RJ Davis scores 22 points, No. 7 North Carolina routs Syracuse 103-67
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) RJ Davis scored 22 points to help No. 7 North Carolina race away from Syracuse for a 103-67 victory on Saturday.
Armando Bacot added 16 points and 11 rebounds as the Tar Heels (13-3, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their sixth consecutive game. Harrison Ingram also had a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Jalen Washington had 11 points and Jae’Lyn Withers chipped in 10.
Judah Mintz led Syracuse (11-5, 2-3) with 21 points. Quadir Copeland added 16 points and Chris Bell had 13.
The Tar Heels pulled away from Syracuse with a 34-11 run over a stretch of about 11 minutes midway through the first half. While the Orange shot 2 of 15 from the floor and had seven turnovers during that span, Davis had 10 points for the Tar Heels, which pushed UNC’s lead to 27 points.
Syracuse trimmed the deficit to 15 points near the start of the second half but never got any closer. The Tar Heels later used a 20-8 run to increase their lead to 39 points, their largest of the game. Washington had five points and a steal during that surge for UNC.
BIG PICTURE
Syracuse: The Orange entered this contest having won six of their last seven games, but they are now 0-4 on the season against AP Top 25 ranked opponents. Syracuse’s history of bad luck inside the Dean Smith Center continued - the Orange are 0-7 all-time in Chapel Hill - as it suffered its most lopsided loss of the season.
North Carolina: UNC topped 100 points scored for the third time this year and is off to its best start in ACC play since going 8-0 to begin the 2015-16 season. Key for UNC against Syracuse was its proficiency inside, outscoring the Orange 58-32 in the paint and winning the rebounding battle 53-30.
UP NEXT
Syracuse: The Orange travel to Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
North Carolina: Louisville visits the Tar Heels on Tuesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Maliq Brown vs. Armando Bacot (Elliot Cadeau gains possession) | ||
| 19:39 | | +2 | Elliot Cadeau makes two point driving layup | 0-2 |
| 19:22 |  | Chris Bell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:20 | | Harrison Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 18:58 | | Harrison Ingram misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:56 | | Judah Mintz defensive rebound | ||
| 18:41 | | Maliq Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:39 | | Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound | ||
| 18:31 | | Elliot Cadeau misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:29 | | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 18:29 | | Armando Bacot personal foul (Maliq Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 18:11 | | +3 | Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Maliq Brown assists) | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | | RJ Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:55 | | Chris Bell defensive rebound | ||
| 17:39 | | Armando Bacot blocks Judah Mintz's two point driving layup | ||
| 17:37 | | Tar Heels defensive rebound | ||
| 17:16 | | Judah Mintz personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 17:12 | | Cormac Ryan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:10 | | Armando Bacot offensive rebound | ||
| 17:08 | | +2 | Armando Bacot makes two point layup | 3-4 |
| 16:54 | | Justin Taylor misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 16:52 | | Armando Bacot defensive rebound | ||
| 16:42 | | +2 | Armando Bacot makes two point layup (Harrison Ingram assists) | 3-6 |
| 16:30 | | Judah Mintz turnover (lost ball) (Armando Bacot steals) | ||
| 16:25 | | J.J. Starling shooting foul (Cormac Ryan draws the foul) | ||
| 16:25 | | Cormac Ryan misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 16:25 | | +1 | Cormac Ryan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-7 |
| 16:24 | | Justin Taylor turnover (bad pass) (RJ Davis steals) | ||
| 16:18 | | +2 | Cormac Ryan makes two point layup | 3-9 |
| 16:01 | | +2 | J.J. Starling makes two point driving layup | 5-9 |
| 15:48 | | +2 | Harrison Ingram makes two point layup | 5-11 |
| 15:35 | | Judah Mintz misses two point driving layup | ||
| 15:33 | | Maliq Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 15:30 | | Maliq Brown misses two point layup | ||
| 15:28 | | Maliq Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 15:28 | | +2 | Maliq Brown makes two point putback layup | 7-11 |
| 15:19 | | +2 | Jalen Washington makes two point layup (Cormac Ryan assists) | 7-13 |
| 14:52 | | J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:50 | | Jalen Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 14:36 | | Maliq Brown personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 14:36 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:36 | | +1 | RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-14 |
| 14:36 | | +1 | RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-15 |
| 14:22 | | Judah Mintz turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 14:04 | | Harrison Ingram misses two point layup | ||
| 14:02 | | Jalen Washington offensive rebound | ||
| 14:00 | | +2 | Jalen Washington makes two point layup | 7-17 |
| 13:41 | | Cormac Ryan personal foul | ||
| 13:35 | | Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:33 | | Armando Bacot defensive rebound | ||
| 13:20 | | +2 | Jae'Lyn Withers makes two point jump shot | 7-19 |
| 12:55 | | Harrison Ingram shooting foul (Benny Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 12:55 | | +1 | Benny Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-19 |
| 12:55 | | Benny Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 12:55 | | Orange offensive rebound | ||
| 12:50 | | Quadir Copeland turnover (lost ball) (RJ Davis steals) | ||
| 12:49 | | J.J. Starling personal foul | ||
| 12:38 | | Seth Trimble turnover (lost ball) (Benny Williams steals) | ||
| 12:27 | | Paxson Wojcik shooting foul (Quadir Copeland draws the foul) | ||
| 12:27 | | +1 | Quadir Copeland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-19 |
| 12:27 | | +1 | Quadir Copeland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-19 |
| 12:17 | | RJ Davis turnover (bad pass) (Maliq Brown steals) | ||
| 12:12 | | Quadir Copeland misses two point layup | ||
| 12:10 | | Kyle Cuffe Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 12:09 | | Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 12:08 | | Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound | ||
| 12:08 | | Kyle Cuffe Jr. personal foul | ||
| 11:57 | | RJ Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:55 | | Kyle Cuffe Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:52 | | Judah Mintz misses two point layup | ||
| 11:50 | | Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound | ||
| 11:41 | | Paxson Wojcik misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Kyle Cuffe Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | Paxson Wojcik personal foul (Quadir Copeland draws the foul) | ||
