North Carolina Tar Heels at California Golden Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
California hands No. 14 North Carolina its second straight loss in Bay Area, 84-78
The Tar Heels (14-4, 2/3 Atlantic Coast Conference) absorbed their second straight loss in the Bay Area; they fell 95-90 at Stanford on Wednesday.
Cal (14-5, 2-4) owned that 20-point lead early in the second half. A basket by Ames gave the Bears a 74-55 edge with 8:26 left before the Tar Heels rallied.
Carolina cut its deficit to 81-78 on a 3-pointer by Henri Veesaar with 19 seconds remaining but Pippen hit two foul shots with 10 seconds to go to just about clinch the decision.
Pippen had a game-high five assists. His father Scottie, a Basketball Hall of Famer, was part of the announced crowd of 8,077 at Haas Pavilion.
Cal had a decided advantage in 3-point shooting: The Bears went 14 for 26 from beyond the arc. The Heels were 9 for 27.
Freshman Caleb Wilson led Carolina with 17 points. Veesaar had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
The Bears’ Lee Dort grabbed a game-high 12 boards.
California scored the game’s first seven points, put together an 11-0 run to take a 26-13 lead and did not trail at any point Saturday.
The Bears took their biggest lead of the first half when Ames hit a jumper with 14 seconds remaining to put Cal up 54-35. Derek Dixon’s layup just before the buzzer cut the Heels’ deficit to 54-37 at the break.
Camden led all scorers in the half with 16 points as Cal went 10 for 16 from beyond the arc in the opening 20 minutes.
Cal plays at Stanford next Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Lee Dort misses free throw 2 of 2 | 78 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Lee Dort makes free throw 1 of 2 | 78 - 84 |
Statistics
 UNC |
 CAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-56 | FG | 29-58 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 9-27 | 3PT | 14-26 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 54 |
| 17-28 | FT | 12-16 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 15 | Fouls | 20 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 20 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 98 |
Game Information
Location: Berkeley, CA
Attendance: 8,077 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 8-0 | - | 19-1 |
| Clemson | 7-1 | 1 | 17-4 |
| Virginia | 6-2 | 2 | 17-3 |
| NC State | 6-2 | 2 | 15-6 |
| Miami | 5-2 | 2.5 | 16-4 |
| North Carolina | 4-3 | 3.5 | 16-4 |
| SMU | 4-3 | 3.5 | 15-5 |
| Virginia Tech | 4-4 | 4 | 15-6 |
| Louisville | 4-4 | 4 | 14-6 |
| California | 3-4 | 4.5 | 15-5 |
| Stanford | 3-4 | 4.5 | 14-6 |
| Syracuse | 3-5 | 5 | 12-9 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-5 | 5.5 | 11-9 |
| Boston College | 2-5 | 5.5 | 9-11 |
| Notre Dame | 2-6 | 6 | 11-10 |
| Wake Forest | 2-6 | 6 | 11-10 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-6 | 6 | 9-12 |
| Florida State | 1-6 | 6.5 | 8-12 |