Michigan Wolverines at North Carolina Tar Heels
· Jumpman Invitational
Bacot scores 26, UNC beats Michigan at Jumpman Invitational
Caleb Love added 18 points, including four free throws in the closing seconds, for North Carolina.
The Tar Heels (9-4), who were coming off an 89-84 overtime win over then-No. 23 Ohio State on Saturday, have won four games in row.
Kobe Bufkin led Michigan (7-4) with 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting. Jett Howard made 6 of 12 from the field and finished with 17 points.
Bacot scored inside, Love followed with a 3-pointer and Bacot converted a three-point play that gave UNC the lead for good with 4:09 left in the first half. Davis added two 3s, the latter of which capped an 18-4 run that made it 41-32 with 59 seconds remaining.
North Carolina shot 50% (29 of 58) from the field and scored 40 points in the paint.
Davis hit a 3-pointer before Pete Nance was fouled as he threw down a dunk and made the and-1 free throw to give UNC an nine-point lead with 5:45 to play. The Wolverines scored 11 of the next 15 points — including 3s by Joey Baker and Terrance Williams II — to trim their deficit to 73-71 when Bufkin made a jumper with 1:23 to play. Davis answered with a runner off the glass 34 seconds later and Michigan got no closer.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Joey Baker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terrance Williams II. | 76 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Terrance Williams II Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:06 | R.J. Davis missed Free Throw. | 73 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:06 | R.J. Davis made Free Throw. | 73 - 80 |
Statistics
 MICH |
 UNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-62 | FG | 29-58 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 7-20 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 15-21 | FT | 15-27 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 22 | Fouls | 19 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Charlotte, NC
Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 33-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 34-2 |
| 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 |