N. Carolina drubs N.C. State behind Bacot's double-double
AP
Jan 29, 2022
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Armando Bacot recorded his 16th double-double of the season, scoring 18 points and grabbing 13 rebounds, and North Carolina Tar Heels beat North Carolina State 100-80 on Saturday.
It was the fourth game in eight days for the Tar Heels (15-6, 7-3 ACC) who have won three straight. The Tar Heels never trailed in a contest in which the members of the 1981-82 national championship team were honored before tip-off.
North Carolina put up a season-high 56 points before halftime on the strength of 10-for-15 shooting from 3-point range and finished 15 for 27 from behind the arc.
Brady Manek led the first-half blitz with four 3s and seven Tar Heels recorded a 3. The 56-first half points were just two shy of what North Carolina tallied in a 58-47 win over Boston College on Wednesday night.
In addition to Bacot's double-double, he recorded six blocked shots. Caleb Love scored 21 points and R.J. Davis and Manek scored 17 apiece.
North Carolina led 56-31 at halftime and pushed the margin to 73-38 on Davis' 3 with 14:53 remaining.
Terquavion Smith scored 34 points and Jericole Hellems 25 for North Carolina State.
The Tar Heels lead the all-time series, 162-79, winning 34 of the last 39 and 51 of the last 63 games against the Wolfpack.
Up next for North Carolina State (10-12, 3-8) is a Wednesday night matchup at home against Syracuse. North Carolina travels to Louisville for a Tuesday contest.
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1st Half
NCST
Wolfpack
31
UNC
Tar Heels
56
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Ebenezer Dowuona vs. Armando Bacot (Dereon Seabron gains possession)
19:48
Dereon Seabron turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Love steals)
19:31
Armando Bacot misses two point jump shot
19:29
Ebenezer Dowuona defensive rebound
19:21
Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
19:19
Rechon 'Leaky' Black defensive rebound
19:07
+3
Brady Manek makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)
0-3
18:47
+2
Terquavion Smith makes two point driving layup
2-3
18:30
+2
RJ Davis makes two point pullup jump shot
2-5
18:09
Jericole Hellems misses three point jump shot
18:05
Wolfpack offensive rebound
18:03
Caleb Love shooting foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
18:03
Terquavion Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:03
+1
Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
3-5
17:49
+3
Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)
3-8
17:30
Armando Bacot blocks Dereon Seabron's two point driving layup
17:28
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
17:25
Dereon Seabron shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
17:25
RJ Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:25
RJ Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:25
Jericole Hellems defensive rebound
17:18
Armando Bacot blocks Casey Morsell's two point layup
17:16
Wolfpack offensive rebound
17:11
Terquavion Smith turnover (bad pass) (Brady Manek steals)
16:59
+3
Caleb Love makes three point jump shot
3-11
16:43
Rechon 'Leaky' Black blocks Terquavion Smith's two point floating jump shot
16:41
Wolfpack offensive rebound
16:40
+2
Terquavion Smith makes two point jump shot (Dereon Seabron assists)
5-11
16:21
+3
Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes three point jump shot (Caleb Love assists)
5-14
16:02
+2
Jericole Hellems makes two point turnaround jump shot
7-14
15:28
+2
Caleb Love makes two point driving layup
7-16
15:28
Ebenezer Dowuona shooting foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
15:28
TV timeout
15:28
+1
Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 1
7-17
15:15
Cam Hayes misses two point driving jump shot
15:13
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
15:00
Rechon 'Leaky' Black turnover (bad pass) (Terquavion Smith steals)
14:54
Terquavion Smith misses two point layup
14:52
Tar Heels defensive rebound
14:52
Tar Heels 30 second timeout
14:52
TV timeout
14:42
Armando Bacot turnover (lost ball) (Thomas Allen steals)
14:38
Armando Bacot blocks Thomas Allen's two point driving layup
14:36
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
14:33
Jericole Hellems shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
14:33
+1
Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-18
14:33
+1
Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-19
14:05
+2
Ebenezer Dowuona makes two point hook shot
9-19
13:39
Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
13:37
RJ Davis offensive rebound
13:33
Armando Bacot misses three point jump shot
13:31
Wolfpack defensive rebound
13:19
Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
13:17
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
13:08
RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
13:06
Thomas Allen defensive rebound
13:02
Thomas Allen misses three point jump shot
13:00
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
12:51
Caleb Love misses two point floating jump shot
12:49
Cam Hayes defensive rebound
12:45
+2
Dereon Seabron makes two point driving layup (Cam Hayes assists)
11-19
12:17
Terquavion Smith blocks Caleb Love's two point layup
12:15
Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
12:16
Puff Johnson personal foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
11:56
Casey Morsell misses two point jump shot
11:54
Puff Johnson defensive rebound
11:47
Ebenezer Dowuona shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
11:47
TV timeout
11:47
+1
RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-20
11:47
+1
RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-21
11:31
+2
Terquavion Smith makes two point pullup jump shot
