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UNC-Duke Postgame Notes
March 4, 2023 | Men's Basketball
POSTGAME NOTES
DUKE 62, UNC 57
MARCH 4, 2023
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
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UNC Scoring Leader: Armando Bacot, RJ Davis 17
UNC Rebound Leader: Bacot 11
UNC Assist Leader: Davis, Caleb Love 3
Team Records: UNC 19-12, 11-9 ACC; Duke 23-8, 14-6 ACC
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• With the loss Carolina is the No. 7 seed in the 2023 ACC Tournament. The Tar Heels will play Wednesday against the winner of Tuesday's game between No. 10 Boston College and No. 15 Louisville.
• The loss drops UNC to 12-3 at home this season.
• Carolina scored 57 points, which equaled the season-low 57 the Tar Heels scored at Duke.
• This is the first time since 2010 the Tar Heels scored fewer than 60 points in consecutive games against the Blue Devils.
• Carolina made a season-low 17 field goals (previous was 20 at Indiana).
• It was UNC's fewest field goals in a game since making 16 in a win over Boston College last season.
• Carolina shot a season-low 30.4% from the floor (previous was 33.3% at Notre Dame).
• Carolina shot 26.7% from the floor in the second half, its lowest percentage in a second half this season (previous was 28.6% at Duke).
• Carolina is 6-2 this season when holding opponents under 40% from the floor. Both losses came against Duke. The Blue Devils shot 38.7% at Duke and 37.9% this evening.
• Armando Bacot scored 17 points, had 11 rebounds and blocked four shots.
• Bacot passed Michael Jordan for 14th in UNC scoring with 1,795 points.
• Bacot tied Ronnie Shavlik of NC State for third in ACC history with his 68th career double-double (19th this season).
• RJ Davis shared UNC scoring honors with Bacot with 17 points. Davis passed Ademola Okulaja and Raymond Felton and tied Ed Cota for 55th in UNC career scoring with 1,262 points.
• Leaky Black had nine points and eight rebounds in his 153rd career game, which is the most by any Tar Heel in history. Deon Thompson played in 152 in four seasons from 2006-10.
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Series vs. Duke
• The Blue Devils have won two straight.
• The Tar Heels lead the series, 143-117.
• Carolina is 20-18 against Duke in the Smith Center and 65-39 in Chapel Hill.
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DUKE 62, UNC 57
MARCH 4, 2023
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
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UNC Scoring Leader: Armando Bacot, RJ Davis 17
UNC Rebound Leader: Bacot 11
UNC Assist Leader: Davis, Caleb Love 3
Team Records: UNC 19-12, 11-9 ACC; Duke 23-8, 14-6 ACC
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• With the loss Carolina is the No. 7 seed in the 2023 ACC Tournament. The Tar Heels will play Wednesday against the winner of Tuesday's game between No. 10 Boston College and No. 15 Louisville.
• The loss drops UNC to 12-3 at home this season.
• Carolina scored 57 points, which equaled the season-low 57 the Tar Heels scored at Duke.
• This is the first time since 2010 the Tar Heels scored fewer than 60 points in consecutive games against the Blue Devils.
• Carolina made a season-low 17 field goals (previous was 20 at Indiana).
• It was UNC's fewest field goals in a game since making 16 in a win over Boston College last season.
• Carolina shot a season-low 30.4% from the floor (previous was 33.3% at Notre Dame).
• Carolina shot 26.7% from the floor in the second half, its lowest percentage in a second half this season (previous was 28.6% at Duke).
• Carolina is 6-2 this season when holding opponents under 40% from the floor. Both losses came against Duke. The Blue Devils shot 38.7% at Duke and 37.9% this evening.
• Armando Bacot scored 17 points, had 11 rebounds and blocked four shots.
• Bacot passed Michael Jordan for 14th in UNC scoring with 1,795 points.
• Bacot tied Ronnie Shavlik of NC State for third in ACC history with his 68th career double-double (19th this season).
• RJ Davis shared UNC scoring honors with Bacot with 17 points. Davis passed Ademola Okulaja and Raymond Felton and tied Ed Cota for 55th in UNC career scoring with 1,262 points.
• Leaky Black had nine points and eight rebounds in his 153rd career game, which is the most by any Tar Heel in history. Deon Thompson played in 152 in four seasons from 2006-10.
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Series vs. Duke
• The Blue Devils have won two straight.
• The Tar Heels lead the series, 143-117.
• Carolina is 20-18 against Duke in the Smith Center and 65-39 in Chapel Hill.
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