UNC-NCSU Postgame Notes

POSTGAME NOTES
NORTH CAROLINA 100, NC STATE 80
JANUARY 29, 2022
ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

UNC Scoring Leader: Caleb Love 21
UNC Rebound Leader: Armando Bacot 13
UNC Assist Leader: Caleb Love 5
Team Records: UNC 15-6, 7-3 ACC, NC State 10-12, 3-8 ACC

Carolina Notes
• The Tar Heels are 12-0 at home this season.
• Carolina scored a season-high 100 points, most since scoring 101 against Notre Dame in the 2021 ACC Tournament.
• Four Tar Heels scored in double figures. UNC is 10-1 this year when at least four players score in double figures.
• Carolina led for 39:06 and never trailed. This was the fourth time this season UNC did not trail in a game.
• Carolina made a season-high 15 threes for the game. UNC set season high with a three by Caleb Love with 15:30 to play. Previous high was 12 in a loss to Purdue.
• UNC shot 54.8% from the floor for the game, highest since shooting 56.4% at Georgia Tech.
• UNC scored a season-high 25 fastbreak points. Previous high was 19 vs. Elon. UNC had not scored in double figures since 11 at BC on Jan. 2.
• UNC made 10 threes in the first half, most in any half this season.
• The 15 threes equal the seventh most in any game all-time by UNC and are the most since making 16 at Wake Forest in 2019.
• Carolina was 15 of 27 from three for 55.6%, second highest this season (.588 at Georgia Tech).
• Manek (5), Love (4) and Davis (3) combined for 12 of UNC's 15 threes. UNC is 4-1 when all three make multiple threes.
• Carolina made 20 field goals in the first half. UNC made 16 the entire game against BC on Wednesday.
• The Tar Heels shot 62.5% from the floor in the first half, its highest in any first half and the highest in any half since 65.5% in the second half at Georgia Tech on Dec. 5.
• Bacot had a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds. It was his 16th double-double of the season, 34th of this career and 11th in the last 12 games.
• Bacot also had a career-high tying six blocks. Had six earlier this year at Charleston and six against Oregon as a freshman.
• Bacot 1,000th career point. He is the 79th Tar Heel to score 1,000. That is the NCAA record for most players at a school with 1,000 or more points.
• Brady Manek made five threes and scored 17 points. It was his 12th straight game with a three and the third time he made at least five in a game this season.
• It was the 12th time in Manek's career he made at least five threes in a game.
• It was Caleb Loves 10th straight game with a three and 16th time in 21 games he made multiple threes.
• Love scored 21 points, the seventh time this year he scored 20 or more but the first time among the seven he didn't score 22 points.
• Love had five assists; Carolina is now 8-0 when Love has five or more assists.
• Love tied his career-high with four three-pointers (sixth time overall, five times this season).
• This was the first time since 2019-20 Leaky Black made a three-pointer in three consecutive games.
• Black had four assists; UNC is 9-0 this year when he has at least three assists.
• Puff Johnson made his first three of the season (second career). Johnson scored a career-high eight points and had a career-best six rebounds.
• Carolina scored 56 points in the first half, most in any first half this season.
• UNC led by 25 at the half, most since leading by 29 at BC on Jan. 2.
• Love and RJ Davis combined for 38 points and nine assists with just two turnovers.
• Davis had 17 points, four assists and only one turnover. UNC is 11-4 when he has more assists than turnovers.
• Carolina tied its season-high nine blocks (also nine at Charleston).

Series Notes
• The Tar Heels lead the series, 162-79, winning 34 of the last 39 and 51 of the last 63 games against the Wolfpack.
• UNC is 80-23 vs. the Pack in Chapel Hill, including 29-7 at the Smith Center.
• The Tar Heels have won four in a row and 17 of 19 at home against NC State.
• This was the sixth time UNC has scored 100 or more points vs. NC State (101 in 1972, 100 and 104 in 1993, 107 in 2017, 113 in 2019 and 100 today.

Next Game: Tuesday, Feb. 1 at Louisville (8 p.m., ACC Network)

Players Mentioned

Armando Bacot

Leaky Black

RJ Davis

Puff Johnson

Caleb Love

Brady Manek

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