Wake Forest Demon Deacons at North Carolina Tar Heels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
No. 17 North Carolina edges Wake Forest 87-84 for its 500th win at the Dean E. Smith Center
Caleb Wilson added 22 points and 12 rebounds for his 11th double-double, while Jaydon Young contributed a season-high 12 points off the bench for the Tar Heels (14-2, 2-1 ACC), who bounced back from their first ACC loss last Saturday at SMU.
The Tar Heels are now 500-90 at the Smith Center, which opened in 1986.
Nate Calmese hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 28 points and nine assists for Wake Forest (10-7, 1-3), which fell to 1-4 in its last five games. Juke Harris added 28 points on five 3-pointers.
Wake Forest trailed by 15 points, but Calmese's step-back 3-pointer cut it to 75-74 with 4:03 left. The Tar Heels, however, got key dunks down the stretch from Seth Trimble and Veesaar.
Another 3 by Calmese with 7 seconds remaining cut UNC’s lead to 85-84. But Jarin Stevenson answered with two free throws, and Calmese misfired on an off-balance shot at the buzzer to end it.
Wilson had 17 points and nine rebounds in the first half. He made all seven shots, including a few thunderous dunks, as the Tar Heels took a 49-38 lead into the intermission.
North Carolina: Visits Stanford on Wednesday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 84 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Wake Forest Deadball Team Rebound. | 84 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Nate Calmese misses 30-foot three point jumper | 84 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jarin Stevenson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 84 - 87 |
Statistics
 WAKE |
 UNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-64 | FG | 29-55 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 14-35 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 8-11 | FT | 20-30 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 13 | Assists | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 15 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 97 |
Game Information
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Attendance: 21,750 | Capacity:
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 |