No. 7 Tar Heels beat Yellow Jackets 86-78 for 2-0 ACC start
Joel Berry II scored a career-high 19 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 5:07 left to help No. 7 North Carolina beat Georgia Tech 86-78 on Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
78
North Carolina Tar Heels
86
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GT | 42 | 36 | 78 |
| UNC | 39 | 47 | 86 |
Dean E. Smith Center · 17,392 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels | W 85-71 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs Georgia Southern Eagles | W 95-83 | NCAAM |
| 11/3/26 | vs Hampton Pirates | W 75-55 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 78-86
Marcus Georges-Hunt made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 77-86
Marcus Georges-Hunt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:23 76-86
Foul on Brice Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 76-86
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:31 76-85
Foul on Charles Mitchell.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 76-85
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:46 76-84
Foul on Quinton Stephens.
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LayUpShot 0:52 76-84
Marcus Georges-Hunt made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 74-84
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 74-83
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 74-82
Foul on Adam Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:19 74-82
Justin Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:19 74-81
Justin Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:19 74-80
Foul on Marcus Georges-Hunt.
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JumpShot 1:38 74-80
Marcus Georges-Hunt made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:44 72-80
Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:44 72-79
Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:44 72-78
Foul on James White.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:23 72-78
Marcus Georges-Hunt made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:23 71-78
Marcus Georges-Hunt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:23 70-78
Foul on Justin Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:36 70-78
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:36 70-77
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:36 70-76
Foul on Adam Smith.
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JumpShot 3:14 70-76
Marcus Paige made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:42 70-74
Adam Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Heath.
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JumpShot 3:58 67-74
Justin Jackson made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:40 67-72
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:40 67-71
Foul on Adam Smith.
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LayUpShot 4:40 67-71
Joel Berry II made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:07 67-69
Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:03 67-66
Joel James made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:03 67-65
Foul on Charles Mitchell.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:19 67-65
Marcus Georges-Hunt made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:19 66-65
Marcus Georges-Hunt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:19 65-65
Foul on Isaiah Hicks.
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PersonalFoul 6:46 65-65
Foul on Brice Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 6:55 65-65
Foul on Marcus Georges-Hunt.
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JumpShot 7:30 65-65
Justin Jackson made Jumper.
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JumpShot 7:54 65-63
Josh Heath made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 8:57 63-63
Brice Johnson made Layup.
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JumpShot 9:12 63-61
Ben Lammers made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Heath.
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PersonalFoul 9:23 61-61
Foul on Brice Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 9:23 61-61
Foul on Ben Lammers.
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JumpShot 9:37 61-61
Marcus Georges-Hunt made Jumper.
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JumpShot 11:09 59-61
Nick Jacobs made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Heath.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:31 57-61
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:31 57-60
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:31 57-59
Foul on Charles Mitchell.
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DunkShot 11:55 57-59
Brice Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Nate Britt.
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JumpShot 12:34 57-57
Isaiah Hicks made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:41 57-55
Foul on Quinton Stephens.
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JumpShot 13:28 57-55
Justin Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Joel Berry II.
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PersonalFoul 13:39 57-53
Foul on Ben Lammers.
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PersonalFoul 14:10 57-53
Foul on Theo Pinson.
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DunkShot 14:36 57-53
Charles Mitchell made Dunk. Assisted by Tadric Jackson.
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LayUpShot 14:56 55-53
Isaiah Hicks made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 15:14 55-51
Foul on Tadric Jackson.
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LayUpShot 15:21 55-51
Charles Mitchell made Layup. Assisted by Travis Jorgenson.
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PersonalFoul 16:01 53-51
Foul on Theo Pinson.
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End Game 0:00 78-86
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 78-86
Marcus Georges-Hunt made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 77-86
Marcus Georges-Hunt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:23 76-86
Foul on Brice Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 76-86
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:31 76-85
North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:31 76-85
Theo Pinson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:31 76-85
Foul on Charles Mitchell.
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Defensive Rebound 0:32 76-85
Brice Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:32 76-85
Quinton Stephens missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:33 76-85
Adam Smith Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:33 76-85
Brice Johnson Block.
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LayUpShot 0:33 76-85
Charles Mitchell missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:37 76-85
Charles Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:37 76-85
Josh Heath missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 76-85
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:46 76-84
North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 76-84
Joel Berry II missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:46 76-84
Foul on Quinton Stephens.
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ShortTimeOut 0:51 76-84
Georgia Tech Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:52 76-84
Marcus Georges-Hunt made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 74-84
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:01 74-83
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:01 74-82
Foul on Adam Smith.
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Defensive Rebound 1:10 74-82
Joel Berry II Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:10 74-82
Charles Mitchell missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:19 74-82
Justin Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:19 74-81
Justin Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:19 74-80
Foul on Marcus Georges-Hunt.
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JumpShot 1:38 74-80
Marcus Georges-Hunt made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:44 72-80
Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:44 72-79
Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:44 72-78
Foul on James White.
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Offensive Rebound 1:57 72-78
North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:57 72-78
Justin Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Jumpball 2:03 72-78
Jump Ball won by North Carolina
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MadeFreeThrow 2:23 72-78
Marcus Georges-Hunt made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:23 71-78
Marcus Georges-Hunt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:23 70-78
Foul on Justin Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:36 70-78
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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Team Stats
GT
UNC
27-64
FG
30-59
42
Field Goal %
51
7-15
3PT
2-12
47
Three Point %
17
15-19
FT
24-29
79
Free Throw %
83
30
Rebounds
39
9
Offensive Rebounds
9
21
Defensive Rebounds
30
16
Assists
13
8
Steals
2
4
Blocks
4
9
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
0
9
Total Turnovers
11
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
25
Fouls
18
9
Largest Lead
10
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