Britt helps No. 1 UNC beat Fairfield 92-65 in home opener
Nate Britt matched his career high with 17 points and No. 1 North Carolina gradually pulled away in the second half to beat Fairfield 92-65 on Sunday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Fairfield Stags
65
North Carolina Tar Heels
92
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAIR | 32 | 33 | 65 |
| UNC | 40 | 52 | 92 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | @ Wisconsin Badgers | L 42-89 | NCAAM |
| 11/8/26 | @ Bryant Bulldogs | W 68-59 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Vermont Catamounts | L 67-79 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:22 65-92
Andrew Leone made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:22 64-92
Foul on Toby Egbuna.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 64-92
Jerry Johnson Jr made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:58 63-92
Foul on Stilman White.
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LayUpShot 1:22 63-92
Tyler Nelson made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Degnan.
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JumpShot 1:37 61-92
Kenny Williams made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:53 61-90
Tyler Nelson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:53 60-90
Tyler Nelson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:53 59-90
Foul on Kenny Williams.
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DunkShot 2:28 59-90
Isaiah Hicks made Dunk. Assisted by Nate Britt.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:12 59-88
Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:12 59-87
Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:12 59-86
Foul on Marcus Gilbert.
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LayUpShot 3:27 59-86
Marcus Gilbert made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:35 57-86
Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
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JumpShot 4:17 57-83
Justin Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
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JumpShot 4:43 57-81
Brice Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
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JumpShot 5:29 57-79
Justin Jackson made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:45 57-77
Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:45 57-76
Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:45 57-75
Foul on Scott King Jr..
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PersonalFoul 6:02 57-75
Foul on Jonathan Kasibabu.
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DunkShot 6:20 57-75
Brice Johnson made Dunk.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:44 57-73
Marcus Gilbert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerome Segura.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:06 54-73
Kennedy Meeks made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:06 54-72
Kennedy Meeks made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:06 54-71
Foul on Jonathan Kasibabu.
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PersonalFoul 7:10 54-71
Foul on Isaiah Hicks.
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JumpShot 7:23 54-71
Isaiah Hicks made Jumper. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
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PersonalFoul 7:39 54-69
Foul on Marcus Gilbert.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:25 54-69
Marcus Gilbert made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:25 53-69
Foul on Theo Pinson.
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LayUpShot 8:43 53-69
Justin Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Kennedy Meeks.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:12 53-67
Nate Britt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:37 53-64
Marcus Gilbert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jonathan Kasibabu.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:02 50-64
Nate Britt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:13 50-61
Marcus Gilbert made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:13 49-61
Marcus Gilbert made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:13 48-61
Foul on Theo Pinson.
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JumpShot 10:23 48-61
Justin Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Nate Britt.
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TipShot 10:33 48-59
Scott King Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:38 46-59
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:38 46-58
Foul on Jerry Johnson Jr.
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PersonalFoul 10:45 46-58
Foul on Brice Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 10:56 46-58
Foul on Kennedy Meeks.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:01 46-58
Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:01 46-57
Foul on Marcus Gilbert.
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PersonalFoul 11:32 46-57
Foul on Coleman Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 11:48 46-57
Foul on Joel James.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:02 46-57
Theo Pinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Britt.
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PersonalFoul 12:49 46-54
Foul on Joel James.
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PersonalFoul 13:10 46-54
Foul on Brice Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 13:31 46-54
Foul on Nate Britt.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:49 46-54
Scott King Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jerome Segura.
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JumpShot 13:57 43-54
Nate Britt made Jumper. Assisted by Joel Berry II.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:05 43-52
Jerry Johnson Jr made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Gilbert.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:25 40-52
Nate Britt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joel Berry II.
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PersonalFoul 14:51 40-49
Foul on Matija Milin.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:19 40-49
Matija Milin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coleman Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 15:44 37-49
Foul on Matija Milin.
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End Game 0:00 65-92
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:04 65-92
Kanler Coker Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:04 65-92
Curtis Cobb missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:12 65-92
Matt Hill Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:12 65-92
Toby Egbuna missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:22 65-92
Andrew Leone made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:22 64-92
Fairfield Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:22 64-92
Andrew Leone missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:22 64-92
Foul on Toby Egbuna.
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Defensive Rebound 0:37 64-92
Matt Hill Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:38 64-92
Kanler Coker missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:58 64-92
Luke Maye Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 64-92
Jerry Johnson Jr missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 64-92
Jerry Johnson Jr made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:58 63-92
Foul on Stilman White.
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Defensive Rebound 1:06 63-92
Matija Milin Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:06 63-92
Spenser Dalton missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:16 63-92
North Carolina Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:22 63-92
Tyler Nelson made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Degnan.
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JumpShot 1:37 61-92
Kenny Williams made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:53 61-90
Tyler Nelson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:53 60-90
Tyler Nelson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:53 59-90
Foul on Kenny Williams.
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Offensive Rebound 2:07 59-90
Fairfield Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:07 59-90
Coleman Johnson missed Jumper.
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DunkShot 2:28 59-90
Isaiah Hicks made Dunk. Assisted by Nate Britt.
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Defensive Rebound 2:35 59-88
Nate Britt Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:35 59-88
Jerome Segura missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:41 59-88
Fairfield Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:41 59-88
Curtis Cobb missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:46 59-88
Fairfield Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:46 59-88
Coleman Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:12 59-88
Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:12 59-87
Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:12 59-86
Foul on Marcus Gilbert.
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LayUpShot 3:27 59-86
Marcus Gilbert made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:35 57-86
Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:56 57-83
Official TV Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:57 57-83
Curtis Cobb Turnover.
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Steal 4:01 57-83
Jerry Johnson Jr Steal.
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Team Stats
FAIR
UNC
23-65
FG
33-66
35
Field Goal %
50
10-35
3PT
8-23
29
Three Point %
35
9-15
FT
18-32
60
Free Throw %
56
39
Rebounds
45
15
Offensive Rebounds
14
24
Defensive Rebounds
31
14
Assists
22
7
Steals
8
2
Blocks
3
19
Turnovers
10
0
Team Turnovers
0
19
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
24
Fouls
20
0
Largest Lead
31
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