Jae'Lyn Withers buries 7 3-pointers and North Carolina rolls past Notre Dame 76-56 in ACC Tournament
AP
Mar 12, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Jae’Lyn Withers scored 21 points - all on 3-pointers - and Ven-Allen Lubin had 17 points and 10 rebounds in North Carolina Tar Heels's 76-56 rout of Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Wednesday, the second day of the ACC Tournament.
North Carolina made nine of 17 3-pointers in the first half, highlighted by Withers, who made five of six. His first three 3-pointers, all in row, helped the Tar Heels build a 17-5 lead in the opening five minutes. Later, he made two more in a 12-0 run that gave the Tar Heels a 37-17 lead. North Carolina led 43-29 at halftime.
Five players scored for the Tar Heels in the first 7 1/2 minutes of the second half as they extended their lead to 58-38. The largest lead was 24 points on two occasions, the second time when Withers made his career-high seventh 3-pointer in 10 attempts.
RJ Davis added 13 points, Elliot Cadeau had 10 assists and Withers grabbed nine rebounds for North Carolina (21-12). The Tar Heels shot 48% and made 13 of 28 3-pointers.
Markus Burton was held to 11 points on 3-of-11 shooting plus 5 of 7 from the free-throw line for Notre Dame (15-18).
The Tar Heels won six of their last seven games to close the regular season, reaching 20 wins for the 55th time in 72 seasons in the ACC.
North Carolina finished in a tie for fourth place in the regular season and was seeded fifth in the tournament. The Tar Heels will play No. 4 seed Wake Forest on Thursday. SMU, the other team tied for fourth, was given the sixth seed. SMU drew Syracuse for a late game on Wednesday.
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1st Half
ND
Fighting Irish
29
UNC
Tar Heels
43
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Nikita Konstantynovskyi vs. Ven-Allen Lubin (Tar Heels gains possession)
19:36
+3
Drake Powell makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)
0-3
19:05
Elliot Cadeau shooting foul (Julian Roper II draws the foul)
19:05
+1
Julian Roper II makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-3
19:05
Julian Roper II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:50
Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
18:50
RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
18:48
Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound
18:33
Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point layup
18:31
Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
18:26
+2
Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point dunk
1-5
18:07
Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
18:05
Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
17:55
+3
Elliot Cadeau makes three point jump shot
1-8
17:40
Tae Davis misses two point layup
17:38
Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
17:30
Jae'Lyn Withers misses three point jump shot
17:28
Tae Davis defensive rebound
17:07
+2
Tae Davis makes two point stepback jump shot
3-8
16:48
Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point jump shot
16:46
Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound
16:29
Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
16:27
Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
16:24
+3
Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)
3-11
16:01
+2
Nikita Konstantynovskyi makes two point layup
5-11
15:43
+3
Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)
5-14
15:16
Julian Roper II misses two point layup
15:14
Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
15:04
+3
Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)
5-17
15:00
Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
15:00
TV timeout
14:36
Garrett Sundra misses three point jump shot
14:34
J.R. Konieczny offensive rebound
14:34
J.R. Konieczny misses two point tip layup
14:32
Fighting Irish offensive rebound
14:10
J.R. Konieczny misses three point jump shot
14:08
Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
13:55
Jalen Washington misses two point jump shot
13:53
Matt Allocco defensive rebound
13:27
Tae Davis misses two point layup
13:25
Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
13:17
Jalen Washington turnover (lost ball) (Markus Burton steals)
13:07
+3
J.R. Konieczny makes three point jump shot (Tae Davis assists)
8-17
12:52
Jalen Washington misses two point layup
12:50
Jalen Washington offensive rebound
12:50
Garrett Sundra shooting foul (Jalen Washington draws the foul)
12:50
Jalen Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:50
+1
Jalen Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-18
12:33
Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
12:31
Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
12:26
Garrett Sundra blocks Ian Jackson's two point layup
12:24
Matt Allocco defensive rebound
12:05
Markus Burton misses two point layup
12:03
Seth Trimble defensive rebound
11:56
Seth Trimble misses three point jump shot
11:54
Garrett Sundra defensive rebound
11:35
Matt Allocco misses three point jump shot
11:33
Drake Powell defensive rebound
11:17
+3
Jalen Washington makes three point jump shot (Ian Jackson assists)
8-21
10:53
Sir Mohammed misses two point jump shot
10:51
Jalen Washington defensive rebound
10:46
Matt Allocco shooting foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
10:46
TV timeout
10:46
+1
Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-22
10:46
Seth Trimble misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:46
Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound
10:24
Cole Certa misses three point jump shot
10:22
Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
10:18
Ian Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Markus Burton steals)
9:55
+2
Markus Burton makes two point driving layup
10-22
9:55
Jalen Washington shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
9:55
+1
Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 1
11-22
9:45
Drake Powell misses three point jump shot
9:25
Cole Certa defensive rebound
9:25
+2
Markus Burton makes two point layup
13-22
9:10
Ven-Allen Lubin misses three point jump shot
9:08
Tae Davis defensive rebound
8:54
Ven-Allen Lubin shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
8:54
+1
Tae Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-22
8:54
+1
Tae Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-22
8:45
+3
RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)
15-25
8:17
Tae Davis misses two point jump shot
8:15
Nikita Konstantynovskyi offensive rebound
8:08
+2
Nikita Konstantynovskyi makes two point putback layup
17-25
7:57
RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
7:55
Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
7:44
+2
Drake Powell makes two point layup
17-27
7:34
Drake Powell personal foul
7:34
TV timeout
7:24
Markus Burton misses two point layup
7:22
Tar Heels defensive rebound
7:19
Nikita Konstantynovskyi personal foul
7:14
Markus Burton personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
7:14
+3
Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)
17-30
6:36
Tae Davis misses two point jump shot
6:34
Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
6:33
Nikita Konstantynovskyi personal foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul)
6:18
+3
Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)
17-33
5:51
Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
5:42
Fighting Irish turnover (shot clock violation)
5:15
+2
Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point dunk (RJ Davis assists)
17-35
4:56
Sir Mohammed misses three point jump shot
4:54
RJ Davis defensive rebound
4:37
+2
Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup (RJ Davis assists)
17-37
4:12
+3
Matt Allocco makes three point jump shot (Sir Mohammed assists)
20-37
4:00
Markus Burton shooting foul
4:00
TV timeout
4:00
+1
RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-38
4:00
+1
RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-39
3:38
Jae'Lyn Withers blocks Sir Mohammed's two point layup
3:36
Fighting Irish offensive rebound
3:30
Sir Mohammed misses three point jump shot
3:28
Tar Heels defensive rebound
3:03
Ian Jackson misses two point layup
3:01
Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
2:59
+2
Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point tip layup
20-41
2:30
Ven-Allen Lubin blocks Julian Roper II's two point layup
2:30
Seth Trimble defensive rebound
2:30
RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
2:28
Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
2:11
Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot
2:09
Tae Davis defensive rebound
2:01
Jae'Lyn Withers blocks Tae Davis's two point layup
1:59
RJ Davis defensive rebound
1:52
J.R. Konieczny blocks Ian Jackson's two point layup
1:50
Sir Mohammed defensive rebound
1:28
Ven-Allen Lubin blocks J.R. Konieczny's two point layup
1:26
Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
1:19
RJ Davis misses two point layup
1:11
J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
1:11
Sir Mohammed misses two point layup
1:09
Sir Mohammed offensive rebound
1:04
+3
Matt Allocco makes three point jump shot (J.R. Konieczny assists)
23-41
0:47
Tae Davis shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
0:47
+1
RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-42
0:47
+1
RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-43
0:34
+2
Tae Davis makes two point driving layup
25-43
0:34
Jalen Washington shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
0:34
+1
Tae Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1
26-43
0:28
Tar Heels 30 second timeout
0:10
Elliot Cadeau misses two point layup
0:08
J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
0:06
Jae'Lyn Withers personal foul (J.R. Konieczny draws the foul)
0:01
+3
Matt Allocco makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)
29-43
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
ND
Fighting Irish
27
UNC
Tar Heels
33
Time
Team
Play
Score
0:00
—
19:51
Drake Powell personal foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
19:42
+2
Tae Davis makes two point driving layup
31-43
19:23
Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point layup
19:21
Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
19:20
+2
Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point putback layup
31-45
19:08
Tae Davis turnover (lost ball) (Ven-Allen Lubin steals)
19:03
+2
Drake Powell makes two point driving layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)
31-47
18:33
Julian Roper II misses three point jump shot
18:31
Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
18:25
Julian Roper II shooting foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul)
18:25
Ven-Allen Lubin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:25
+1
Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-48
18:14
Drake Powell shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
18:14
Markus Burton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:14
+1
Markus Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-48
17:53
+2
Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup (Jae'Lyn Withers assists)
32-50
17:26
+2
Julian Roper II makes two point driving layup
34-50
17:05
Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point jump shot
17:03
Markus Burton defensive rebound
16:57
Tae Davis misses three point jump shot
16:55
Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
16:43
Matt Allocco personal foul
16:36
+3
Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)
34-53
16:16
Seth Trimble personal foul
16:08
Julian Roper II turnover (lost ball)
15:48
Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point dunk
15:46
Markus Burton defensive rebound
15:40
Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
15:38
Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
15:33
Seth Trimble turnover (bad pass) (Julian Roper II steals)
15:23
Tae Davis misses two point jump shot
15:21
Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
14:58
Seth Trimble turnover (lost ball) (Julian Roper II steals)
14:41
Matt Allocco misses three point jump shot
14:39
Nikita Konstantynovskyi offensive rebound
14:39
Jae'Lyn Withers personal foul (Nikita Konstantynovskyi draws the foul)
14:39
TV timeout
14:23
Tae Davis misses three point jump shot
14:21
Tar Heels defensive rebound
14:03
Jae'Lyn Withers misses three point jump shot
14:01
Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound
13:36
Cade Tyson personal foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
13:32
Jalen Washington personal foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
13:23
+2
Nikita Konstantynovskyi makes two point hook shot
36-53
13:08
+2
Jalen Washington makes two point dunk (RJ Davis assists)
36-55
12:46
RJ Davis shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
12:46
+1
Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2
37-55
12:46
+1
Markus Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-55
12:29
+3
RJ Davis makes three point jump shot
38-58
11:48
+2
J.R. Konieczny makes two point jump shot
40-58
11:44
Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot
11:42
Nikita Konstantynovskyi defensive rebound
11:32
Matt Allocco misses two point jump shot
11:30
Nikita Konstantynovskyi offensive rebound
11:18
Nikita Konstantynovskyi misses two point layup
11:16
RJ Davis defensive rebound
11:11
Jalen Washington misses three point jump shot
11:09
Markus Burton defensive rebound
10:53
Tae Davis misses two point jump shot
10:51
Fighting Irish offensive rebound
10:50
Fighting Irish turnover (shot clock violation)
10:50
TV timeout
10:38
Seth Trimble misses three point jump shot
10:36
Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
10:27
+2
Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point hook shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)
40-60
10:04
+2
Markus Burton makes two point driving layup
42-60
9:53
+2
Drake Powell makes two point reverse layup
42-62
9:32
Drake Powell shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
