North Carolina Tar Heels at UCLA Bruins

RJ Davis rallies North Carolina past No. 18 UCLA 76-74 in CBS Sports Classic

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.

Takeaways 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.

Key moment 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.

Key stat North Carolina withstood missing 11 of 35 free throws.

Up next 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.

This story has been corrected to show that RJ Davis scored 17 points. A previous version said he had 16.

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