East Carolina Pirates at North Carolina Tar Heels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Caleb Wilson leads No. 12 North Carolina to season-high point total in 99-51 rout of East Carolina
Wilson also had four blocks and three steals, while Henri Veesaar finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Luka Bogavac added 15 points and Seth Trimble scored 12 for the Tar Heels (12-1), who hit 12 3-pointers and shot 54% from the field.
Gio Emejuru finished with 21 points and 14 rebounds for ECU (5-8). Jordan Riley, who came in averaging a team-high 21.7 points, scored a season-low 11 on 4-of-24 shooting.
ECU missed its first seven shots and went 5:46 without a field goal. Offense came easily for the Tar Heels, who rolled into halftime up 49-26 while shooting 58.6%.
The Tar Heels stretched their lead to 50 points in the second half.
Trimble was playing his first home game since breaking his left forearm in a Nov. 9 weight room accident. The senior guard returned with 17 points in Saturday’s 71-70 victory over Ohio State in Atlanta.
The win was UNC’s 52nd straight over an in-state, non-Atlantic Coast Conference opponent.
North Carolina: Hosts Florida State on Dec. 30 to begin ACC play.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 51 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 51 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Ladontae Felton makes free throw 2 of 2 | 51 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Ladontae Felton makes free throw 1 of 2 | 50 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Foul on Isaiah Denis. | 49 - 99 |
Statistics
 ECU |
 UNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-73 | FG | 34-63 |
| 26 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 2-22 | 3PT | 12-25 |
| 9 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 11-17 | FT | 19-30 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 20 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Assists | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 23 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 50 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 1 | Percent Led | 96 |
Game Information
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Attendance: 20,479 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 0-0 | - | 12-1 |
| North Texas | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Tulane | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| UAB | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Florida Atlantic | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Temple | 0-0 | - | 8-5 |
| Wichita State | 0-0 | - | 8-5 |
| South Florida | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Charlotte | 0-0 | - | 6-7 |
| Rice | 0-0 | - | 6-7 |
| Memphis | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
| East Carolina | 0-0 | - | 5-8 |
| UTSA | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 0-0 | - | 12-1 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 12-1 |
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| SMU | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |