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Henri Veesaar had 25 points & 10 rebounds in the loss.
Photo by: Maggie Hobson
UNC-VCU Postgame Notes
March 23, 2026 | Men's Basketball
GAME 33: VCU 82, UNC 78 (OT)
NCAA SOUTH FIRST ROUND
3/19/26 IN GREENVILLE, S.C.
• Carolina led by 19 (56-37) with 13:49 to play but lost in overtime. It was the largest lead UNC has ever lost in an NCAA Tournament game (the largest ever by any team in a round of 64 game and the sixth largest in any game).
• It was UNC's largest lead in a loss since 1/22/2004 at Florida State. The Tar Heels led by 24 in the first half before the Seminoles won, 90-81, in overtime.
• The Rams outscored the Tar Heels, 38-19, to send the game to overtime.
• Carolina was 0 for 6 from the floor and missed three of its six free throws in overtime.
• It was the first time the Tar Heels failed to make a field goal in an overtime period since going 0 for 8 in a 64-61 loss at Miami on 1/4/2003.
• It was UNC's first overtime game this season.
• UNC shot 60.0% from the free throw line (12 of 20), its lowest percentage in an NCAA Tournament game since the 2017 national championship game victory over Gonzaga.
• Carolina led, 39-28, at halftime. It was UNC's second-largest halftime lead in a loss in the NCAA Tournament (15 vs. Kansas in the 2022 national championship).
• It was the second time in 20 games the Tar Heels lost when leading at the half (led at Stanford by two points).
• It was the second time this season UNC led by double digits at the half in a loss (led Stanford by 12).
• Carolina led for 34:46 (all but 20 seconds in regulation). It was the second-longest UNC has led in a loss this season (37:56 at Stanford).
• UNC has lost consecutive games in the round of 64 for the first time.
• The Tar Heels dropped to 134-52 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including 33-4 in the round of 64 and 3-4 as a No. 6 seed.
• Hubert Davis is 8-4 as head coach in the NCAA Tournament.Â
• The loss marked the first time UNC ever lost its final regular-season game, its only game in the ACC Tournament and its only game in the NCAA Tournament.
• Carolina is 8-3 in overtime games in the NCAA Tournament. It was the first OT game since a second-round win over Baylor in 2022.
• It was UNC's first overtime loss in the NCAA Tournament since 2007 vs. Georgetown.
• Veesaar led UNC with 26 points and 10 rebounds. It was his 15th double-double, ninth 20-point game and ninth time leading the Tar Heels in scoring.
• Veesaar made 3 of 6 three-pointers, his 11th game with multiple threes and third with three or more.
• Trimble had six assists and a career-high five steals. The five steals tied the most by a Tar Heel in Davis' five seasons as head coach.
• Dixon had six assists and made three 3FGs, his fourth-straight game with three or more.
• VCU's Terrence Hill Jr., came off the bench to score 34 points, which equaled the fifth-most by an opponent in the NCAA Tournament.
• Hill's 34 points were the most since Providence's Bryce Cotton scored 36 in 2014.
• Hill went 7 for 10 from three-point range. The seven 3FGs tied the fourth-most by an opponent in an NCAA Tournament game and were the most since Iona's Rickey McGill made seven in 2019.
• Hill's seven threes equaled the most against UNC this season (Wake Forest's Nate Calmese made seven) and tied the most by an opponent against a Hubert Davis-led team.
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NCAA SOUTH FIRST ROUND
3/19/26 IN GREENVILLE, S.C.
• Carolina led by 19 (56-37) with 13:49 to play but lost in overtime. It was the largest lead UNC has ever lost in an NCAA Tournament game (the largest ever by any team in a round of 64 game and the sixth largest in any game).
• It was UNC's largest lead in a loss since 1/22/2004 at Florida State. The Tar Heels led by 24 in the first half before the Seminoles won, 90-81, in overtime.
• The Rams outscored the Tar Heels, 38-19, to send the game to overtime.
• Carolina was 0 for 6 from the floor and missed three of its six free throws in overtime.
• It was the first time the Tar Heels failed to make a field goal in an overtime period since going 0 for 8 in a 64-61 loss at Miami on 1/4/2003.
• It was UNC's first overtime game this season.
• UNC shot 60.0% from the free throw line (12 of 20), its lowest percentage in an NCAA Tournament game since the 2017 national championship game victory over Gonzaga.
• Carolina led, 39-28, at halftime. It was UNC's second-largest halftime lead in a loss in the NCAA Tournament (15 vs. Kansas in the 2022 national championship).
• It was the second time in 20 games the Tar Heels lost when leading at the half (led at Stanford by two points).
• It was the second time this season UNC led by double digits at the half in a loss (led Stanford by 12).
• Carolina led for 34:46 (all but 20 seconds in regulation). It was the second-longest UNC has led in a loss this season (37:56 at Stanford).
• UNC has lost consecutive games in the round of 64 for the first time.
• The Tar Heels dropped to 134-52 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including 33-4 in the round of 64 and 3-4 as a No. 6 seed.
• Hubert Davis is 8-4 as head coach in the NCAA Tournament.Â
• The loss marked the first time UNC ever lost its final regular-season game, its only game in the ACC Tournament and its only game in the NCAA Tournament.
• Carolina is 8-3 in overtime games in the NCAA Tournament. It was the first OT game since a second-round win over Baylor in 2022.
• It was UNC's first overtime loss in the NCAA Tournament since 2007 vs. Georgetown.
• Veesaar led UNC with 26 points and 10 rebounds. It was his 15th double-double, ninth 20-point game and ninth time leading the Tar Heels in scoring.
• Veesaar made 3 of 6 three-pointers, his 11th game with multiple threes and third with three or more.
• Trimble had six assists and a career-high five steals. The five steals tied the most by a Tar Heel in Davis' five seasons as head coach.
• Dixon had six assists and made three 3FGs, his fourth-straight game with three or more.
• VCU's Terrence Hill Jr., came off the bench to score 34 points, which equaled the fifth-most by an opponent in the NCAA Tournament.
• Hill's 34 points were the most since Providence's Bryce Cotton scored 36 in 2014.
• Hill went 7 for 10 from three-point range. The seven 3FGs tied the fourth-most by an opponent in an NCAA Tournament game and were the most since Iona's Rickey McGill made seven in 2019.
• Hill's seven threes equaled the most against UNC this season (Wake Forest's Nate Calmese made seven) and tied the most by an opponent against a Hubert Davis-led team.
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