No. 2 Gonzaga leaves North Carolina blue after 94-81 victory
Corey Kispert scored 26 points, Filip Petrusev added 20 and No. 2 Gonzaga rolled past North Carolina 94-81 on Wednesday night, handing the Tar Heels their fourth straight loss.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
North Carolina Tar Heels
81
Gonzaga Bulldogs
94
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | 37 | 44 | 81 |
| GONZ | 44 | 50 | 94 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | vs Western Carolina Catamounts | W 80-72 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:31 81-94
Jeremiah Francis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walker Miller.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:14 78-94
Shea Rush made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Francis.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:19 75-94
Admon Gilder made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:19 75-93
Admon Gilder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:19 75-92
Foul on Garrison Brooks.
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LayUpShot 2:42 75-92
Leaky Black made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:54 73-92
Garrison Brooks made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:54 72-92
Foul on Drew Timme.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:08 72-92
Filip Petrusev made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:08 72-91
Foul on Leaky Black.
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JumpShot 3:09 72-91
Walker Miller made Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Francis.
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JumpShot 3:22 70-91
Ryan Woolridge made Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:33 70-89
Christian Keeling made Jumper. Assisted by Garrison Brooks.
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LayUpShot 3:46 68-89
Joel Ayayi made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:52 68-87
Walker Miller made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:52 67-87
Walker Miller made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:52 66-87
Foul on Filip Petrusev.
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JumpShot 4:30 66-87
Christian Keeling made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 4:43 64-87
Joel Ayayi made Layup.
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JumpShot 5:06 64-85
Anthony Harris made Jumper.
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JumpShot 5:17 62-85
Filip Petrusev made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:06 62-83
Filip Petrusev made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:06 62-82
Filip Petrusev made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:06 62-81
Foul on Armando Bacot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:54 62-81
Andrew Platek made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by K.J. Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:19 59-81
Admon Gilder made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:19 59-80
Admon Gilder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:19 59-79
Foul on K.J. Smith.
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LayUpShot 7:38 59-79
Corey Kispert made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:08 59-77
Corey Kispert made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Admon Gilder.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:20 59-74
Christian Keeling made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:20 58-74
Foul on Joel Ayayi.
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JumpShot 8:36 58-74
Corey Kispert made Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:07 58-72
Jeremiah Francis made Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:29 56-72
Christian Keeling made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 9:43 54-72
Filip Petrusev made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:57 54-70
Anthony Harris made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:57 53-70
Anthony Harris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:57 52-70
Foul on Ryan Woolridge.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:19 52-70
Ryan Woolridge made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joel Ayayi.
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TipShot 10:47 52-67
Armando Bacot made Two Point Tip Shot.
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DunkShot 11:06 50-67
Joel Ayayi made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 11:24 50-65
Foul on Killian Tillie.
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JumpShot 11:40 50-65
Garrison Brooks made Jumper. Assisted by Christian Keeling.
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JumpShot 11:55 48-65
Killian Tillie made Jumper. Assisted by Corey Kispert.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:07 48-63
Christian Keeling made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:07 47-63
Foul on Admon Gilder.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:29 47-63
Killian Tillie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joel Ayayi.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:01 47-60
Anthony Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Garrison Brooks.
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PersonalFoul 13:31 44-60
Foul on Jeremiah Francis.
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LayUpShot 13:46 44-60
Justin Pierce made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 14:03 42-60
Foul on Drew Timme.
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LayUpShot 14:15 42-60
Admon Gilder made Layup.
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LayUpShot 14:27 42-58
Drew Timme made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Woolridge.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:58 42-56
Joel Ayayi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Woolridge.
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LayUpShot 15:45 42-53
Admon Gilder made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Woolridge.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:06 42-51
Filip Petrusev made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:06 42-50
Foul on Brandon Huffman.
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PersonalFoul 16:43 42-50
Foul on Ryan Woolridge.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:00 42-50
Andrew Platek made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Francis.
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End Game 0:00 81-94
End of Game
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ShortTimeOut 0:29 81-94
North Carolina Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:31 81-94
Jeremiah Francis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walker Miller.
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Defensive Rebound 0:41 78-94
Walker Miller Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:41 78-94
Joel Ayayi missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:14 78-94
Shea Rush made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Francis.
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Defensive Rebound 1:30 75-94
North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:30 75-94
Admon Gilder missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:58 75-94
Corey Kispert Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:58 75-94
Anthony Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:19 75-94
Admon Gilder made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:19 75-93
Admon Gilder made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:19 75-92
Foul on Garrison Brooks.
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LayUpShot 2:42 75-92
Leaky Black made Layup.
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Steal 2:45 73-92
Leaky Black Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:45 73-92
Ryan Woolridge Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:54 73-92
Garrison Brooks made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:54 72-92
North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:54 72-92
Garrison Brooks missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:54 72-92
Foul on Drew Timme.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:08 72-92
Filip Petrusev made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:08 72-91
Gonzaga Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:08 72-91
Filip Petrusev missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:08 72-91
Foul on Leaky Black.
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JumpShot 3:09 72-91
Walker Miller made Jumper. Assisted by Jeremiah Francis.
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JumpShot 3:22 70-91
Ryan Woolridge made Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:33 70-89
Christian Keeling made Jumper. Assisted by Garrison Brooks.
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LayUpShot 3:46 68-89
Joel Ayayi made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:52 68-87
Walker Miller made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:52 67-87
Walker Miller made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:52 66-87
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:52 66-87
Foul on Filip Petrusev.
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Defensive Rebound 3:57 66-87
North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:57 66-87
Admon Gilder missed Layup.
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JumpShot 4:30 66-87
Christian Keeling made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 4:43 64-87
Joel Ayayi made Layup.
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JumpShot 5:06 64-85
Anthony Harris made Jumper.
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JumpShot 5:17 62-85
Filip Petrusev made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 5:43 62-83
Gonzaga Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 5:43 62-83
Jeremiah Francis missed Jumper.
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Team Stats
UNC
GONZ
31-68
FG
35-59
46
Field Goal %
59
7-19
3PT
9-18
37
Three Point %
50
12-17
FT
15-22
71
Free Throw %
68
35
Rebounds
30
9
Offensive Rebounds
1
26
Defensive Rebounds
29
13
Assists
18
11
Steals
8
4
Blocks
4
12
Turnovers
11
1
Team Turnovers
0
12
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
16
Fouls
15
2
Largest Lead
23
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