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Davis, Bacot lead No. 8 North Carolina to 65-55 victory over 16th-ranked Clemson

AP
Jan 06, 2024

Clemson Tigers, S.C. (AP) RJ Davis had 14 points while Armando Bacot had 14 points and 16 rebounds to lead No. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels to a 65-55 victory over 16th-ranked Clemson on Saturday.

Davis came in as the Atlantic Coast Conference’s leading scorer at 21.2 points a game. And while he struggled to find his shot against the Tigers (11-3, 1-2), the senior stepped up in time for the Tar Heels (11-3, 3-0).

Davis hit a 3-pointer as North Carolina wiped out Clemson’s four-point lead to move in front 39-38. He added a second to push the margin to 45-41 with 10 minutes to go. The Tigers could get no closer than two points the rest of the way to drop their second straight after their 11-1 start.

Bacot posted his 54th career double-double and helped hold Tigers top scorer PJ Hall to 10 points on 4-of-13 shooting.

The first half was a defensive struggle between two teams that rank in the bottom half of the ACC in defense.

North Carolina held the Tigers to 0-of-8 shooting from behind the arc the first 20 minutes and Clemson's biggest outside threat, Syracuse transfer Joe Girard III, to 1-of-7 overall in the period and 1-of-10 for the game.

Chase Hunter had 17 points to lead the Tigers. Ian Schieffelin added 16 points and 11 rebounds.

BIG PICTURE

North Carolina: The Tar Heels showed they could win a physical, back-and-forth game even when leaders like Davis and Bacot were not at their best. It's a good sign for North Carolina going forward.

Clemson: The Tigers strong start to the season seems like a memory after consecutive ACC losses at Miami and to the Tar Heels. Clemson needs to rediscover the scoring punch that had them the highest ACC team in the NET rankings just a week ago.

UP NEXT

North Carolina plays at North Carolina State on Wednesday night.

Clemson goes to Virginia Tech on Wednesday night.