| 11:35 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:29 | | Kyle Cuffe Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:27 | | Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | +3 | RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists) | 10-22 |
| 10:58 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 12-22 |
| 10:40 | | +2 | Seth Trimble makes two point driving layup | 12-24 |
| 10:25 | | Mounir Hima misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Armando Bacot defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Mounir Hima shooting foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul) | ||
| 10:13 | | +1 | Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-25 |
| 10:13 | | +1 | Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-26 |
| 9:59 | | Benny Williams misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Harrison Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | +2 | Armando Bacot makes two point layup | 12-28 |
| 9:31 | | Armando Bacot shooting foul (Judah Mintz draws the foul) | ||
| 9:31 | | Judah Mintz misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 9:31 | | +1 | Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 13-28 |
| 9:31 | | +1 | Judah Mintz makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 14-28 |
| 9:12 | | Elliot Cadeau misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:10 | | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Harrison Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | +3 | Seth Trimble makes three point jump shot (Cormac Ryan assists) | 14-31 |
| 8:39 | | Benny Williams turnover (lost ball) (Seth Trimble steals) | ||
| 8:32 | | Seth Trimble turnover (bad pass) (Maliq Brown steals) | ||
| 8:27 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point dunk (Benny Williams assists) | 16-31 |
| 8:18 | | +3 | Harrison Ingram makes three point jump shot (Jalen Washington assists) | 16-34 |
| 8:14 | | Orange 30 second timeout | ||
| 8:14 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:57 | | Maliq Brown turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:40 | | +2 | Harrison Ingram makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists) | 16-36 |
| 7:26 | | Quadir Copeland turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Washington steals) | ||
| 7:16 | | Seth Trimble misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Orange defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Jalen Washington shooting foul (Chris Bell draws the foul) | ||
| 6:57 | | +1 | Chris Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-36 |
| 6:57 | | +1 | Chris Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-36 |
| 6:48 | | Cormac Ryan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | Judah Mintz misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Harrison Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | +2 | RJ Davis makes two point running pullup jump shot | 18-38 |
| 6:06 | | Chris Bell turnover (lost ball) (RJ Davis steals) | ||
| 6:00 | | Jae'Lyn Withers misses two point layup | ||
| 5:58 | | J.J. Starling defensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:49 | | Harrison Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | +3 | RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists) | 18-41 |
| 5:27 | | Justin Taylor misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:26 | | Cormac Ryan defensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | J.J. Starling shooting foul (Cormac Ryan draws the foul) | ||
| 5:22 | | +1 | Cormac Ryan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-42 |
| 5:22 | | +1 | Cormac Ryan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-43 |
| 5:11 | | Benny Williams misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Harrison Ingram misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Kyle Cuffe Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | Kyle Cuffe Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Harrison Ingram steals) | ||
| 4:32 | | Harrison Ingram misses two point layup | ||
| 4:30 | | Jae'Lyn Withers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:27 | | +2 | Jae'Lyn Withers makes two point layup | 18-45 |
| 4:17 | | +3 | Chris Bell makes three point jump shot (Judah Mintz assists) | 21-45 |
| 4:01 | | Jae'Lyn Withers turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Cuffe Jr. steals) | ||
| 3:55 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point layup (Kyle Cuffe Jr. assists) | 23-45 |
| 3:47 | | Harrison Ingram turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 3:46 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:27 | | Zayden High shooting foul (Chris Bell draws the foul) | ||
| 3:27 | | +1 | Chris Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-45 |
| 3:27 | | +1 | Chris Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-45 |
| 3:17 | | Zayden High misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:15 | | Tar Heels offensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | Harrison Ingram misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:07 | | Benny Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | Benny Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:53 | | Harrison Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Seth Trimble misses two point layup | ||
| 2:31 | | Maliq Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | +2 | Judah Mintz makes two point jump shot | 27-45 |
| 2:04 | | RJ Davis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Chris Bell personal foul (Jalen Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 2:02 | | Jalen Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:02 | | Judah Mintz defensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | Judah Mintz misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:52 | | Jalen Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | +2 | Jalen Washington makes two point dunk (Harrison Ingram assists) | 27-47 |
| 1:02 | | Benny Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Jalen Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Maliq Brown personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 0:54 | | +1 | RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-48 |
| 0:54 | | +1 | RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-49 |
| 0:51 | | Seth Trimble personal foul (Quadir Copeland draws the foul) | ||
| 0:51 | | +1 | Quadir Copeland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-49 |
| 0:51 | | Quadir Copeland misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:51 | | Harrison Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | +3 | RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Jalen Washington assists) | 28-52 |
| 0:24 | | Quadir Copeland turnover (lost ball) (RJ Davis steals) | ||
| 0:19 | | Seth Trimble misses two point layup | ||
| 0:17 | | Cormac Ryan offensive rebound | ||
| 0:13 | | Cormac Ryan turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 0:01 | | +2 | Maliq Brown makes two point layup (Quadir Copeland assists) | 30-52 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |