UNC-Virginia Tech Postgame Notes

POSTGAME NOTES
CAROLINA 96, VIRGINIA TECH 81
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

UNC Scoring Leader: Armando Bacot 25
UNC Rebound Leader: Harrison Ingram 17
UNC Assist Leader: RJ Davis 5
Team Records: Carolina 20-6, 12-3 ACC; Virginia Tech 14-11, 6-8 ACC

• UNC's 20th win marks its 64th season with at least 20 wins. It is UNC's third consecutive season with 20 or more wins under head coach Hubert Davis.
• UNC scored 90 or more points for the seventh time this season and the 20th time under Hubert Davis. Carolina is 7-0 this season and 19-1 under Davis when scoring 90 or more points.
• UNC shot 51.5% from the floor, fifth time this season it shot 50% or better. UNC has won 28 consecutive games when shooting 50% or higher.
• Carolina shot 56.7% from the floor in the second half, its best in a second half since shooting 61.3% vs. Wake Forest on January 22. Carolina is 7-1 this season (loss to Kentucky) when it shoots 50% or better in the second half.
• UNC scored 80 or more points for the 14th time this season and the first time since defeating Duke, 93-84. Carolina is 12-2 when scoring 80 or more points this season.
• Carolina scored 50 points in the first half. UNC is 9-1 when scoring at least 40 points in the first half.
• It was the second time the Tar Heels scored at least 50 points in the first half in an ACC game this season (52 against Syracuse) and the fourth time overall. UNC is 4-0 when scoring 50 or more points in the first half.
• UNC led by 11 at the half, its largest halftime lead since leading Louisville by 17 on January 17.
• Carolina outrebounded its opponent (43-31) for the 15th consecutive game. The 12-rebound margin (43-31) marked the 10th time the Tar Heels have outrebounded their opponent by 10 or more. UNC is 10-0 this season when outrebounding its opponent by at least 10.
• UNC scored 54 points in the paint, its second-highest total of the season and most since it scored 58 in a 36-point win over Syracuse on January 13.
• Carolina had an 11-0 run (6-0 to end the first half and 5-0 to begin the second). It was the 17th time this season UNC had at least one 10-0 run in a game (UNC is 14-3 in those games).
• Carolina held Virginia Tech to 41.8% from the floor and 26.9% from three. It was the ninth time in 15 ACC games UNC held an opponent under 30% from three (UNC is 9-0 in those games).
• Armando Bacot scored a game-high 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds (four offensive). It was Bacot's 81st career double-double, passing Malik Rose of Drexel for the seventh-most double-doubles in NCAA history. It was his fifth straight double-double and 13th of the season (UNC 10-3 this season and 58-23 over the last five seasons when he has a double-double).
• This was the third time this season and seventh career game (UNC 7-0) with at least 25 points and 10 rebounds.
• Bacot has 1,603 rebounds. He passed NC State's Ronnie Shavlik (1,598) for second place on the ACC's all-time rebounding list.
• Bacot passed Marvin Barnes (Providence) and Shavlik for 15th in NCAA history in rebounds.
• UNC improved to 6-1 this season and 27-6 in his career when Bacot scores 20 or more points.
• Bacot has 2,188 points. He passed Wake Forest's Len Chappell (2,165) and Maryland's Greivis Vasquez (2,171) for 20th ACC all-time scoring.
• Bacot made a season-high 11 field goals, the most since he made 11 against Michigan last season.
• Bacot's 16 field goal attempts tied his season high and were the most since the season opener vs. Radford.
• Bacot led UNC in scoring for the eighth time this season and the 43rd time in his career. UNC is 7-1 this season when Bacot leads in scoring and 30-13 overall.
• Harrison scored 12 points and had 17 rebounds (five offensive). It was his ninth double-double of the season and his third in the last five games. UNC is 8-1 when Ingram has a double-double. He had 11 points and 12 rebounds in the first half.
• This was the fourth time this season and fourth time in ACC play Ingram had 15 or more rebounds.
• It was the 12th time Ingram led UNC in rebounds (Bacot also has led 12 times this season).
• Ingram scored his 1,000 career point in the first half. He scored 682 in two seasons at Stanford and has 326 in 26 games as a Tar Heel.
• RJ Davis scored 20 points, hit three 3FGs and led UNC with five assists. It was the 17th time this season Davis scored 20 or more points.
• Davis extended his UNC record for games with multiple three-pointers to 23.
• Davis has 1,858 points. He passed current UNC assistant coach Marcus Paige (1,844) for 12th in scoring at UNC.
• Davis had five assists for the fourth time in the last five games. He has at least five assists in eight games this season and 30 times as a Tar Heel.
• Carolina is 7-1 this season and 26-5 over the last four seasons when Davis has five or more assists.
• Davis has 397 career assists. He passed George Karl (394) for 19th in UNC history.
• Cormac Ryan scored 16 points, his second straight game and 14th this season in double figures.
• Ryan made four 3FGs for the second game in a row and fourth time this season (Kentucky, Louisville, at Syracuse and Virginia Tech).
• This was third straight game and the sixth time in the last seven games Ryan has made multiple threes. He has made 18 threes in the last seven games.
• Elliot Cadeau was a plus 20 in the first half and finished the game plus 19, which equaled his second best +/- this season. He was plus 27 in the win over Syracuse.
• Seth Trimble had a season-high four assists, which was one off his career high.

UNC-Virginia Tech
•UNC is 73-17 all-time against Virginia Tech, including 34-6 in Chapel Hill (9-1 in the Smith Center) and 20-7 since the Hokies joined the ACC.
• The Tar Heels are 22-3 against Virginia Tech when ranked in the AP Top 10.
• Tyler Nickel became the first individual to play against UNC after playing for the Tar Heels since Larry Davis. Davis played for UNC from 1992-94 before he transferred to South Carolina. Davis played against UNC in Charlotte in December 1996.

Next Game: Saturday, February 24 at Virginia

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Players Mentioned

Armando Bacot

Elliot Cadeau

RJ Davis

Harrison Ingram

Tyler Nickel

Cormac Ryan

Seth Trimble

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