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1st Half
UNC
Tar Heels
34
CLEM
Tigers
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Tigers gains possession)
19:44		Elliot Cadeau shooting foul (PJ Hall draws the foul)
20:00		(Tigers gains possession)
19:44		Elliot Cadeau shooting foul (PJ Hall draws the foul)
19:44	+1	PJ Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
19:44	+1	PJ Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-2
19:31	+2	RJ Davis makes two point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)	2-2
19:18		PJ Hall turnover (bad pass) (Harrison Ingram steals)
19:09		Harrison Ingram offensive foul (Ian Schieffelin draws the foul)
19:09		Harrison Ingram turnover (offensive foul)
18:40		Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot
18:38		Cormac Ryan defensive rebound
18:35	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point layup (Cormac Ryan assists)	4-2
18:35		PJ Hall shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
18:35		Armando Bacot misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:35		Chase Hunter defensive rebound
18:21		Ian Schieffelin turnover (bad pass) (RJ Davis steals)
18:10	+3	Cormac Ryan makes three point jump shot (Harrison Ingram assists)	7-2
17:56	+2	Chauncey Wiggins makes two point jump shot	7-4
17:41	+2	Elliot Cadeau makes two point layup	9-4
17:30	+2	Chase Hunter makes two point layup	9-6
17:11		Ian Schieffelin blocks Armando Bacot's two point layup
17:09		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
17:09		Ian Schieffelin personal foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
17:03		Cormac Ryan misses three point jump shot
17:01		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
16:56		Harrison Ingram misses three point jump shot
16:56		Cormac Ryan offensive rebound
16:41	+2	Cormac Ryan makes two point jump shot	11-6
16:18		Bas Leyte misses three point jump shot
16:16		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
16:08		Harrison Ingram misses two point jump shot
16:06		Bas Leyte defensive rebound
16:00		Elliot Cadeau shooting foul (Joseph Girard III draws the foul)
16:00		TV timeout
16:00		Joseph Girard III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:00	+1	Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-7
15:46	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup (Armando Bacot assists)	13-7
15:29	+2	Joseph Girard III makes two point jump shot	13-9
15:11		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
15:11		Tigers defensive rebound
14:48		Dillon Hunter misses two point layup
14:46		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
14:32		Bas Leyte blocks Armando Bacot's two point layup
14:30		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
14:10		Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
14:08		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
14:00		Cormac Ryan misses three point jump shot
13:58		Bas Leyte defensive rebound
13:52		Armando Bacot blocks Joseph Girard III's two point layup
13:50		Tigers offensive rebound
13:36		PJ Hall misses three point jump shot
13:34		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
13:18		Josh Beadle blocks Seth Trimble's two point jump shot
13:16		Paxson Wojcik offensive rebound
13:14		Paxson Wojcik turnover (bad pass) (Chase Hunter steals)
13:01	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point layup	13-11
12:46		Jalen Washington misses three point jump shot
12:44		Josh Beadle defensive rebound
12:40		Jalen Washington blocks Josh Beadle's two point layup
12:38		RJ Davis defensive rebound
12:33		Paxson Wojcik misses two point layup
12:31		Jae'Lyn Withers offensive rebound
12:29	+2	Jae'Lyn Withers makes two point layup	15-11
12:12	+2	Chase Hunter makes two point layup	15-13
12:12		Jalen Washington shooting foul
12:12	+1	Chase Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-14
12:00		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
12:00		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
12:00		Paxson Wojcik personal foul (Joseph Girard III draws the foul)
12:00		TV timeout
11:44	+2	Ian Schieffelin makes two point layup (Josh Beadle assists)	15-16
11:15	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point layup	17-16
11:02		Jae'Lyn Withers shooting foul (Ian Schieffelin draws the foul)
11:02	+1	Ian Schieffelin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-17
11:02	+1	Ian Schieffelin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-18
10:45		Joseph Girard III personal foul (Paxson Wojcik draws the foul)
10:31		RJ Godfrey blocks RJ Davis's three point jump shot
10:29		Josh Beadle defensive rebound
9:59		Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot
9:57		Paxson Wojcik defensive rebound
9:56		Paxson Wojcik turnover (lost ball) (Ian Schieffelin steals)
9:49		Joseph Girard III misses two point layup
9:47		RJ Davis defensive rebound
9:41		Harrison Ingram misses two point layup
9:39		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
9:22	+2	Chase Hunter makes two point jump shot	17-20
8:55	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point layup (RJ Davis assists)	19-20
8:22		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
8:20		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
8:01		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
8:01		Tigers defensive rebound
7:50		Chase Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Cormac Ryan steals)
7:24	+2	Zayden High makes two point jump shot	21-20
7:11		Zayden High personal foul (Ian Schieffelin draws the foul)
7:11		TV timeout
7:11	+1	Ian Schieffelin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-21
7:11	+1	Ian Schieffelin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-22
6:43		Harrison Ingram turnover (bad pass) (Ian Schieffelin steals)
6:43		Zayden High personal foul (Ian Schieffelin draws the foul)
6:43		Ian Schieffelin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:43		PJ Hall offensive rebound
6:41	+2	PJ Hall makes two point layup	21-24
6:23	+3	Harrison Ingram makes three point jump shot (Armando Bacot assists)	24-24
5:51		Ian Schieffelin misses two point jump shot
5:49		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
5:34		Elliot Cadeau misses three point jump shot
5:32		Chauncey Wiggins defensive rebound
5:20		Chauncey Wiggins misses three point jump shot
5:18		PJ Hall offensive rebound
5:17	+2	Ian Schieffelin makes two point layup	24-26
4:57		Zayden High misses three point jump shot
4:55		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
4:50		Zayden High shooting foul (Ian Schieffelin draws the foul)
4:50	+1	Ian Schieffelin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-27
4:50	+1	Ian Schieffelin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-28
4:39	+2	Cormac Ryan makes two point jump shot	26-28
4:14		Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
4:12		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
3:53	+2	Jalen Washington makes two point jump shot (Cormac Ryan assists)	28-28
3:40		TV timeout
3:34		PJ Hall misses two point layup
3:32		RJ Davis defensive rebound
3:16	+3	Cormac Ryan makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	31-28
2:55	+2	PJ Hall makes two point layup (Ian Schieffelin assists)	31-30
2:33	+2	Jalen Washington makes two point layup (Cormac Ryan assists)	33-30
2:12		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
2:12		Tar Heels defensive rebound
1:59		Chauncey Wiggins shooting foul (Harrison Ingram draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Harrison Ingram makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-30
1:59		Harrison Ingram misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:59		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
1:40	+2	Chase Hunter makes two point jump shot	34-32
1:19		PJ Hall blocks Seth Trimble's two point jump shot
1:17		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
1:08		Harrison Ingram shooting foul (Joseph Girard III draws the foul)
1:08	+1	Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-33
1:08	+1	Joseph Girard III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-34
0:42		RJ Davis turnover (bad pass) (Ian Schieffelin steals)
0:38		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:25		Chauncey Wiggins misses three point jump shot
0:23		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
0:23		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNC
Tar Heels
31
CLEM
Tigers
21

