Wake Forest Demon Deacons at North Carolina Tar Heels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Love, Bacot help North Carolina beat Wake Forest 80-73
RJ Davis scored 13 points, Garrison Brooks 10, and Leaky Black added eight points, six rebounds and eight assists for North Carolina (9-5, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Bacot, who made 8 of 10 from the field, hit a jumper to spark a 12-0 run that made it 45-35 and the Tar Heels never again trailed. Wake Forest's Daivien Williamson and Jalen Johnson hit back-to-back 3-pointers to make 53-all with 10 minutes to play, but Bacot answered with a layup and his dunk with 4:45 left gave North Carolina a 10-point lead.
Williamson and Isaiah Mucius each scored a career-high 27 points for Wake Forest (3-6, 0-6). Mucius, who went into to the game shooting 16.7% (4 of 24) from 3-point range, made a career-high seven 3s on 12 attempts.
The first half featured nine lead changes and seven ties before the Demon Deacons took a 33-31 lead into the break. North Carolina shot 55% (17 of 31) from the field, made 15 of 21 from the free-throw line, and scored 26 of its 36 points in the paint after halftime.
Wake Forest, which has lost six in a row, shot 39% overall and committed 20 turnovers.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Wake Forest Timeout | 73 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Daivien Williamson made Layup. | 73 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Caleb Love Turnover. | 71 - 80 |
Statistics
 WAKE |
 UNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-59 | FG | 29-62 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 13-34 | 3PT | 3-9 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 14-17 | FT | 19-27 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |