App State Mountaineers at North Carolina Tar Heels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Bacot, Manek help UNC beat Appalachian St. 70-50
Bacot made 7 of 9 from the field and finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks. The 6-foot-10 junior has eight double-doubles this season. Manek added 11 points and 11 rebounds.
North Carolina (9-3) bounced back after the Tar Heels had a five-game win streak snapped last Saturday when they scored a season-low 69 points in a 29-point loss to Kentucky.
Appalachian State made its first three field-goal attempts and took a 7-3 lead after Adrian Delph made a layup and then a 3-pointer off back-to-back UNC turnovers but the Mountaineers missed their next nine shots. Bacot, amid a 10-0 run by North Carolina, threw down a dunk and then made a layup with 15:33 left before halftime to give the Tar Heels the lead for good.
Donovan Gregory led the Mountaineers with 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 47 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Christopher Mantis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terence Harcum. | 50 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Christopher Mantis Defensive Rebound. | 47 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Dontrez Styles missed Jumper. | 47 - 70 |
Statistics
 APP |
 UNC |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-64 | FG | 29-62 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 4-30 | 3PT | 7-16 |
| 13 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 6-7 | FT | 5-9 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Assists | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Attendance: 19,386 | Capacity:
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-11 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 27-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 23-9 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 23-9 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-12 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-14 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-11 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 17-16 |
| 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 |