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University of North Carolina Athletics
Sunday, November 12
Chapel Hill
2 PM
North Carolina
2-0,0-0ACC
90
vs
68
Lehigh
0-3,0-0Patriot
1
2
F
Lehigh
34
34
68
North Carolina
43
47
90
Team Stats
Lehigh
UNC
FG%
.366
.463
3FG%
.394
.294
FT%
.750
.821
RB
31
52
TO
11
10
STL
7
9
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
F/C
/ Men's BasketballF
/ Men's BasketballArmando Bacot
Photo by: Maggie Hobson
MBB Pulls Away From Lehigh, 90-68
November 12, 2023 | Men's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— Armando Bacot posted his first 20/20 game of the season and RJ Davis poured in 22 points as 19th-ranked North Carolina pulled away from Lehigh, 90-68, on Sunday afternoon at the Smith Center.
Bacot and Davis each scored a game-high 22, with Bacot adding 20 rebounds for his third career 20/20 effort. He also broke the record for most career offensive rebounds by a Tar Heel with six on Sunday. He has 487 offensive boards in 134 career games. Tyler Hansbrough had 482 in 142 games in his career (2005-09).
"Armando has been amazing throughout his entire career, but there's a sense of urgency that I haven't seen in him, and I think that's because this is it," Tar Heel head coach Hubert Davis said. "There's no more after this. And there's a passion and there's a desire in him to want to leave on a good note, whatever that looks like and so I love that he plays that way. That's something we need every game."
RJ Davis hit 8 of 14 field goal tries, including 3 of 6 three-pointers while also grabbing four rebounds. Harrison Ingram pitched in 14 points and seven rebounds.
"From a versatile threat, [Ingram is] exactly what I'm looking for," Hubert Davis said. "He's got great size. So if you put him at the three as a big guard, you saw tonight he has the ability to be able to post up and finish around the basket. You put a bigger guy on him and he's really comfortable out on the perimeter and can come off ball screens. He can shoot threes. He's an excellent distributor."
Keith Higgins Jr. led Lehigh with 16 points, and Tyler Whitney-Sidney added 10.
UNC out-rebounded Lehigh by a 52-31 margin.
Carolina improved to 2-0 this season with the win, while Lehigh fell to 0-3.
How It Happened
First Half
• After missing 6 of their first 9 shots to start the game, the Tar Heels went on a 16-3 run over a span of 5:30 to open up a 15-point lead at 33-18 with 5:17 left in the opening half.
• The Tar Heel defense limited Lehigh's offensive efficiency in the early going. The Mountain Hawks missed 19 of their first 25 shots, starting the game shooting 24.0 percent in the first 15 minutes.
• RJ Davis hit 5 of 7 first-half shot attempts, including 3 of 4 three-pointers, scoring 13 points in the first half.
• Carolina led by as many as 15 points in the opening 12 minutes, only to allow Lehigh to cut the lead to nine at the half (43-34).
• UNC out-rebounded the Mountain Hawks, 27-18, in the first 20 minutes, allowing just three offensive rebounds. Bacot had four first-half offensive boards by himself.
• Seven of Lehigh's 12 first-half field goals were three-pointers.
Second Half
• Lehigh pulled to within as few as five points in the opening minutes of the second half before the Tar Heels ripped off a 14-2 run to open up a 15-point lead once again, this time with 9:37 remaining.
• The Tar Heels pulled away slowly over the course of the second half.
Game Notes
• Carolina improved to 2-0 all-time against Lehigh. Sunday's game was the first meeting in the series since Jan. 2, 1941.
• The Tar Heels have won 14 consecutive games in the Smith Center against non-ACC opponents.
• The Tar Heels also improved to 465-86 all-time in the Smith Center, including 225-18 against non-conference opponents.
• Bacot's double-double was the 70th of his career, extending his own school record. He also posted the 28th 20-point game of his career.
• It was Bacot's third career 20/20 game (20+ points/20+ rebounds in the same game).
• Bacot had six offensive rebounds on Sunday and has 487 in his career. He passed Tyler Hansbrough for the most offensive rebounds at UNC (482).
• It was Bacot's 101st career double-digit scoring game. It was the 101st time he's led the Tar Heels on the boards.
