Top-seeded UNC overcomes slow 1st half to beat Iona in NCAAs
North Carolina completed a perfect first round for top seeds in this NCAA Tournament, but not before Iona became the latest No. 16 seed to show these matchups are no sure thing.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Iona Gaels
73
North Carolina Tar Heels
88
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IONA | 38 | 35 | 73 |
| UNC | 33 | 55 | 88 |
Nationwide Arena · 19,426 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | vs NJIT Highlanders | W 72-49 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Vermont Catamounts | W 56-55 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:11 73-88
Brandon Huffman made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 73-86
Foul on Asante Gist.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 73-86
Asante Gist made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 72-86
Asante Gist made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:18 71-86
Foul on K.J. Smith.
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LayUpShot 0:19 71-86
Sterling Manley made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Platek.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:05 71-84
Andrija Ristanovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Asante Gist.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:49 68-84
Andrija Ristanovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rickey McGill.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:55 65-84
Cameron Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:55 65-83
Foul on E.J. Crawford.
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JumpShot 1:55 65-83
Cameron Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Seventh Woods.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:14 65-81
Rickey McGill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:14 64-81
Rickey McGill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:14 63-81
Rickey McGill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:14 62-81
Foul on Luke Maye.
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DunkShot 2:48 62-81
Nassir Little made Dunk. Assisted by Cameron Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:29 62-79
Cameron Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:29 62-78
Cameron Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:29 62-77
Foul on E.J. Crawford.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:57 62-77
Rickey McGill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrija Ristanovic.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:11 59-77
Cameron Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coby White.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:44 59-74
Rickey McGill made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:44 56-74
E.J. Crawford made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:44 55-74
E.J. Crawford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:44 54-74
Foul on Garrison Brooks.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:05 54-74
Kenny Williams made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 6:11 54-71
Foul on Tajuan Agee.
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LayUpShot 6:23 54-71
Tajuan Agee made Layup.
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JumpShot 6:40 52-71
Luke Maye made Jumper. Assisted by Coby White.
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PersonalFoul 7:13 52-69
Foul on Coby White.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:59 52-69
E.J. Crawford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:59 51-69
Foul on Kenny Williams.
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DunkShot 8:30 51-69
Nassir Little made Dunk. Assisted by Kenny Williams.
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JumpShot 9:16 51-67
Nassir Little made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 9:28 51-65
Rickey McGill made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:48 49-65
Foul on Garrison Brooks.
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PersonalFoul 9:48 49-65
Foul on Ben Perez.
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LayUpShot 9:48 49-65
Coby White made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:37 49-63
Asante Gist made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:37 48-63
Asante Gist made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:37 47-63
Foul on Kenny Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:24 47-63
Nassir Little made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:24 47-62
Foul on E.J. Crawford.
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LayUpShot 11:24 47-62
Nassir Little made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Williams.
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LayUpShot 11:50 47-60
Garrison Brooks made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:07 47-58
Asante Gist made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:07 46-58
Asante Gist made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:07 45-58
Foul on Coby White.
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LayUpShot 12:15 45-58
Nassir Little made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 12:26 45-56
Foul on Luke Maye.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:13 45-56
Cameron Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Maye.
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LayUpShot 13:39 45-53
Garrison Brooks made Layup.
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JumpShot 14:27 45-51
Tajuan Agee made Jumper.
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DunkShot 14:58 43-51
Garrison Brooks made Dunk. Assisted by Coby White.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:28 43-49
Kenny Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:28 43-48
Foul on Tajuan Agee.
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JumpShot 15:49 43-48
Luke Maye made Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 16:07 43-46
Foul on Luke Maye.
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JumpShot 16:53 43-46
Garrison Brooks made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:09 43-44
Tajuan Agee made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 73-88
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:05 73-88
Brandon Huffman Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:05 73-88
Asante Gist missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:11 73-88
Brandon Huffman made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:13 73-86
Brandon Huffman Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 73-86
Shea Rush missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 73-86
Foul on Asante Gist.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 73-86
Asante Gist made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:18 72-86
Asante Gist made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:18 71-86
Foul on K.J. Smith.
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LayUpShot 0:19 71-86
Sterling Manley made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Platek.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:28 71-84
Asante Gist Turnover.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:38 71-84
Seventh Woods Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:05 71-84
Andrija Ristanovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Asante Gist.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:14 68-84
Seventh Woods Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:49 68-84
Andrija Ristanovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rickey McGill.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:55 65-84
Cameron Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:55 65-83
Foul on E.J. Crawford.
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JumpShot 1:55 65-83
Cameron Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Seventh Woods.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:14 65-81
Rickey McGill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:14 64-81
Rickey McGill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:14 63-81
Rickey McGill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:14 62-81
Foul on Luke Maye.
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DunkShot 2:48 62-81
Nassir Little made Dunk. Assisted by Cameron Johnson.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:55 62-79
Asante Gist Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 3:05 62-79
Iona Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:05 62-79
Nassir Little missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:22 62-79
Nassir Little Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:22 62-79
Andrija Ristanovic missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:29 62-79
Cameron Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:29 62-78
Cameron Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:29 62-77
Foul on E.J. Crawford.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:38 62-77
Official TV Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:38 62-77
Rickey McGill Turnover.
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Steal 3:44 62-77
Rickey McGill Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:44 62-77
Nassir Little Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:57 62-77
Rickey McGill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andrija Ristanovic.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:11 59-77
Cameron Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coby White.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:44 59-74
Rickey McGill made Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:56 56-74
Iona Defensive Rebound.
Showing the last 40 of 317 events.
Team Stats
IONA
UNC
22-55
FG
35-75
40
Field Goal %
47
15-41
3PT
7-22
37
Three Point %
32
14-15
FT
11-15
93
Free Throw %
73
26
Rebounds
52
2
Offensive Rebounds
20
24
Defensive Rebounds
32
11
Assists
16
6
Steals
3
1
Blocks
0
12
Turnovers
12
0
Team Turnovers
1
12
Total Turnovers
12
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
10
Points in Paint
50
14
Fouls
16
8
Largest Lead
20
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