Meeks leads No. 8 UNC past Northern Iowa, 85-42
Kennedy Meeks scored 10 of his 18 points during No. 8 North Carolina's dominant second half, leading the Tar Heels past Northern Iowa 85-42 on Wednesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Northern Iowa Panthers
42
North Carolina Tar Heels
85
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNI | 26 | 16 | 42 |
| UNC | 33 | 52 | 85 |
Dean E. Smith Center
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Green Bay Phoenix | W 89-76 | NCAAM |
| 11/7/26 | @ Furman Paladins | L 83-98 | NCAAM |
| 11/3/26 | vs Cornell (IA) Rams | W 106-70 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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DunkShot 0:08 42-85
Seventh Woods made Dunk.
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DunkShot 0:11 42-83
Seventh Woods made Dunk.
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TipShot 0:29 42-81
Tony Bradley made Two Point Tip Shot.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 42-79
Foul on Kanler Coker.
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LayUpShot 0:49 42-79
Tony Bradley made Layup.
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LayUpShot 1:32 42-77
Tony Bradley made Layup. Assisted by Luke Maye.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:57 42-75
Shea Rush made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seventh Woods.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:33 42-72
Luke Maye made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Britt.
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JumpShot 3:05 42-69
Justin Jackson made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:18 42-67
Justin Dahl made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:18 41-67
Foul on Isaiah Hicks.
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LayUpShot 3:45 41-67
Kenny Williams made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:30 41-65
Justin Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:30 41-64
Foul on Isaiah Brown.
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LayUpShot 5:29 41-64
Kennedy Meeks made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Williams.
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LayUpShot 5:46 41-62
Justin Dahl made Layup.
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DunkShot 6:22 39-62
Isaiah Hicks made Dunk. Assisted by Kennedy Meeks.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:02 39-60
Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kennedy Meeks.
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DunkShot 7:18 39-57
Justin Dahl made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 7:26 37-57
Foul on Bennett Koch.
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LayUpShot 7:26 37-57
Kennedy Meeks made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Hicks.
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JumpShot 7:35 37-55
Bennett Koch made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:50 35-55
Foul on Brandon Robinson.
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PersonalFoul 7:57 35-55
Foul on Brandon Robinson.
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LayUpShot 8:24 35-55
Brandon Robinson made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 8:38 35-53
Foul on Jeremy Morgan.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:00 35-53
Juwan McCloud made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremy Morgan.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:47 32-53
Nate Britt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joel Berry II.
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PersonalFoul 10:42 32-50
Foul on Brandon Robinson.
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PersonalFoul 12:16 32-50
Foul on Kenny Williams.
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DunkShot 13:07 32-50
Isaiah Hicks made Dunk. Assisted by Kenny Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:34 32-48
Kennedy Meeks made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:34 32-47
Kennedy Meeks made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:34 32-46
Foul on Jeremy Morgan.
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JumpShot 15:27 32-46
Kennedy Meeks made Jumper. Assisted by Joel Berry II.
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LayUpShot 16:07 32-44
Klint Carlson made Layup.
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LayUpShot 16:28 30-44
Joel Berry II made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:13 30-42
Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Williams.
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PersonalFoul 17:36 30-39
Foul on Bennett Koch.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:05 30-39
Isaiah Hicks made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:05 30-38
Foul on Bennett Koch.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:40 30-38
Justin Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Williams.
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LayUpShot 18:57 30-35
Bennett Koch made Layup. Assisted by Klint Carlson.
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TipShot 19:23 28-35
Kennedy Meeks made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 19:36 28-33
Bennett Koch made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:55 26-33
Tony Bradley made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:58 26-31
Jeremy Morgan made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:16 23-31
Brandon Robinson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:16 23-30
Brandon Robinson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:16 23-29
Foul on Klint Carlson.
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LayUpShot 2:51 23-29
Luke Maye made Layup. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:06 23-27
Isaiah Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:06 22-27
Foul on Kenny Williams.
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PersonalFoul 3:31 22-27
Foul on Jeremy Morgan.
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LayUpShot 3:45 22-27
Justin Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Luke Maye.
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PersonalFoul 3:55 22-25
Foul on Hunter Rhodes.
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JumpShot 4:11 22-25
Brandon Robinson made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:30 22-23
Jeremy Morgan made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 5:09 19-23
Foul on Spencer Haldeman.
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PersonalFoul 5:43 19-23
Foul on Joel Berry II.
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End Game 0:00 42-85
End of Game
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DunkShot 0:08 42-85
Seventh Woods made Dunk.
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Steal 0:08 42-83
Seventh Woods Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:08 42-83
Rafael de Souza Turnover.
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DunkShot 0:11 42-83
Seventh Woods made Dunk.
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Steal 0:14 42-81
Seventh Woods Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:14 42-81
Rafael de Souza Turnover.
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TipShot 0:29 42-81
Tony Bradley made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 0:29 42-79
Tony Bradley Offensive Rebound.
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TipShot 0:29 42-79
Shea Rush missed Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 0:29 42-79
Shea Rush Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:29 42-79
Justin Dahl Block.
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LayUpShot 0:29 42-79
Tony Bradley missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:42 42-79
Seventh Woods Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:42 42-79
Lincoln Conrey missed Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 42-79
Foul on Kanler Coker.
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LayUpShot 0:49 42-79
Tony Bradley made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:00 42-77
Tony Bradley Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:00 42-77
Tony Bradley Block.
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JumpShot 1:00 42-77
Justin Dahl missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:17 42-77
Northern Iowa Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:32 42-77
Tony Bradley made Layup. Assisted by Luke Maye.
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Steal 1:42 42-75
Shea Rush Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:42 42-75
Luke McDonnell Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:57 42-75
Shea Rush made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seventh Woods.
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Defensive Rebound 2:16 42-72
Tony Bradley Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:16 42-72
Luke McDonnell missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:33 42-72
Luke Maye made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Britt.
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Defensive Rebound 2:49 42-69
North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:49 42-69
Isaiah Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:05 42-69
Justin Jackson made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:18 42-67
Tony Bradley Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:18 42-67
Justin Dahl missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:18 42-67
Justin Dahl made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:18 41-67
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:18 41-67
Foul on Isaiah Hicks.
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LayUpShot 3:45 41-67
Kenny Williams made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 4:07 41-65
Kennedy Meeks Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:07 41-65
Klint Carlson missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:30 41-65
Justin Jackson made Free Throw.
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Team Stats
UNI
UNC
16-48
FG
34-65
33
Field Goal %
52
6-24
3PT
7-19
25
Three Point %
37
4-8
FT
10-16
50
Free Throw %
63
24
Rebounds
42
3
Offensive Rebounds
11
21
Defensive Rebounds
31
6
Assists
20
3
Steals
12
2
Blocks
2
17
Turnovers
5
0
Team Turnovers
1
17
Total Turnovers
5
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
15
Fouls
14
4
Largest Lead
43
Highlights
00:54
Hicks nearly destroys the rim right over defender with awesome slam
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00:23
Northern Iowa's Jeremy Morgan hits a deep 3-Pointer to cut into North Carolina's lead
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00:26
Joel Berry II hits a 3-Point shot to extend the UNC lead to double digits
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00:23
Isaiah Hicks throws down a 2-handed slam
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