Up Next
UNC will return to action on Friday (Nov. 17) at 8 p.m. in the Smith Center against UC Riverside to conclude a three-game homestand to start the season (tickets are available now). After the game Friday against the Highlanders, the Tar Heels will play six of their next eight games away from Chapel Hill.
Follow Tar Heel basketball on X at @UNC_Basketball and @UNCMBBstats and on Instagram at UNC_Basketball.
Bacot and Davis each scored a game-high 22, with Bacot adding 20 rebounds for his third career 20/20 effort. He also broke the record for most career offensive rebounds by a Tar Heel with six on Sunday. He has 487 offensive boards in 134 career games. Tyler Hansbrough had 482 in 142 games in his career (2005-09).
"Armando has been amazing throughout his entire career, but there's a sense of urgency that I haven't seen in him, and I think that's because this is it," Tar Heel head coach Hubert Davis said. "There's no more after this. And there's a passion and there's a desire in him to want to leave on a good note, whatever that looks like and so I love that he plays that way. That's something we need every game."
RJ Davis hit 8 of 14 field goal tries, including 3 of 6 three-pointers while also grabbing four rebounds. Harrison Ingram pitched in 14 points and seven rebounds.
"From a versatile threat, [Ingram is] exactly what I'm looking for," Hubert Davis said. "He's got great size. So if you put him at the three as a big guard, you saw tonight he has the ability to be able to post up and finish around the basket. You put a bigger guy on him and he's really comfortable out on the perimeter and can come off ball screens. He can shoot threes. He's an excellent distributor."
Keith Higgins Jr. led Lehigh with 16 points, and Tyler Whitney-Sidney added 10.
UNC out-rebounded Lehigh by a 52-31 margin.
Carolina improved to 2-0 this season with the win, while Lehigh fell to 0-3.
How It Happened
First Half
• After missing 6 of their first 9 shots to start the game, the Tar Heels went on a 16-3 run over a span of 5:30 to open up a 15-point lead at 33-18 with 5:17 left in the opening half.
• The Tar Heel defense limited Lehigh's offensive efficiency in the early going. The Mountain Hawks missed 19 of their first 25 shots, starting the game shooting 24.0 percent in the first 15 minutes.
• RJ Davis hit 5 of 7 first-half shot attempts, including 3 of 4 three-pointers, scoring 13 points in the first half.
• Carolina led by as many as 15 points in the opening 12 minutes, only to allow Lehigh to cut the lead to nine at the half (43-34).
• UNC out-rebounded the Mountain Hawks, 27-18, in the first 20 minutes, allowing just three offensive rebounds. Bacot had four first-half offensive boards by himself.
• Seven of Lehigh's 12 first-half field goals were three-pointers.
Second Half
• Lehigh pulled to within as few as five points in the opening minutes of the second half before the Tar Heels ripped off a 14-2 run to open up a 15-point lead once again, this time with 9:37 remaining.
• The Tar Heels pulled away slowly over the course of the second half.
Game Notes
• Carolina improved to 2-0 all-time against Lehigh. Sunday's game was the first meeting in the series since Jan. 2, 1941.
• The Tar Heels have won 14 consecutive games in the Smith Center against non-ACC opponents.
• The Tar Heels also improved to 465-86 all-time in the Smith Center, including 225-18 against non-conference opponents.
• Bacot's double-double was the 70th of his career, extending his own school record. He also posted the 28th 20-point game of his career.
• It was Bacot's third career 20/20 game (20+ points/20+ rebounds in the same game).
• Bacot had six offensive rebounds on Sunday and has 487 in his career. He passed Tyler Hansbrough for the most offensive rebounds at UNC (482).
• It was Bacot's 101st career double-digit scoring game. It was the 101st time he's led the Tar Heels on the boards.
Up Next
UNC will return to action on Friday (Nov. 17) at 8 p.m. in the Smith Center against UC Riverside to conclude a three-game homestand to start the season (tickets are available now). After the game Friday against the Highlanders, the Tar Heels will play six of their next eight games away from Chapel Hill.
Follow Tar Heel basketball on X at @UNC_Basketball and @UNCMBBstats and on Instagram at UNC_Basketball.
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— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) November 14, 2023
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