After Williams falls and leaves, No. 5 UNC outlasts Clemson
No. 5 North Carolina survived a wild second half after coach Roy Williams fell and was helped off the court shortly before halftime, beating Clemson 81-79 on Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
North Carolina Tar Heels
81
Clemson Tigers
79
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | 39 | 42 | 81 |
| CLEM | 35 | 44 | 79 |
Littlejohn Coliseum · 9,248 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 81-79
Kenny Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 80-79
Foul on Marcquise Reed.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 80-79
Shelton Mitchell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 80-78
Shelton Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 80-77
Foul on Coby White.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 80-77
Kenny Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 79-77
Kenny Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:12 78-77
Foul on Javan White.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 78-77
Clyde Trapp made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 78-76
Clyde Trapp made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:18 78-75
Foul on Coby White.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:49 78-75
Clyde Trapp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Thomas.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:02 78-72
Coby White made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:02 77-72
Foul on John Newman III.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:02 77-72
Shelton Mitchell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:02 77-71
Shelton Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:02 77-70
Foul on Coby White.
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LayUpShot 1:09 77-70
Kenny Williams made Layup. Assisted by Coby White.
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LayUpShot 1:14 75-70
Marcquise Reed made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:16 75-68
Cameron Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Garrison Brooks.
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LayUpShot 2:49 72-68
Marcquise Reed made Layup. Assisted by Aamir Simms.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:58 72-66
Coby White made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:58 71-66
Coby White made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:58 70-66
Foul on Elijah Thomas.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:16 70-66
Clyde Trapp made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:16 70-65
Clyde Trapp made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:16 70-64
Foul on Luke Maye.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:34 70-64
Elijah Thomas made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:34 70-63
Foul on Garrison Brooks.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:52 70-63
Cameron Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coby White.
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PersonalFoul 5:11 67-63
Foul on Luke Maye.
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LayUpShot 5:33 67-63
Luke Maye made Layup. Assisted by Coby White.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:43 65-63
Marcquise Reed made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 5:54 65-60
Coby White made Layup. Assisted by Luke Maye.
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JumpShot 6:17 63-60
Marcquise Reed made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 6:25 63-58
Foul on Shelton Mitchell.
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JumpShot 6:25 63-58
Kenny Williams made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:05 61-58
Elijah Thomas made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:05 61-57
Foul on Garrison Brooks.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:28 61-57
Coby White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 7:39 58-57
Foul on Shelton Mitchell.
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JumpShot 8:03 58-57
Kenny Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:18 56-57
Aamir Simms made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shelton Mitchell.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:32 56-54
Luke Maye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:32 55-54
Foul on John Newman III.
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LayUpShot 8:32 55-54
Luke Maye made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:15 53-54
Luke Maye made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coby White.
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JumpShot 10:33 50-54
Garrison Brooks made Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Robinson.
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LayUpShot 11:04 48-54
Marcquise Reed made Layup.
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JumpShot 11:33 48-52
Javan White made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:05 48-50
Foul on John Newman III.
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JumpShot 12:51 48-50
Aamir Simms made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:14 48-48
Luke Maye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:14 47-48
Foul on Javan White.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:07 47-48
Marcquise Reed made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:07 47-47
Marcquise Reed made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:07 47-46
Foul on Seventh Woods.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:29 47-46
Aamir Simms made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:29 47-45
Foul on Nassir Little.
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DunkShot 15:19 47-45
Clyde Trapp made Dunk. Assisted by Marcquise Reed.
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End Game 0:00 81-79
End of Game
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Steal 0:02 81-79
Clyde Trapp Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:02 81-79
Coby White Turnover.
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Steal 0:05 81-79
Coby White Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:05 81-79
Shelton Mitchell Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:09 81-79
Shelton Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 81-79
Kenny Williams missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 81-79
Kenny Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 80-79
Foul on Marcquise Reed.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 80-79
Shelton Mitchell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 80-78
Shelton Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 80-77
Foul on Coby White.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 80-77
Kenny Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 79-77
Kenny Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:12 78-77
Foul on Javan White.
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ShortTimeOut 0:18 78-77
North Carolina Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 78-77
Clyde Trapp made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 78-76
Clyde Trapp made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:18 78-75
Foul on Coby White.
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Defensive Rebound 0:20 78-75
Clyde Trapp Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:20 78-75
Coby White missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:39 78-75
North Carolina Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:49 78-75
Clyde Trapp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Thomas.
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Defensive Rebound 1:02 78-72
Elijah Thomas Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:02 78-72
Coby White missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:02 78-72
Coby White made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:02 77-72
Foul on John Newman III.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:02 77-72
Shelton Mitchell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:02 77-71
Shelton Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:02 77-70
Foul on Coby White.
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LayUpShot 1:09 77-70
Kenny Williams made Layup. Assisted by Coby White.
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ShortTimeOut 1:13 75-70
Clemson Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:14 75-70
Marcquise Reed made Layup.
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Steal 1:18 75-68
Marcquise Reed Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:18 75-68
Coby White Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 1:27 75-68
Garrison Brooks Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:27 75-68
Cameron Johnson missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:58 75-68
Luke Maye Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:58 75-68
Shelton Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:16 75-68
Cameron Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Garrison Brooks.
Showing the last 40 of 347 events.
Team Stats
UNC
CLEM
26-63
FG
27-57
41
Field Goal %
47
13-33
3PT
8-22
39
Three Point %
36
16-24
FT
17-22
67
Free Throw %
77
39
Rebounds
36
11
Offensive Rebounds
5
28
Defensive Rebounds
31
19
Assists
15
5
Steals
9
3
Blocks
4
13
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
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
17
Fouls
20
9
Largest Lead
6
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