Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels
· New York Life ACC Tournament - 2nd Round
Bacot, UNC beat Notre Dame 101-59, advance to ACC semis
No. 6 seed UNC (17-9) plays third-seeded Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals Thursday.
Bacot, a 6-foot-10 sophomore, finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Kessler added 16 points and a career-best 12 rebounds and Sharpe had 14 points, 10 boards and a career-high six assists. Kessler added eight blocks, the most by a UNC freshman in program history and an ACC tourney single-game record.
Sharpe made three baskets in a 49-second span to make it 9-5 and the Tar Heels led the rest of the way. A 9-0 run pushed the lead into double figures for good midway through the first half and North Carolina scored 22 consecutive points during a 52-4 run that made it 101-51 with 2:65 remaining.
Prentiss Hubb and Nate Laszewski scored 13 points apiece for No. 11 seed Notre Dame (11-15).
North Carolina shot 51% from the field and had its highest-scoring game since the 2018-19 season, when the Tar Heels topped the 100-point plateau six times.
UNC outrebounded the Fighting Irish 54-31, scored 25 second-chance points off 27 offensive rebounds, and outscored Notre Dame 56-20 inside. The Tar Heels finished with a season-high 12 blocks.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 101 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Elijah Morgan made Layup. | 59 - 101 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Creighton Lebo Turnover. | 57 - 101 |
| 2nd 0:46 | Creighton Lebo Offensive Rebound. | 57 - 101 |
| 2nd 0:46 | K.J. Smith missed Three Point Jumper. | 57 - 101 |
Statistics
 ND |
 UNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-61 | FG | 39-77 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 7-26 | 3PT | 9-24 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 14-18 | FT | 14-18 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 8 | Assists | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | 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 | 50 |
Game Information
Location: Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 2,820 | 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 | 20-12 |
| 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 |