North Carolina beats BC 85-61, keeps NCAA hopes alive
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Caleb Love scored 22 points, RJ Davis hit four 3-pointers and finished with 18 points and North Carolina kept alive its NCAA Tournament hopes with a 85-61 win over Boston College Wednesday night in the second round of the ACC Tournament.
Armando Bacot had 10 points, six rebounds and three assists in 18 minutes for No. 7 seed North Carolina (20-12). The 6-foot-11 senior left the game with about five minutes left in the first half due to an apparent ankle injury. He started the second half before returning to the bench for good with 14:27 to play and the Tar Heels leading 58-31.
Bacot, Love and Davis scored eight points apiece in a 29-12 first-half run that gave the Tar Heels a 33-16 lead with 7:45 left before intermission and Boston College trailed by double figures the rest of the way.
Makai Ashton-Langford scored 16 points, Jaeden Zackery added 15 and Quinten Post 13 for 10th-seeded Boston College (16-17).
UNC hit 10 3-pointers, shot 55% (34 of 62) from the field and committed just seven turnovers.
North Carolina, which lost 72-69 to Kanas in the 2022 national championship game and was ranked No. 1 in the preseason poll, is likely in need of an ACC championship - or at least an appearance in the title game - to earn a tourney bid. The Tar Heels have won four of their last five games.
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Boston College is likely done for the season
North Carolina plays No. 2 seed Virginia in the quarterfinals Thursday. UNC split the season series with the Cavaliers with each team winning on its home court
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Devin McGlockton vs. Pete Nance (RJ Davis gains possession) | ||
| 19:36 | | Caleb Love misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:34 |  | Devin McGlockton defensive rebound | ||
| 19:17 | | +3 | Makai Ashton-Langford makes three point jump shot (Prince Aligbe assists) | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | | +2 | Caleb Love makes two point layup (Armando Bacot assists) | 3-2 |
| 18:50 | | +3 | Devin McGlockton makes three point jump shot (Makai Ashton-Langford assists) | 6-2 |
| 18:28 | | +2 | Armando Bacot makes two point jump shot | 6-4 |
| 18:05 | | T.J. Bickerstaff turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 17:40 | | +2 | Leaky Black makes two point layup | 6-6 |
| 17:25 | | +2 | Makai Ashton-Langford makes two point jump shot | 8-6 |
| 17:10 | | +2 | Armando Bacot makes two point jump shot (Caleb Love assists) | 8-8 |
| 17:10 | | Makai Ashton-Langford shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul) | ||
| 17:10 | | Armando Bacot misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 17:10 | | T.J. Bickerstaff defensive rebound | ||
| 16:41 | | Prince Aligbe misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:39 | | Caleb Love defensive rebound | ||
| 16:28 | | Leaky Black misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:26 | | Armando Bacot offensive rebound | ||
| 16:24 | | Jaeden Zackery shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul) | ||
| 16:24 | | +1 | Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-9 |
| 16:24 | | +1 | Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-10 |
| 16:12 | | +2 | Makai Ashton-Langford makes two point jump shot (Quinten Post assists) | 10-10 |
| 15:50 | | +3 | RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Pete Nance assists) | 10-13 |
| 15:24 | | Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:22 | | Armando Bacot defensive rebound | ||
| 15:10 | | +2 | Caleb Love makes two point layup | 10-15 |
| 14:48 | | Quinten Post turnover (traveling) | ||
| 14:48 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:19 | | RJ Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:17 | | Leaky Black offensive rebound | ||
| 14:12 | | +3 | Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Leaky Black assists) | 10-18 |
| 13:48 | | Pete Nance blocks DeMarr Langford Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 13:46 | | Eagles offensive rebound | ||
| 13:41 | | Makai Ashton-Langford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:39 | | Eagles offensive rebound | ||
| 13:28 | | Quinten Post misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:26 | | Caleb Love defensive rebound | ||
| 13:15 | | Caleb Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:13 | | Makai Ashton-Langford defensive rebound | ||
| 13:06 | | Makai Ashton-Langford turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Love steals) | ||
| 12:46 | | Armando Bacot offensive foul (Quinten Post draws the foul) | ||
| 12:46 | | Armando Bacot turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 12:25 | | Chas Kelley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:23 | | Leaky Black defensive rebound | ||
| 12:07 | | Puff Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:05 | | Devin McGlockton defensive rebound | ||
| 11:53 | | Chas Kelley offensive foul | ||
| 11:53 | | Chas Kelley turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:53 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:28 | | +3 | D'Marco Dunn makes three point jump shot (Leaky Black assists) | 10-21 |
| 11:09 | | Pete Nance personal foul | ||
| 11:06 | | Jaeden Zackery turnover (bad pass) (Leaky Black steals) | ||
| 11:01 | | +2 | Puff Johnson makes two point layup (Pete Nance assists) | 10-23 |
| 10:43 | | +2 | Jaeden Zackery makes two point layup | 12-23 |
| 10:18 | | +3 | RJ Davis makes three point jump shot | 12-26 |
| 9:53 | | Prince Aligbe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Leaky Black defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | Pete Nance misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Prince Aligbe defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | Pete Nance shooting foul (Quinten Post draws the foul) | ||
| 9:22 | | +1 | Quinten Post makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-26 |
| 9:22 | | +1 | Quinten Post makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-26 |
