Navy Midshipmen at North Carolina Tar Heels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Wilson pushes No. 18 North Carolina past Navy, 73-61
A true freshman, Wilson also had four steals and three blocks for the Tar Heels (5-0). Luka Bogavac added 16 points, Jarin Stevenson scored 11 and Henri Veesaar had 10.
Austin Benigni scored 19 points for Navy (2-3) and Jinwoo Kim added 14 in the Midshipmen's first trip to Chapel Hill since 1936.
UNC led wire-to-wire, but Navy trimmed the deficit to three points midway through the first half on a layup from Donovan Draper. The Tar Heels responded with a 14-5 run — capped off by free throws from Bogavac — to retake a comfortable double-digit advantage.
Navy cut the Tar Heels' lead to four points early in the second half, but UNC answered with a 24-7 run, highlighted by three spectacular transition dunks from Wilson.
Despite returning 86.6 percent of its scoring from last season — the most of any roster in the nation this year — Navy had trouble finding the basket consistently against UNC, shooting just 30.4 percent from the floor. The Tar Heels have held four opponents to under 40-percent shooting this season and are now 49-4 under fifth-year coach Hubert Davis when doing so.
North Carolina became the third program in Division I men’s basketball to reach 2,400 victories, joining Kentucky and Kansas.
This victory marked the final of five consecutive home games to start the season for the Tar Heels, the longest season-opening home stretch they’ve had since 1918. UNC won’t return to the Dean Smith Center until Dec. 7.
Navy: Hosts NJIT on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Aidan Kehoe missed Layup. | 61 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Navy Offensive Rebound. | 61 - 73 |
Statistics
 NAVY |
 UNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-69 | FG | 24-56 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 8-23 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 13-16 | FT | 17-22 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Attendance: 16,869 | Capacity:
2025-26 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 9-1 | - | 17-6 |
| Colgate | 7-3 | 2 | 13-10 |
| American University | 6-4 | 3 | 13-10 |
| Lehigh | 6-4 | 3 | 10-13 |
| Army | 4-6 | 5 | 10-13 |
| Loyola Maryland | 4-6 | 5 | 8-15 |
| Lafayette | 4-6 | 5 | 7-16 |
| Bucknell | 4-6 | 5 | 7-16 |
| Boston University | 3-7 | 6 | 8-15 |
| Holy Cross | 3-7 | 6 | 8-15 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 9-0 | - | 20-1 |
| Clemson | 8-1 | 1 | 18-4 |
| Virginia | 7-2 | 2 | 18-3 |
| NC State | 7-2 | 2 | 16-6 |
| Miami | 6-3 | 3 | 17-5 |
| North Carolina | 5-3 | 3.5 | 17-4 |
| Louisville | 5-4 | 4 | 15-6 |
| Virginia Tech | 5-5 | 4.5 | 16-7 |
| SMU | 4-4 | 4.5 | 15-6 |
| California | 4-5 | 5 | 16-6 |
| Syracuse | 4-5 | 5 | 13-9 |
| Stanford | 3-6 | 6 | 14-8 |
| Florida State | 3-6 | 6 | 10-12 |
| Boston College | 2-6 | 6.5 | 9-12 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-7 | 7 | 11-11 |
| Notre Dame | 2-7 | 7 | 11-11 |
| Wake Forest | 2-7 | 7 | 11-11 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-7 | 7 | 9-13 |