Boston College Eagles at North Carolina Tar Heels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
UNC wins despite shooting under 30%, a program first
The Tar Heels (14-6, 6-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) survived an off-night by their top scorer and ACC field-goal percentage leader Armando Bacot, who was only 1-of-10 shooting for six points though he had 18 rebounds. Bacot's string of double-doubles ended at 10.
The Tar Heels, who beat BC by 26 on Jan. 2, shot 29% but were 20 of 25 at the free-throw line. BC (8-11, 3-6) outscored UNC 30-18 in the paint but shot 33% overall, going 1 of 16 from the arc and taking only eight free throws, making six.
BC's last lead came at 13-12 but it stayed within single digits and trailed by three after a basket by Brevin Galloway with 7:13 remaining. The Eagles didn't score again, missing their final 10 shots.
Quinten Post scored 10 points to lead BC. T.J. Bickerstaff collected a career-tying 17 rebounds to go with seven points. Leading scorer Makai Aston-Langford had just four points.
In the first half, UNC went on a 9-0 run with six points from Kerwin Walton while BC missed nine straight shots enabling the Tar Heels to take an eight-point lead by the 8-minute media timeout. James Karnick scored six of the Eagles' last eight points to get BC within 33-31 at halftime.
BC is home against Pittsburgh, while UNC, 11-0 at home this season, is host to NC State on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 47 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 47 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Armando Bacot Defensive Rebound. | 47 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Brevin Galloway missed Jumper. | 47 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:26 | R.J. Davis made Free Throw. | 47 - 58 |
Statistics
 BC |
 UNC |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-60 | FG | 16-55 |
| 33.3 | Field Goal % | 29.1 |
| 1-16 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 6.3 | Three Point % | 35.3 |
| 6-8 | FT | 20-25 |
| 75.0 | Free Throw % | 80.0 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 5 | Assists | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 19 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Attendance: 17,237 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 19-1 | - | 35-4 |
| Clemson | 18-2 | 1 | 27-7 |
| Louisville | 18-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
| SMU | 13-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| Wake Forest | 13-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
| North Carolina | 13-7 | 6 | 23-14 |
| Stanford | 11-9 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 9 | 17-17 |
| Florida State | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Pittsburgh | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Virginia | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Notre Dame | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Syracuse | 7-13 | 12 | 14-19 |
| California | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| NC State | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
| Boston College | 4-16 | 15 | 12-19 |
| Miami | 3-17 | 16 | 7-24 |