| 9:10 | | +2 | RJ Davis makes two point jump shot | 14-28 |
| 8:49 | | Mason Madsen turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Love steals) | ||
| 8:23 | | RJ Davis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | Armando Bacot offensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | T.J. Bickerstaff shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul) | ||
| 8:21 | | +1 | Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-29 |
| 8:21 | | +1 | Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-30 |
| 8:02 | | +2 | Quinten Post makes two point jump shot | 16-30 |
| 7:45 | | +3 | Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Armando Bacot assists) | 16-33 |
| 7:17 | | Makai Ashton-Langford misses two point layup | ||
| 7:15 | | T.J. Bickerstaff offensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | Dontrez Styles shooting foul (Makai Ashton-Langford draws the foul) | ||
| 7:09 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:09 | | +1 | Makai Ashton-Langford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-33 |
| 7:09 | | +1 | Makai Ashton-Langford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-33 |
| 6:43 | | Caleb Love misses two point layup | ||
| 6:41 | | Tyler Nickel offensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | +3 | RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Armando Bacot assists) | 18-36 |
| 6:23 | | +2 | Makai Ashton-Langford makes two point jump shot (Devin McGlockton assists) | 20-36 |
| 6:04 | | +3 | Dontrez Styles makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists) | 20-39 |
| 5:51 | | Caleb Love personal foul (Makai Ashton-Langford draws the foul) | ||
| 5:32 | | Caleb Love blocks Prince Aligbe's two point jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | Tar Heels defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | RJ Davis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:11 | | CJ Penha Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | Jaeden Zackery misses two point layup | ||
| 4:57 | | Armando Bacot defensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | Caleb Love misses two point layup | ||
| 4:45 | | Armando Bacot offensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | Armando Bacot misses two point layup | ||
| 4:39 | | Leaky Black offensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | Tyler Nickel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:35 | | Makai Ashton-Langford defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | +3 | Jaeden Zackery makes three point jump shot (Makai Ashton-Langford assists) | 23-39 |
| 4:14 | | Makai Ashton-Langford shooting foul (Pete Nance draws the foul) | ||
| 4:14 | | Pete Nance misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:14 | | Pete Nance misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:14 | | Quinten Post defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Pete Nance blocks CJ Penha Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 4:00 | | Prince Aligbe offensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | Leaky Black personal foul | ||
| 3:57 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:52 | | +2 | Quinten Post makes two point jump shot | 25-39 |
| 3:23 | | RJ Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Quinten Post defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | Leaky Black blocks Jaeden Zackery's two point layup | ||
| 3:07 | | Tar Heels defensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | +2 | Pete Nance makes two point jump shot (RJ Davis assists) | 25-41 |
| 2:30 | | +3 | Quinten Post makes three point jump shot (CJ Penha Jr. assists) | 28-41 |
| 2:10 | | Caleb Love misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:08 | | DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | RJ Davis shooting foul (CJ Penha Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:56 | | CJ Penha Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:56 | | +1 | CJ Penha Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-41 |
| 1:47 | | +2 | Caleb Love makes two point layup | 29-43 |
| 1:26 | | Jaeden Zackery misses two point layup | ||
| 1:24 | | Jalen Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | Jaeden Zackery personal foul (Jalen Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 1:08 | | Caleb Love misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Prince Aligbe defensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | CJ Penha Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:58 | | Puff Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | Caleb Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:34 | | DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | Eagles 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:05 | | Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | DeMarr Langford Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Eagles turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:53 | | Quinten Post misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:51 | | RJ Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 19:37 | | +2 | Armando Bacot makes two point layup (RJ Davis assists) | 29-45 |
| 19:18 | | Jaeden Zackery misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:16 | | Leaky Black defensive rebound | ||
| 19:03 | | Caleb Love turnover (bad pass) (Devin McGlockton steals) | ||
| 18:57 | | Makai Ashton-Langford misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:55 | | Leaky Black defensive rebound | ||
| 18:48 | | +2 | Caleb Love makes two point layup (Leaky Black assists) | 29-47 |
| 18:48 | | Quinten Post shooting foul (Caleb Love draws the foul) | ||
| 18:48 | | +1 | Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-48 |
| 18:36 | | Makai Ashton-Langford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:34 | | RJ Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 18:26 | | Makai Ashton-Langford personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 18:22 | | Pete Nance turnover (bad pass) (Devin McGlockton steals) | ||
| 18:11 | |