RJ Davis rallies North Carolina past No. 18 UCLA 76-74 in CBS Sports Classic
NEW YORK (AP) RJ Davis made the tying and go-ahead free throws with 13 seconds left, and North Carolina erased a 16-point deficit for a 76-74 victory over No. 18 UCLA on Saturday in the CBS Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden.
Davis scored 17 points and gave the Tar Heels (7-5) their first lead since the opening minutes. Ian Jackson scored a career-high 24 points. Seth Trimble added 12 and forced a UCLA turnover that set up the free throws by Davis as North Carolina outscored UCLA 33-15 over the final 12-plus minutes and shot 46.8%.
Tyler Bilodeau tied a career high with 26 points but the Bruins (10-2) had a nine-game winning streak stopped. Sebastian Mack added 22 for UCLA, which shot 49.1%.
The Tar Heels forged a 72-all tie with 1:32 left on a basket by Jalen Washington. After Bilodeau missed a 3, Mack hit two free throws for a 74-72 lead with 48 seconds left. Davis made one free throw to trim it to a point, and after Trimble forced a turnover on Dylan Andrews, Davis hit two more for a 75-74 edge.
North Carolina: The Tar Heels overcame a season high-tying 18 turnovers.
UCLA: Bilodeau entered the game shooting 35.5% from 3 and made his first five attempts before his critical miss.
The Bruns led 59-45 when Bilodeau was forced to the bench with his fourth foul with 11:45 remaining. The Tar Heels went on a 20-9 run until Bilodeau returned with 5:15 left and trailed 68-65.
North Carolina withstood missing 11 of 35 free throws.
North Carolina hosts Campbell on Dec. 29 in its final non-conference game before continuing ACC play. UCLA faces No. 13 Gonzaga next Saturday in the new home of the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood.
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This story has been corrected to show that RJ Davis scored 17 points. A previous version said he had 16.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Tyler Bilodeau vs. Ven-Allen Lubin (Elliot Cadeau gains possession) | |||
19:32 | +2 | Drake Powell makes two point driving floating jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists) | 0-2 | |
19:13 | Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) | |||
19:02 | Drake Powell turnover (lost ball) (Skyy Clark steals) | |||
18:53 | +3 | Tyler Bilodeau makes three point jump shot (Skyy Clark assists) | 3-2 | |
18:45 | RJ Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
18:43 | Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound | |||
18:38 | +3 | Tyler Bilodeau makes three point jump shot (Eric Dailey Jr. assists) | 6-2 | |
18:14 | Seth Trimble misses three point jump shot | |||
18:12 | Dylan Andrews defensive rebound | |||
17:55 | Tyler Bilodeau misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
17:53 | Drake Powell defensive rebound | |||
17:32 | Elliot Cadeau misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
17:29 | Tar Heels offensive rebound | |||
17:19 | Seth Trimble misses two point driving layup | |||
17:17 | Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound | |||
17:09 | +2 | Tyler Bilodeau makes two point turnaround jump shot (Eric Dailey Jr. assists) | 8-2 | |
17:09 | Ty Claude shooting foul (Tyler Bilodeau draws the foul) | |||
17:09 | +1 | Tyler Bilodeau makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-2 | |
17:02 | Tyler Bilodeau shooting foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul) | |||
17:02 | Elliot Cadeau misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
17:02 | +1 | Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-3 | |
16:42 | Dylan Andrews misses three point jump shot | |||
16:40 | Drake Powell defensive rebound | |||
16:30 | +3 | RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists) | 9-6 | |
15:59 | Skyy Clark misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
15:57 | RJ Davis defensive rebound | |||
15:51 | +3 | Ian Jackson makes three point pullup jump shot (RJ Davis assists) | 9-9 | |
15:24 | +2 | Tyler Bilodeau makes two point jump shot (Lazar Stefanovic assists) | 11-9 | |
