24-point run lifts UNC over Notre Dame 78-47 in ACC semis
With Marcus Paige leading the way, No. 7 North Carolina scored 24 consecutive points over a 9 1/2-minute span bridging halftime and easily beat defending champion Notre Dame 78-47 on Friday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
47
North Carolina Tar Heels
78
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ND | 22 | 25 | 47 |
| UNC | 41 | 37 | 78 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs Eastern Illinois Panthers | W 94-70 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Mercyhurst Lakers | W 83-56 | NCAAM |
| 11/1/26 | @ Villanova Wildcats | W 74-72 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 47-78
Matt Farrell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 46-78
Matt Farrell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 45-78
Foul on Stilman White.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:53 45-78
Matt Farrell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:53 44-78
Foul on Joel James.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:05 44-78
Matt Ryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Farrell.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:11 41-78
Nate Britt made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:11 41-77
Nate Britt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:11 41-76
Foul on Martinas Geben.
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DunkShot 4:29 41-76
Brice Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Nate Britt.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:55 41-74
Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:55 41-73
Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:55 41-72
Foul on Bonzie Colson.
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LayUpShot 5:14 41-72
Justin Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:59 41-70
Marcus Paige made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:11 41-67
Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:11 40-67
Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:11 39-67
Foul on Joel Berry II.
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LayUpShot 6:38 39-67
Justin Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
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PersonalFoul 6:55 39-65
Foul on Theo Pinson.
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LayUpShot 7:16 39-65
Marcus Paige made Layup. Assisted by Kennedy Meeks.
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LayUpShot 7:25 39-63
Bonzie Colson made Layup. Assisted by Demetrius Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:47 37-63
Nate Britt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:47 37-62
Foul on Matt Farrell.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:38 37-62
Justin Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:38 37-61
Foul on V.J. Beachem.
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PersonalFoul 8:38 37-61
Foul on Steve Vasturia.
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LayUpShot 8:38 37-61
Nate Britt made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:17 37-59
Bonzie Colson made Layup. Assisted by Steve Vasturia.
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PersonalFoul 9:37 35-59
Foul on Matt Ryan.
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DunkShot 10:09 35-59
Isaiah Hicks made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
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PersonalFoul 10:26 35-57
Foul on Matt Ryan.
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PersonalFoul 10:34 35-57
Foul on Matt Ryan.
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TipShot 11:16 35-57
Justin Jackson made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:41 35-55
V.J. Beachem made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Farrell.
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PersonalFoul 11:48 32-55
Foul on Brice Johnson.
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JumpShot 12:14 32-55
Justin Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Joel Berry II.
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PersonalFoul 12:21 32-53
Foul on Zach Auguste.
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PersonalFoul 12:24 32-53
Foul on Marcus Paige.
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JumpShot 13:03 32-53
Bonzie Colson made Jumper. Assisted by Zach Auguste.
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TipShot 13:36 30-53
Zach Auguste made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 14:01 28-53
Joel Berry II made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Hicks.
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DunkShot 14:36 28-51
Isaiah Hicks made Dunk. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
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JumpShot 14:52 28-49
Bonzie Colson made Jumper. Assisted by Matt Farrell.
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PersonalFoul 15:06 26-49
Foul on Isaiah Hicks.
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PersonalFoul 15:40 26-49
Foul on Joel James.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:00 26-49
Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:00 25-49
Demetrius Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:00 24-49
Foul on Kennedy Meeks.
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JumpShot 16:27 24-49
Kennedy Meeks made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:38 24-47
Bonzie Colson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:38 23-47
Bonzie Colson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:38 22-47
Foul on Brice Johnson.
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JumpShot 17:10 22-47
Brice Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Joel Berry II.
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DunkShot 17:57 22-45
Justin Jackson made Dunk. Assisted by Kennedy Meeks.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:00 22-43
Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:00 22-42
Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 19:00 22-41
Foul on Zach Auguste.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 22-41
Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
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PersonalFoul 0:08 22-38
Foul on Isaiah Hicks.
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End Game 0:00 47-78
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 47-78
Matt Farrell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 46-78
Matt Farrell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 45-78
Foul on Stilman White.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:10 45-78
Justin Coleman Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 0:27 45-78
North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:27 45-78
Toby Egbuna missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:39 45-78
Matt Farrell Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:53 45-78
Notre Dame Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:53 45-78
Luke Maye missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:07 45-78
Luke Maye Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:07 45-78
Matt Ryan missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:15 45-78
Martinas Geben Defensive Rebound.
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TipShot 1:15 45-78
Kenny Williams missed Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 1:15 45-78
Kenny Williams Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:15 45-78
Luke Maye missed Layup.
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Steal 1:24 45-78
Nate Britt Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:24 45-78
Matt Farrell Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:34 45-78
Martinas Geben Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:34 45-78
Joel James missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:53 45-78
Joel James Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:53 45-78
Matt Farrell missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:53 45-78
Matt Farrell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:53 44-78
Foul on Joel James.
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Offensive Rebound 2:17 44-78
Rex Pflueger Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:17 44-78
Matt Farrell missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:35 44-78
Austin Burgett Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:35 44-78
Nate Britt missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:05 44-78
Matt Ryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Farrell.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:11 41-78
Nate Britt made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:11 41-77
Nate Britt made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:11 41-76
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:11 41-76
Foul on Martinas Geben.
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Offensive Rebound 3:23 41-76
Luke Maye Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:23 41-76
Nate Britt missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 3:32 41-76
North Carolina Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 3:41 41-76
Nate Britt Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:41 41-76
Matt Farrell missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:51 41-76
Matt Ryan Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:51 41-76
Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
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Team Stats
ND
UNC
15-50
FG
30-69
30
Field Goal %
43
5-19
3PT
6-15
26
Three Point %
40
12-17
FT
12-19
71
Free Throw %
63
31
Rebounds
49
7
Offensive Rebounds
19
24
Defensive Rebounds
30
8
Assists
21
5
Steals
8
3
Blocks
4
17
Turnovers
10
0
Team Turnovers
0
17
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
10
Points Off Turnovers
13
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
18
Fouls
17
1
Largest Lead
37
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