Clemson Tigers at North Carolina Tar Heels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
North Carolina hits 15 3s, beats Clemson 91-71
Bacot posted his 15th double-double of the season and 64th of his career as the Tar Heels (16-9, 8-6 ACC) snapped a three-game losing streak. RJ Davis added four 3-pointers and 17 points. North Carolina made a season-high tying 15 of 33 3-point attempts and shot 48% overall.
PJ Hall scored 18 points, Chase Hunter added 15 but on 3-of-16 shooting and Brevin Galloway added 10 for the Tigers (18-7, 10-4), who lost their third straight and dropped out of a first-place tie. Leading scorer Hunter Tyson had an early 3-pointer to go over 1,000 career points but that was all he got, taking just two shots in 32 minutes against the defense of Leaky Black.
Bacot restored a double-digit lead with the first basket of the second half and the Tar Heels, hitting eight of their first nine shots, built a 19-point bulge with the aid of four 3-pointers, two from Love. The lead remained in double figures and reached 25 with 6:23 to go after an 11-0 run that included 3-pointers by Puff Johnson, Love and Davis.
Love scored 12 points in the first half, including consecutive 3-pointers that boosted North Carolina into a 22-17 lead. Bacot had 10 points and nine rebounds and the Tar Heels led 42-33 at halftime.
North Carolina is host to Miami on Monday. Clemson is host to Florida State on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Matt Kelly made Jumper. | 71 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Justin McKoy made Free Throw. | 69 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Foul on Ben Middlebrooks. | 69 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Justin McKoy made Layup. | 69 - 90 |
Statistics
 CLEM |
 UNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-53 | FG | 32-67 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 15-33 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 16-18 | FT | 12-15 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 11 | Assists | 17 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Attendance: 21,750 | 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 |