15:11 | Skyy Clark personal foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul) | |||
15:11 | TV timeout | |||
15:02 | Jae'Lyn Withers misses two point layup | |||
15:00 | Jae'Lyn Withers offensive rebound | |||
15:00 | +2 | Jae'Lyn Withers makes two point tip layup | 11-11 | |
14:34 | RJ Davis personal foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul) | |||
14:33 | Ian Jackson personal foul | |||
14:31 | +2 | Lazar Stefanovic makes two point running jump shot (Dylan Andrews assists) | 13-11 | |
14:13 | Jae'Lyn Withers turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Johnson steals) | |||
14:03 | Dylan Andrews misses three point jump shot | |||
14:00 | Tar Heels defensive rebound | |||
13:43 | Seth Trimble misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
13:41 | Dylan Andrews defensive rebound | |||
13:39 | Dylan Andrews turnover (bad pass) | |||
13:26 | Jae'Lyn Withers turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Johnson steals) | |||
13:21 | Jae'Lyn Withers blocks Sebastian Mack's two point driving layup | |||
13:19 | Jalen Washington defensive rebound | |||
12:59 | +2 | RJ Davis makes two point pullup jump shot | 13-13 | |
12:40 | +2 | Eric Dailey Jr. makes two point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists) | 15-13 | |
12:13 | Cade Tyson turnover (out of bounds) | |||
11:57 | Drake Powell blocks Eric Dailey Jr.'s two point layup | |||
11:55 | Cade Tyson defensive rebound | |||
11:34 | Jump ball. Seth Trimble vs. Sebastian Mack (Bruins gains possession) | |||
11:34 | Seth Trimble turnover (lost ball) (Sebastian Mack steals) | |||
11:34 | TV timeout | |||
11:21 | +3 | Sebastian Mack makes three point jump shot (Tyler Bilodeau assists) | 18-13 | |
11:07 | Jalen Washington turnover (bad pass) (Eric Dailey Jr. steals) | |||
11:01 | +3 | Skyy Clark makes three point jump shot (Eric Dailey Jr. assists) | 21-13 | |
10:39 | Kobe Johnson shooting foul (Jalen Washington draws the foul) | |||
10:39 | +1 | Jalen Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-14 | |
10:39 | Jalen Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
10:39 | Kobe Johnson defensive rebound | |||
10:17 | Aday Mara turnover (traveling) | |||
9:56 | Skyy Clark personal foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul) | |||
9:43 | Elliot Cadeau turnover (lost ball) (Sebastian Mack steals) | |||
9:37 | +2 | Sebastian Mack makes two point driving layup | 23-14 | |
9:28 | Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point layup | |||
9:26 | Aday Mara defensive rebound | |||
9:18 | Seth Trimble blocks Sebastian Mack's two point driving layup | |||
9:18 | Seth Trimble defensive rebound | |||
9:12 | Eric Dailey Jr. shooting foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul) | |||
9:12 | Seth Trimble misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
9:12 | +1 | Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-15 | |
9:10 | Trent Perry turnover (traveling) | |||
9:08 | Bruins kicked ball violation | |||
9:08 | Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass) (Lazar Stefanovic steals) | |||
8:57 | Ven-Allen Lubin personal foul | |||
8:55 | Lazar Stefanovic misses three point running jump shot | |||
8:53 | Aday Mara offensive rebound | |||
8:47 | Aday Mara misses two point hook shot | |||
8:45 | Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound | |||
8:42 | +3 | Ian Jackson makes three point jump shot (Seth Trimble assists) | 23-18 | |
8:09 | Bruins turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
7:59 | Ian Jackson turnover (out of bounds) | |||
7:59 | TV timeout | |||
7:50 | Dylan Andrews turnover (bad pass) (Ven-Allen Lubin steals) | |||
7:44 | Eric Dailey Jr. personal foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul) | |||
7:38 | RJ Davis misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
7:36 | Trent Perry defensive rebound | |||
7:17 | +2 | Tyler Bilodeau makes two point turnaround jump shot | 25-18 | |
7:06 | Trent Perry personal foul (Ian Jackson draws the foul) | |||
7:06 | Ian Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