13-21
11:14
+2
Armando Bacot makes two point turnaround jump shot (RJ Davis assists)
13-23
11:03
Armando Bacot blocks Terquavion Smith's two point floating jump shot
11:01
Wolfpack offensive rebound
10:57
Jericole Hellems misses two point layup
10:55
Jericole Hellems offensive rebound
10:48
Jaylon Gibson misses two point layup
10:46
Puff Johnson defensive rebound
10:43
Casey Morsell personal foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul)
10:26
+3
RJ Davis makes three point step back jump shot
13-26
10:06
+3
Jericole Hellems makes three point step back jump shot
16-26
9:50
Jaylon Gibson shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
9:50
+1
Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-27
9:50
Armando Bacot misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:50
Dereon Seabron defensive rebound
9:35
Terquavion Smith misses two point pullup jump shot
9:33
Casey Morsell offensive rebound
9:27
Jericole Hellems misses two point jump shot
9:25
Puff Johnson defensive rebound
9:15
+3
Brady Manek makes three point jump shot (Caleb Love assists)
16-30
9:10
Wolfpack 30 second timeout
9:10
TV timeout
8:56
Brady Manek blocks Dereon Seabron's two point driving layup
8:54
Rechon 'Leaky' Black defensive rebound
8:47
+2
Caleb Love makes two point driving layup
16-32
8:40
Rechon 'Leaky' Black shooting foul (Terquavion Smith draws the foul)
8:40
Terquavion Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:40
+1
Terquavion Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-32
8:29
+3
Brady Manek makes three point jump shot (Rechon 'Leaky' Black assists)
17-35
8:13
Dereon Seabron misses two point driving layup
8:11
Brady Manek defensive rebound
8:04
Caleb Love misses two point layup
8:02
Puff Johnson offensive rebound
8:02
Puff Johnson misses two point layup
8:00
Puff Johnson offensive rebound
7:59
+2
Puff Johnson makes two point layup
17-37
7:49
+2
Terquavion Smith makes two point jump shot
19-37
7:20
+3
Puff Johnson makes three point jump shot (Brady Manek assists)
19-40
7:02
+3
Jericole Hellems makes three point step back jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)
22-40
6:51
Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
6:49
Wolfpack defensive rebound
6:49
TV timeout
6:31
+3
Jericole Hellems makes three point step back jump shot
25-40
6:05
Rechon 'Leaky' Black misses three point jump shot
6:03
Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
5:50
Casey Morsell misses two point pullup jump shot
5:48
Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
5:42
+3
Kerwin Walton makes three point jump shot (Caleb Love assists)
25-43
5:15
Dereon Seabron misses two point layup
5:13
Tar Heels defensive rebound
4:57
+2
Armando Bacot makes two point hook shot (Brady Manek assists)
25-45
4:45
Terquavion Smith misses three point jump shot
4:43
RJ Davis defensive rebound
4:42
RJ Davis offensive foul (Jericole Hellems draws the foul)
4:42
RJ Davis turnover
4:39
Armando Bacot personal foul (Cam Hayes draws the foul)
4:22
Cam Hayes misses two point jump shot
4:20
Tar Heels defensive rebound
4:05
+2
RJ Davis makes two point driving layup
25-47
3:39
+3
Jericole Hellems makes three point jump shot (Dereon Seabron assists)
28-47
3:18
Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
3:16
Jericole Hellems defensive rebound
3:10
Thomas Allen misses three point jump shot
3:08
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
2:56
+2
Brady Manek makes two point reverse layup
28-49
2:33
Jaylon Gibson misses two point layup
2:31
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
2:25
+3
Brady Manek makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)
28-52
2:05
Brady Manek personal foul (Dereon Seabron draws the foul)
2:05
TV timeout
1:56
Armando Bacot blocks Jericole Hellems's two point driving layup
1:54
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
1:47
+2
Kerwin Walton makes two point pullup jump shot (Rechon 'Leaky' Black assists)
28-54
1:30
Jericole Hellems misses three point jump shot
1:28
Dereon Seabron offensive rebound
1:19
Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
1:17
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
1:02
+2
Armando Bacot makes two point dunk (Brady Manek assists)
28-56
0:39
+3
Terquavion Smith makes three point step back jump shot
31-56
0:21
Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
0:19
Jericole Hellems defensive rebound
0:02
Jericole Hellems misses three point jump shot
0:00
Armando Bacot defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
NCST
Wolfpack
49
UNC
Tar Heels
44
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:51
Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
19:49
Jericole Hellems defensive rebound
19:29
Dereon Seabron misses two point driving layup
19:27
Rechon 'Leaky' Black defensive rebound
19:22
+3
Brady Manek makes three point jump shot (Rechon 'Leaky' Black assists)
31-59
18:58
Ebenezer Dowuona turnover (lost ball)
18:36
Armando Bacot misses two point jump shot
18:34
Terquavion Smith defensive rebound
18:26
+3
Casey Morsell makes three point jump shot (Terquavion Smith assists)
34-59
18:12
Casey Morsell personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
18:00
Armando Bacot misses two point layup
17:58
Armando Bacot offensive rebound
17:58
Ebenezer Dowuona shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
17:58
+1
Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-60
17:58
Armando Bacot misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:58
Ebenezer Dowuona defensive rebound
17:49
Armando Bacot blocks Ebenezer Dowuona's two point driving layup
17:47
Ebenezer Dowuona offensive rebound
17:38
Casey Morsell turnover (lost ball)
17:19
Casey Morsell shooting foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
