Bacot scores 22, North Carolina beats UNC-Asheville 72-53
AP
Nov 23, 2021
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Armando Bacot scored 22 points to lead North Carolina Tar Heels to a 72-53 victory over UNC-Asheville Bulldogs on Tuesday night.
Bacot was 8 of 14 from the floor and grabbed seven rebounds. R.J. Davis added 12 points for North Carolina (4-2), which shot 49% from the floor and made 7 of 14 from long range. Leaky Black added nine points with 11 of North Carolina's 51 rebounds.
Jamon Battle scored a career-high 19 points, on 7-of-11 shooting with three 3-pointers, for UNC-Asheville (2-3).
North Carolina took the lead for good four minutes into the game and led by as many as 20 in the first half while building a 37-24 halftime lead. A 14-8 surge by the Bulldogs pulled them to 45-38 with 12:38 remaining but they didn't any get closer.
The Tar Heels rebounded from consecutive losses to ranked Purdue and Tennessee that knocked them out of the AP Top 25 poll. Bacot scored a combined 18 points in the two losses.
The Tar Heels are 9-0 against the Bulldogs, including 7-0 in Chapel Hill.
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1st Half
NCAS
Bulldogs
24
UNC
Tar Heels
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Tar Heels gains possession)
18:59
Tar Heels turnover
18:59
LJ Thorpe misses three point jump shot
18:57
Caleb Love defensive rebound
18:39
Armando Bacot turnover (bad pass)
18:17
Tajion Jones misses three point jump shot
18:15
Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
18:06
Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
18:04
Trent Stephney defensive rebound
17:52
Drew Pember misses three point jump shot
17:50
Caleb Love defensive rebound
17:41
+3
Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)
0-3
17:30
+3
Jamon Battle makes three point jump shot (Trent Stephney assists)
3-3
17:08
RJ Davis turnover (lost ball) (LJ Thorpe steals)
17:08
Drew Pember misses three point jump shot
17:06
Rechon 'Leaky' Black defensive rebound
17:01
Drew Pember blocks RJ Davis's two point layup
17:01
Armando Bacot offensive rebound
17:01
+2
Armando Bacot makes two point layup
3-5
16:36
+2
Drew Pember makes two point layup (Jamon Battle assists)
5-5
16:22
Drew Pember blocks Caleb Love's two point layup
16:22
Tar Heels offensive rebound
16:22
BJ Marable shooting foul (Rechon 'Leaky' Black draws the foul)
16:22
+1
Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-6
16:22
+1
Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-7
15:58
Jamon Battle misses two point layup
15:56
Brady Manek defensive rebound
15:45
+3
Brady Manek makes three point jump shot (Caleb Love assists)
5-10
15:30
Brady Manek blocks Trent Stephney's two point jump shot
15:30
Bulldogs offensive rebound
15:30
TV timeout
15:24
LJ Thorpe misses two point jump shot
15:22
Rechon 'Leaky' Black defensive rebound
15:06
Rechon 'Leaky' Black misses two point layup
15:06
Rechon 'Leaky' Black offensive rebound
15:06
BJ Marable shooting foul (Rechon 'Leaky' Black draws the foul)
15:06
Rechon 'Leaky' Black misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:46
Luke Lawson misses three point jump shot
15:06
+1
Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-11
14:46
Luke Lawson misses three point jump shot
14:44
Caleb Love defensive rebound
14:37
+3
RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Caleb Love assists)
5-14
14:23
Jordan Hairston misses three point jump shot
14:21
Brady Manek defensive rebound
14:05
Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
14:03
Luke Lawson defensive rebound
13:52
Drew Pember misses two point layup
13:50
Rechon 'Leaky' Black defensive rebound
13:43
Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
13:41
Tajion Jones defensive rebound
13:14
LJ Thorpe misses two point jump shot
13:12
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
12:58
+3
Brady Manek makes three point jump shot (Justin McKoy assists)
5-17
12:52
Bulldogs defensive rebound
12:54
+3
Coty Jude makes three point jump shot (Trent Stephney assists)
8-17
12:54
Coty Jude blocks Armando Bacot's two point layup
12:52
Bulldogs defensive rebound
12:38
Coty Jude misses two point jump shot
12:36
RJ Davis defensive rebound
11:56
+2
RJ Davis makes two point jump shot
8-19
11:47
Drew Pember misses three point jump shot
11:44
Brady Manek defensive rebound
11:25
Justin McKoy offensive foul
11:25
Justin McKoy turnover
11:25
TV timeout
10:57
+2
Tajion Jones makes two point layup
10-19
10:32
+2
Armando Bacot makes two point layup (Justin McKoy assists)
10-21
10:17
Tajion Jones misses three point jump shot
10:15
Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