7:06 | Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound | |||
6:52 | +3 | Sebastian Mack makes three point jump shot (Dylan Andrews assists) | 28-18 | |
6:38 | Elliot Cadeau misses three point jump shot | |||
6:36 | Sebastian Mack defensive rebound | |||
6:15 | +3 | Sebastian Mack makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists) | 31-18 | |
6:03 | Tyler Bilodeau personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul) | |||
6:03 | +1 | RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-19 | |
6:03 | +1 | RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-20 | |
5:54 | William Kyle III turnover (lost ball) (Seth Trimble steals) | |||
5:36 | RJ Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
5:31 | Tar Heels offensive rebound | |||
5:24 | Ian Jackson turnover (bad pass) | |||
5:04 | Sebastian Mack turnover (lost ball) (Seth Trimble steals) | |||
4:59 | +2 | Ian Jackson makes two point cutting layup (Seth Trimble assists) | 31-22 | |
4:41 | Dylan Andrews misses two point driving layup | |||
4:39 | Ian Jackson defensive rebound | |||
4:38 | Lazar Stefanovic shooting foul (Ian Jackson draws the foul) | |||
4:38 | +1 | Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-23 | |
4:38 | +1 | Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-24 | |
4:31 | Dylan Andrews misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
4:29 | Cade Tyson defensive rebound | |||
4:29 | Lazar Stefanovic personal foul (Cade Tyson draws the foul) | |||
4:29 | Cade Tyson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
4:29 | Cade Tyson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
4:29 | Ian Jackson offensive rebound | |||
4:20 | +3 | Ian Jackson makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists) | 31-27 | |
4:10 | Trent Perry misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
4:08 | William Kyle III offensive rebound | |||
3:57 | +2 | Sebastian Mack makes two point jump shot | 33-27 | |
3:43 | RJ Davis turnover (bad pass) (Trent Perry steals) | |||
3:38 | Seth Trimble shooting foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul) | |||
3:38 | TV timeout | |||
3:38 | +1 | Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-27 | |
3:38 | Sebastian Mack misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
3:38 | Ian Jackson defensive rebound | |||
3:22 | Ian Jackson misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
3:20 | William Kyle III defensive rebound | |||
3:03 | +2 | William Kyle III makes two point cutting dunk (Sebastian Mack assists) | 36-27 | |
2:37 | Seth Trimble misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
2:35 | Tar Heels offensive rebound | |||
2:34 | Kobe Johnson shooting foul (Drake Powell draws the foul) | |||
2:34 | +1 | Drake Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-28 | |
2:34 | +1 | Drake Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-29 | |
2:16 | +2 | Sebastian Mack makes two point driving layup | 38-29 | |
2:05 | Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot | |||
2:03 | Trent Perry defensive rebound | |||
1:35 | +2 | William Kyle III makes two point dunk (Sebastian Mack assists) | 40-29 | |
1:22 | Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot | |||
1:20 | William Kyle III defensive rebound | |||
0:51 | Seth Trimble blocks Sebastian Mack's three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:49 | William Kyle III offensive rebound | |||
0:48 | Bruins turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
0:44 | +2 | Elliot Cadeau makes two point driving layup | 40-31 | |
0:44 | William Kyle III shooting foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul) | |||
0:44 | +1 | Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 40-32 | |
0:32 | Bruins 30 second timeout | |||
0:21 | Sebastian Mack turnover (lost ball) | |||
0:21 | Tar Heels 30 second timeout | |||
0:05 | Seth Trimble misses three point jump shot | |||
0:03 | Dominick Harris defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Dominick Harris misses two point driving layup | |||
0:00 | End of period |