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
19:47		PJ Hall offensive rebound
19:43		Joseph Girard III misses three point jump shot
19:41		Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound
19:38	+2	Ian Schieffelin makes two point layup	34-36
19:19		Armando Bacot misses two point hook shot
19:17		Joseph Girard III defensive rebound
18:59		Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
18:57		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
18:36		Harrison Ingram turnover (lost ball) (PJ Hall steals)
18:18		PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
18:16		Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound
18:12		PJ Hall misses three point jump shot
18:10		Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound
17:52	+2	Chase Hunter makes two point layup (Ian Schieffelin assists)	34-38
17:49		Armando Bacot turnover (Ian Schieffelin steals)
17:40		Elliot Cadeau personal foul
17:31		Chase Hunter turnover
17:31		Chase Hunter personal foul
17:29		Cormac Ryan misses three point jump shot
17:27		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
17:09		PJ Hall misses two point jump shot
17:07		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
17:00		Jae'Lyn Withers misses three point jump shot
16:58		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
16:52		PJ Hall personal foul
16:39		Joseph Girard III shooting foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul)
16:39	+1	Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-38
16:39	+1	Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-38
16:21		Ian Schieffelin misses two point layup
16:19		RJ Davis defensive rebound
16:06	+3	RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Cormac Ryan assists)	39-38
15:47		Armando Bacot personal foul
15:47		TV timeout
15:33		Chase Hunter turnover (lost ball)
15:13		Jae'Lyn Withers misses two point jump shot
15:11		PJ Hall defensive rebound
14:58		PJ Hall misses three point jump shot
14:56		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
14:46		Ian Schieffelin blocks Armando Bacot's two point layup
14:44		Elliot Cadeau offensive rebound
14:39		Cormac Ryan misses three point jump shot
14:37		Jae'Lyn Withers offensive rebound
14:32		Jae'Lyn Withers misses two point dunk
14:32		Jae'Lyn Withers offensive rebound
14:32		Dillon Hunter personal foul
14:26		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
14:24		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
14:13		PJ Hall misses three point jump shot
14:11		Harrison Ingram defensive rebound
13:42		Harrison Ingram misses three point jump shot
13:40		Seth Trimble offensive rebound
13:36		Cormac Ryan turnover
13:25	+3	Chauncey Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Joseph Girard III assists)	39-41
13:10	+3	Harrison Ingram makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	42-41
12:35		Armando Bacot personal foul
12:28		Chauncey Wiggins misses two point jump shot
12:26		Harrison Ingram defensive rebound
12:09		Joseph Girard III personal foul
12:01		Ian Schieffelin blocks Harrison Ingram's two point layup
11:59		Tigers defensive rebound
11:59		TV timeout
11:43		RJ Godfrey misses two point jump shot
11:41		Tigers offensive rebound
11:33		Chauncey Wiggins misses two point jump shot
11:31		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
11:12		Cormac Ryan turnover
10:56		Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
10:55		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
10:55		PJ Hall personal foul
10:32	+3	RJ Davis makes three point jump shot	45-41
10:06	+2	Ian Schieffelin makes two point hook shot	45-43
9:56		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
9:54		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
9:35		Joseph Girard III misses two point jump shot
9:33		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
9:12		RJ Godfrey shooting foul (Harrison Ingram draws the foul)
9:12		Harrison Ingram misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:12		Harrison Ingram misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:12		Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
9:00	+2	Chase Hunter makes two point layup (Joseph Girard III assists)	45-45
8:45	+3	Paxson Wojcik makes three point jump shot	48-45
8:28	+2	Chase Hunter makes two point layup	48-47
8:16	+3	Seth Trimble makes three point jump shot (Harrison Ingram assists)	51-47
8:02		Seth Trimble personal foul
7:53	+2	Ian Schieffelin makes two point dunk (PJ Hall assists)	51-49
7:29	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point layup (Harrison Ingram assists)	53-49
7:15		PJ Hall misses three point jump shot
7:13		Tar Heels defensive rebound
7:11		TV timeout
6:48		Harrison Ingram misses two point jump shot
6:46		Harrison Ingram offensive rebound
6:36		Elliot Cadeau misses two point jump shot
6:34		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
6:31	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point layup	55-49
6:10	+2	Chase Hunter makes two point jump shot	55-51
5:56		Elliot Cadeau misses three point jump shot
5:54		Dillon Hunter defensive rebound
5:43	+2	PJ Hall makes two point layup	55-53
5:18	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point layup	57-53
5:18		PJ Hall shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
5:18	+1	Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-53
5:03	+2	PJ Hall makes two point layup	58-55
4:43		Ian Schieffelin blocks Armando Bacot's two point layup
4:41		Dillon Hunter defensive rebound
4:31		Chase Hunter misses two point layup
4:29		Ian Schieffelin offensive rebound
4:29		Armando Bacot personal foul
4:19		Armando Bacot blocks Ian Schieffelin's two point layup
4:17		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
4:01	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup (Armando Bacot assists)	60-55
3:52		Tigers 30 second timeout
3:52		TV timeout
3:32		Dillon Hunter misses two point jump shot
3:30		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
3:11		TV timeout
3:02		Chase Hunter blocks RJ Davis's two point jump shot
3:00		PJ Hall defensive rebound
2:40		Armando Bacot shooting foul (PJ Hall draws the foul)
2:40		PJ Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:40		PJ Hall misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:40		Harrison Ingram defensive rebound
2:22	+2	Harrison Ingram makes two point layup	62-55
2:06		Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot
2:04		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
1:52		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
1:38		Chase Hunter shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
1:38	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-55
1:38	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-55
1:28		PJ Hall misses two point layup
1:26		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
1:26		PJ Hall personal foul
1:26		Armando Bacot misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:26	+1	Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-55
1:17		Chauncey Wiggins misses three point jump shot
1:15		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
0:49		Harrison Ingram misses three point jump shot
0:47		Seth Trimble offensive rebound
0:32		RJ Davis misses two point layup
0:30		Tar Heels offensive rebound
0:12		Cormac Ryan turnover (Ian Schieffelin steals)
0:00		End of period

Cormac Ryan turnover (Ian Schieffelin steals)