NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
North Carolina Tar Heels 89
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Portland Pilots 81
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Match Report

No. 1 North Carolina pulls away from Portland late, 89-81

— Top-ranked North Carolina knew there would be tests during its weekend in the Pacific Northwest.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

31-58
FG
28-58
53
Field Goal %
48
11-22
3PT
12-32
50
Three Point %
38
16-26
FT
13-15
62
Free Throw %
87
39
Rebounds
23
12
Offensive Rebounds
5
27
Defensive Rebounds
18
17
Assists
22
4
Steals
10
1
Blocks
1
13
Turnovers
12
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
12
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
16
Points Off Turnovers
20
0
Fast Break Points
0
24
Points in Paint
22
15
Fouls
23
10
Largest Lead
5

Top Performers

UNC

  • Pete Nance MIN 35 · PTS 28 · FG 8-13
  • Caleb Love MIN 38 · PTS 23 · FG 10-15
  • Armando Bacot MIN 33 · PTS 11 · FG 4-6
  • Leaky Black MIN 34 · PTS 11 · FG 4-7

PORT

  • Moses Wood MIN 34 · PTS 21 · FG 7-14
  • Tyler Robertson MIN 37 · PTS 13 · FG 4-12
  • Chika Nduka MIN 25 · PTS 8 · FG 3-3
  • Jack Perry MIN 28 · PTS 5 · FG 1-4

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 2nd Half End of Game
  2. 0:04 · 2nd Half Armando Bacot Defensive Rebound.
  3. 0:04 · 2nd Half Juan Sebastian Gorosito missed Three Point Jumper.
  4. 0:08 · 2nd Half Leaky Black made Free Throw.
  5. 0:08 · 2nd Half North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
  6. 0:08 · 2nd Half Leaky Black missed Free Throw.
  7. 0:08 · 2nd Half Foul on Jack Perry.
  8. 0:13 · 2nd Half Leaky Black Defensive Rebound.

Highlights

00:21 R.J. Davis buries a long 2 Watch on ESPN 00:22 Caleb Love dishes to R.J. Davis for a layup Watch on ESPN 00:16 Alden Applewhite gets the steal and layup Watch on ESPN 00:22 Pete Nance drains a corner 3 Watch on ESPN

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