11 turnovers. It was the first time in five games UNC had more assists than turnovers.
• UNC is 126-38 all-time in Greensboro.
• UNC is 103-48 all-time in the ACC Tournament (41-19 in Greensboro).

Tar Heel Player Notes
• Kessler blocked a season-high eight shots (previous was four vs. Florida State).
• Kessler set UNC's ACC Tournament record and the all-time ACC Tournament freshman record for blocks (previous UNC record was six by Eric Montross vs. Florida State in the 1994 QF; previous ACC freshman record was six by Mike Gminski in 1977 and Tim Duncan in 1994).
• Bacot had eight offensive rebounds and Sharpe had seven. Bacot equals the second most in an ACC Tourney game by a Tar Heel; Sharpe ties the sixth most.

Most Offensive Rebounds — TAR HEELS  IN AN ACC TOURNAMENT Game
  9        Rasheed Wallace vs. Florida State, 1994 Quarterfinal
  8        Armando Bacot vs. Notre Dame
  8        Tyler Hansbrough vs. Boston College, 2006 Semifinal
  8        Eric Montross vs. Georgia Tech, 1993 Championship
  8        George Lynch vs. Florida State, 1992 Semifinal
  7        eight times (latest by Day'Ron Sharpe vs. Notre Dame)

• First time three Tar Heels had double-figure rebounds in an ACC Tournament game since 2001 vs. Duke (Brendan Haywood 13, Joseph Forte 12 and Jason Capel 10).
• Sharpe had a season-high six assists.
• Love had 15 points, made three 3FGs and had six assists and only one turnover.
• Davis scored 14, most since he had 16 at FSU on 1/16.
• Davis was a plus 39, highest by any Tar Heel in a game this season (he and Kessler were plus 28 vs. Louisville).
• Nine Tar Heels were plus 20 or better (Anthony Harris was second with a plus 32).

Series Notes
• Carolina leads the series, 27-8, and has won nine of the last 10 games.
• UNC is 2-1 against the Irish in the ACC Tournament and 2-1 against Notre Dame in Greensboro.
• Roy Williams is 12-4 against Notre Dame (all while head coach of the Tar Heels).

Next Game: Thursday, 9 p.m. vs. No. 3 seed Virginia Tech, ACC Quarterfinals

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Players Mentioned

Armando Bacot

Garrison Brooks

RJ Davis

Anthony Harris

Walker Kessler

Caleb Love

Day'Ron Sharpe

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