NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Carolina Catamounts
72
North Carolina Tar Heels
80
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | 30 | 42 | 72 |
| UNC | 39 | 41 | 80 |
— Matt Able scored 18 points and North Carolina make a decisive push in the final six minutes to win Michael Malone's coaching debut by beating Western Carolina 80-72 on Monday night.
Neo Avdalas makes free throw 1 of 2
Foul on Malachi Brown.
Terrence Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
Isaiah Manning subbing in for Western Carolina
Jacob Zhu subbing out for Western Carolina
Foul on Jacob Zhu.
Tayeshaun Smith makes layup (Jaxon Prunty assists)
Foul on Malachi Brown.
Jaxon Prunty makes free throw 2 of 2
Jaxon Prunty makes free throw 1 of 2
Foul on Sayon Keita.
Terrence Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
Foul on Jacob Zhu.
Malachi Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
Foul on Neo Avdalas.
Tayeshaun Smith makes free throw 1 of 1
Travelle Bryson subbing in for Western Carolina
Isaiah Manning subbing out for Western Carolina
Foul on Jarin Stevenson.
Tayeshaun Smith makes 0-foot tip in layup
Foul on Tayeshaun Smith.
Neo Avdalas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Matt Able assists)
Tayeshaun Smith subbing in for Western Carolina
Isaiah Manning subbing in for Western Carolina
Fola Sodipo subbing out for Western Carolina
Samuel Dada subbing out for Western Carolina
Matt Able makes driving layup
Terrence Brown makes free throw 1 of 1
Foul on Fola Sodipo.
Terrence Brown makes driving layup
Fola Sodipo makes free throw 2 of 2
Fola Sodipo makes free throw 1 of 2
Foul on Jarin Stevenson.
Sayon Keita makes free throw 2 of 2
Sayon Keita makes free throw 1 of 2
Samuel Dada subbing in for Western Carolina
Tayeshaun Smith subbing out for Western Carolina
Matt Able makes free throw 2 of 2
Matt Able makes free throw 1 of 2
Technical Foul on Tayeshaun Smith.
Foul on Tayeshaun Smith.
Jarin Stevenson makes free throw 1 of 2
Fola Sodipo subbing in for Western Carolina
Malachi Brown subbing in for Western Carolina
Isaiah Manning subbing out for Western Carolina
Jaeden Roberts subbing out for Western Carolina
Foul on Jaeden Roberts.
Jaxon Prunty makes 7-foot jumper
Matt Able makes free throw 2 of 2
Matt Able makes free throw 1 of 2
Jaeden Roberts subbing in for Western Carolina
Malachi Brown subbing out for Western Carolina
Foul on Jacob Zhu.
Jaxon Prunty makes 23-foot three point jumper (Malachi Brown assists)
Neo Avdalas makes free throw 2 of 2
Neo Avdalas makes free throw 1 of 2
Foul on Isaiah Manning.
Terrence Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
Tayeshaun Smith subbing in for Western Carolina
Jacob Zhu subbing in for Western Carolina
End of Game
End of 2nd half
Isaiah Manning Defensive Rebound.
Neo Avdalas misses free throw 2 of 2
Neo Avdalas makes free throw 1 of 2
Foul on Malachi Brown.
Neo Avdalas Defensive Rebound.
Travelle Bryson misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
Travelle Bryson Defensive Rebound.
Terrence Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Terrence Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
Isaiah Manning subbing in for Western Carolina
Jacob Zhu subbing out for Western Carolina
Foul on Jacob Zhu.
Western Carolina Timeout
Tayeshaun Smith makes layup (Jaxon Prunty assists)
Malachi Brown Defensive Rebound.
Matt Able misses free throw 2 of 2
North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
Matt Able misses free throw 1 of 2
Foul on Malachi Brown.
Jaxon Prunty makes free throw 2 of 2
Jaxon Prunty makes free throw 1 of 2
Foul on Sayon Keita.
Terrence Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
Terrence Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Foul on Jacob Zhu.
Malachi Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
Malachi Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Foul on Neo Avdalas.
Jacob Zhu Defensive Rebound.
Neo Avdalas misses 25-foot three point jumper
North Carolina Timeout
Tayeshaun Smith makes free throw 1 of 1
Travelle Bryson subbing in for Western Carolina
Isaiah Manning subbing out for Western Carolina
Foul on Jarin Stevenson.
Tayeshaun Smith makes 0-foot tip in layup
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