Fighting Irish rally, send No. 2 Tar Heels to 2nd straight loss
Demetrius Jackson scored 19 points, Bonzie Colson had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Notre Dame rallied to beat No. 2 North Carolina 80-76 on Saturday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
North Carolina Tar Heels
76
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
80
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | 39 | 37 | 76 |
| ND | 30 | 50 | 80 |
Purcell Pavilion · 9,149 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Wyoming Cowboys | W 76-63 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs Wofford Terriers | W 109-70 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Western Carolina Catamounts | W 80-72 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:05 76-80
Foul on Brice Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 76-80
Steve Vasturia made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 76-79
Foul on Justin Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 76-79
Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 76-78
Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 76-77
Foul on Joel Berry II.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 76-77
Marcus Paige made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 75-77
Marcus Paige made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 74-77
Foul on Rex Pflueger.
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LayUpShot 1:17 74-77
Marcus Paige made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:24 72-77
Bonzie Colson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:24 72-76
Bonzie Colson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:24 72-75
Foul on Isaiah Hicks.
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LayUpShot 1:53 72-75
Marcus Paige made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 2:01 70-75
Foul on Marcus Paige.
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LayUpShot 2:16 70-75
Zach Auguste made Layup. Assisted by Steve Vasturia.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:38 70-73
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:38 69-73
Foul on Demetrius Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:51 69-73
Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:51 69-72
Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:51 69-71
Foul on Joel Berry II.
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LayUpShot 3:18 69-71
Brice Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:26 67-71
Rex Pflueger made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:26 67-70
Rex Pflueger made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:26 67-69
Foul on Joel Berry II.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:00 67-69
Isaiah Hicks made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:00 66-69
Foul on Zach Auguste.
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JumpShot 4:14 66-69
Bonzie Colson made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 4:54 66-67
Joel Berry II made Layup.
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JumpShot 5:32 64-67
Demetrius Jackson made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 6:35 64-65
Bonzie Colson made Layup. Assisted by Demetrius Jackson.
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JumpShot 7:04 64-63
Brice Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:24 62-63
V.J. Beachem made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Vasturia.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:43 62-60
Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:43 61-60
Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:43 60-60
Foul on Zach Auguste.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:51 60-60
Steve Vasturia made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:51 60-59
Foul on Kennedy Meeks.
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LayUpShot 7:51 60-59
Steve Vasturia made Layup. Assisted by V.J. Beachem.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:07 60-57
Marcus Paige made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joel Berry II.
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JumpShot 9:01 57-57
Kennedy Meeks made Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
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LayUpShot 9:22 55-57
Demetrius Jackson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:47 55-55
V.J. Beachem made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:47 55-54
V.J. Beachem made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:47 55-53
Foul on Brice Johnson.
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TipShot 10:07 55-53
Kennedy Meeks made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:24 53-53
V.J. Beachem made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Vasturia.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:51 53-50
Justin Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:51 52-50
Foul on Steve Vasturia.
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LayUpShot 10:51 52-50
Justin Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Kennedy Meeks.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:02 50-50
Bonzie Colson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:02 50-49
Bonzie Colson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:02 50-48
Foul on Isaiah Hicks.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:09 50-48
Justin Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:09 49-48
Justin Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:09 48-48
Foul on Rex Pflueger.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:23 48-48
V.J. Beachem made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:23 48-47
V.J. Beachem made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:23 48-46
Foul on Luke Maye.
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LayUpShot 13:05 48-46
Steve Vasturia made Layup.
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End Game 0:00 76-80
End of Game
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Steal 0:03 76-80
Zach Auguste Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:03 76-80
Brice Johnson Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:05 76-80
Brice Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 76-80
Zach Auguste missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:05 76-80
Notre Dame Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 76-80
Zach Auguste missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 76-80
Foul on Brice Johnson.
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Defensive Rebound 0:08 76-80
Zach Auguste Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:08 76-80
Joel Berry II missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 76-80
Steve Vasturia made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:10 76-79
Notre Dame Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 76-79
Steve Vasturia missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 76-79
Foul on Justin Jackson.
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Defensive Rebound 0:14 76-79
Steve Vasturia Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:14 76-79
Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 76-79
Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 76-78
Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 76-77
Foul on Joel Berry II.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 76-77
Marcus Paige made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:32 75-77
Marcus Paige made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:32 74-77
Foul on Rex Pflueger.
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Defensive Rebound 0:45 74-77
Brice Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:45 74-77
Steve Vasturia missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:02 74-77
Notre Dame Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:02 74-77
Brice Johnson Block.
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LayUpShot 1:02 74-77
Rex Pflueger missed Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 1:14 74-77
North Carolina Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:17 74-77
Marcus Paige made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:24 72-77
Bonzie Colson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:24 72-76
Bonzie Colson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:24 72-75
Foul on Isaiah Hicks.
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Offensive Rebound 1:28 72-75
Bonzie Colson Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:28 72-75
Demetrius Jackson missed Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 1:50 72-75
North Carolina Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:53 72-75
Marcus Paige made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 2:01 70-75
Brice Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:01 70-75
Zach Auguste missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:01 70-75
Notre Dame Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:01 70-75
Zach Auguste missed Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 365 events.
Team Stats
UNC
ND
27-59
FG
23-66
46
Field Goal %
35
6-12
3PT
3-16
50
Three Point %
19
16-21
FT
31-38
76
Free Throw %
82
41
Rebounds
40
15
Offensive Rebounds
20
26
Defensive Rebounds
20
17
Assists
9
1
Steals
10
5
Blocks
3
13
Turnovers
2
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
2
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
27
Fouls
16
15
Largest Lead
5
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