UNC-Stanford Postgame Notes

POSTGAME NOTES
STANFORD 95, UNC 90
JAN 14, 2026
STANFORD, CALIF.

UNC Scoring Leader: Henri Veesaar and Caleb Wilson 26
UNC Rebound Leader: Wilson 9
UNC Assist Leader: Kyan Evans, Wilson 2
Team Records: UNC 14-3, 2-2 ACC; Stanford 14-4, 3-2 ACC

• Carolina lost for just the second time under head coach Hubert Davis when it shot 50% from the floor. The Tar Heels shot 58.2%, dropping to 8-1 this season and 43-2 under Davis when they shoot at least 50%. The only other loss under Davis was against Michigan State last season, when UNC shot 50.0% in an overtime loss in Maui.
• Carolina had won 17 in a row when shooting 50% from the floor.
• Carolina lost for the first time this season when it led at the half (12-1 this season, 90-11 under Davis).
• Carolina had won 22 in a row when leading at the half.
• Stanford made 16 three-pointers, the most since Alabama made 16 in a four-overtime game on 11/27/2022. The 16 threes equal the most in the last five seasons under Davis.
• The 16 three-pointers were the most by an opponent in a 40-minute game since Iowa made 17 on 12/8/2020.
• Carolina's opponents have made 12, 14, 14 and 16 three-pointers in the last four games, the most ever by the opponents (56) in any four-game stretch. The 30 three-pointers by Wake Forest and Stanford equal the most allowed by UNC in a two-game stretch (NC State and Clemson both made 15 in consecutive games in 2018).
• Stanford made 16 of 28 three-pointers. The Cardinal's percentage of .571 equaled the fifth-highest ever against UNC in a game the opponents attempted at least 20 three-pointers.
• The last four opponents (all ACC games) are a combined 56 for 130 from three-point range (43.1%).
• Carolina shot 51.7% from the floor in the first half and 65.4% in the second. It was the first time UNC lost when shooting 50% from the floor in both halves since losing to Michigan State last season.
• The Tar Heels shot 58.2% from the floor for the game, their highest percentage in a loss since 3/8/2014, when they shot 59.6% in a 93-81 loss at Duke.
• Carolina shot 65.4% from the floor in the second half. That was the highest percentage in a half in a loss since 3/8/2002, when UNC shot 66.7% in the second half in a loss to Duke in the 2002 ACC Tournament.
• The Tar Heels made 16 of 17 two-point field goals in the second half. UNC was 1 for 9 from three and 8 for 16 from the free throw line in the second half.
• Carolina led for 37:56, the longest time it has held the lead in a loss this season.
• Carolina led by as many as 12 points in the first half and 11 in the second. Twelve points is the largest lead in a loss since the 2022 NCAA championship game loss to Kansas, when Carolina held a 16-point advantage.
• Stanford shot 57.1% from the floor. UNC is 0-3 this season when the opponent shoots 50% from the floor.
• The Tar Heels had seven assists on 32 field goals. The seven assists were a season low (previous nine in the loss to Michigan State).
• It was the third time in 38 games that the Tar Heels lost when scoring 90 or more points in the last five seasons.

• Caleb Wilson set his career scoring high with 26 points (previous was 24 vs. Kansas) and Henri Veesaar tied his career high with 26 points (had 26 vs. ETSU).
• Wilson led or co-led UNC in scoring (26), rebounds (9), assists (2), steals (2) and blocks (1). It was the seventh time ever a Tar Heel has led or co-led in those five categories. The last to do it was Coby White vs. Virginia Tech in 2019.
• Veesaar is the first Tar Heel to score 25 or more in consecutive games (25 vs. Wake Forest) since RJ Davis had 25 vs. Pitt and 30 vs. NC State in the 2024 ACC Tournament).
• It was the second game in a row and fourth time this season both Veesaar and Wilson scored 20 or more points.
• Wilson was 11 for 16 from the floor. The 11 field goals are the most by a Tar Heel since Ian Jackson made 11 last season at Notre Dame.
• It was Wilson's 12th 20-point game, which ties Rashad McCants for the second-most by a UNC freshman (Tyler Hansbrough holds the record with 14).
• Stanford's Ebuka Okorie led all scorers with 36 points, most by an opponent since Tennessee's Dalton Knecht scored 37 on 11/29/2023.
• Okorie, Ryan Agarwal (20) and Jeremy Dent-Smith (20) were the first trio to score 20 or more since Duke's Jared McCain, Kyle Filipowski and Jeremy Roach on 2/3/2024.

• The Tar Heels are 13-2 all-time against Stanford, 0-2 since the Cardinal joined the ACC.

Next Game: Saturday, January 17 at Cal (4 p.m. Eastern, ACC Network)

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