10:02
+2
Armando Bacot makes two point layup
10-23
9:38
Trent Stephney turnover (Caleb Love steals)
9:31
+2
Caleb Love makes two point layup
10-25
9:16
+3
Jamon Battle makes three point jump shot (Trent Stephney assists)
13-25
8:57
Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
8:57
Justin McKoy offensive rebound
8:57
Drew Pember shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
8:57
Armando Bacot misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:14
Luke Lawson misses three point jump shot
8:57
+1
Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-26
8:14
Drew Pember misses three point jump shot
8:14
Tajion Jones offensive rebound
8:14
Luke Lawson misses three point jump shot
8:12
Jamon Battle offensive rebound
7:58
Jordan Hairston misses two point jump shot
7:56
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
7:44
Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
7:42
Armando Bacot offensive rebound
7:36
+2
Armando Bacot makes two point layup
13-28
7:22
Drew Pember turnover (bad pass)
7:22
TV timeout
7:06
+2
Kerwin Walton makes two point jump shot
13-30
6:46
Luke Lawson misses three point jump shot
6:44
Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
6:30
+2
Armando Bacot makes two point layup (Anthony Harris assists)
13-32
6:07
+2
Luke Lawson makes two point layup (LJ Thorpe assists)
15-32
5:54
+3
Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Kerwin Walton assists)
15-35
5:32
Luke Lawson misses three point jump shot
5:28
Bulldogs offensive rebound
5:26
Anthony Harris personal foul (LJ Thorpe draws the foul)
5:06
Jamon Battle misses three point jump shot
5:04
RJ Davis defensive rebound
4:59
RJ Davis turnover (bad pass)
4:45
+3
Coty Jude makes three point jump shot (LJ Thorpe assists)
18-35
4:24
RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
4:22
LJ Thorpe defensive rebound
4:11
LJ Thorpe turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Love steals)
4:03
Dawson Garcia misses two point layup
4:01
Dawson Garcia offensive rebound
3:58
Dawson Garcia misses two point layup
3:56
Quay Kimble defensive rebound
3:45
Coty Jude misses three point jump shot
3:43
Brady Manek defensive rebound
3:39
Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
3:37
Jamon Battle defensive rebound
3:12
Coty Jude misses three point jump shot
3:10
Jamon Battle offensive rebound
3:05
+2
Jamon Battle makes two point layup
20-35
2:34
RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
2:32
Bulldogs defensive rebound
2:31
TV timeout
2:20
RJ Davis shooting foul (LJ Thorpe draws the foul)
2:20
+1
LJ Thorpe makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-35
2:20
+1
LJ Thorpe makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-35
1:58
+2
Armando Bacot makes two point layup (Brady Manek assists)
22-37
1:27
+2
Jamon Battle makes two point layup
24-37
1:05
Rechon 'Leaky' Black turnover (bad pass) (Trent Stephney steals)
0:40
Coty Jude misses three point jump shot
0:38
Bulldogs offensive rebound
0:27
Drew Pember misses three point jump shot
0:25
Caleb Love defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
NCAS
Bulldogs
29
UNC
Tar Heels
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
0:00
End of period
19:46
Drew Pember blocks RJ Davis's two point jump shot
19:44
Tajion Jones defensive rebound
19:30
Tajion Jones misses three point jump shot
19:28
RJ Davis defensive rebound
19:15
Armando Bacot misses two point layup
19:13
Armando Bacot offensive rebound
19:09
Tajion Jones blocks Armando Bacot's two point layup
19:07
Tajion Jones defensive rebound
18:45
Trent Stephney misses two point jump shot
18:43
RJ Davis defensive rebound
18:34
Rechon 'Leaky' Black misses two point dunk
18:32
Drew Pember defensive rebound
18:17
Trent Stephney misses two point layup
18:15
RJ Davis defensive rebound
18:09
Brady Manek offensive foul (LJ Thorpe draws the foul)
18:09
Brady Manek turnover
17:44
Drew Pember turnover (bad pass) (RJ Davis steals)
17:38
+2
RJ Davis makes two point layup
24-39
17:19
+2
LJ Thorpe makes two point jump shot
26-39
17:13
Drew Pember shooting foul (Rechon 'Leaky' Black draws the foul)
17:13
+1
Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-40
17:13
+1
Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-41
16:51
Jamon Battle turnover (bad pass) (RJ Davis steals)
16:45
RJ Davis turnover (bad pass) (Trent Stephney steals)
16:31
Tajion Jones misses three point jump shot
16:29
Caleb Love defensive rebound
16:09
Trent Stephney personal foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
16:05
RJ Davis offensive foul
16:05
RJ Davis turnover
15:41
RJ Davis shooting foul (Tajion Jones draws the foul)
