Document-setting Bacot leads North Carolina previous NC State

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Armando Bacot had 23 factors and 18 rebounds on a record-setting day, RJ Davis scored 26 factors, and North Carolina defeated North Carolina State 80-69 on Saturday.

Bacot established the North Carolina document together with his 61st profession double-double, breaking a tie with Billy Cunningham. He additionally handed Tyler Hansbrough for first place on UNC’s profession rebounding checklist, 1,221-1,219.

NC State’s Terquavion Smith, the main scorer within the ACC, suffered a scary damage and needed to be taken off the court docket on a stretcher with 9:45 remaining within the second half. Smith attacked the rim and tried to complete a left-handed runner however fell backwards and landed onerous on the ground. NC State mentioned Smith had an elbow and neck damage. He didn’t return to the sport.

There have been 4 lead adjustments early within the second half earlier than North Carolina constructed a 10-point lead on the power of a 14-5 run. With Bacot scoring 16 factors and grabbing 9 rebounds within the second half, the Tar Heels maintained a lead of a minimum of seven factors by the ultimate 9 minutes after Smith’s damage.

North Carolina’s final area aim got here on a Caleb Love jumper for a 74-65 lead with 1:47 remaining. Love, with 4 free throws, and Davis, with two, closed it out on the line.

Love completed with 16 factors and made 9 of 10 free throws. Davis was 14-for-14 from the road and Bacot made all seven of his tries. The Tar Heels made solely 20 area objectives however had been 36-for-39 from the road. A free throw by Jalen Washington was North Carolina’s solely bench level.

D.J. Burns and Jarkel Joiner scored 18 factors every for NC State and Smith and Casey Morsell scored 12 every. The Wolfpack had been outrebounded 42-27, grabbing solely 9 extra boards than Bacot.

Within the first half, a 3-pointer by Smith began a 13-0 run and a 3-pointer by Morsell capped it off, giving North Carolina State an 18-10 lead with 10:02 remaining.

Davis drained two 3-pointers and went 4-for-4 from the road in a 12-2 run that gave the Tar Heels a 24-20 lead. Davis had 16 factors, with two 3-pointers and was 8-for-8 from the road within the first half and North Carolina led 34-33 on the break.

The Tar Heels (14-6, 6-3), who’ve received three in a row and 9 of the previous 11, improved to 10-0 at residence this season, together with 5-0 in ACC play.

The loss snapped North Carolina State’s four-game profitable streak.

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