NCAAB

North Carolina Tar Heels at Wake Forest Demon Deacons

· T. Rowe Price ACC Tournament - Quarterfinal
Final
68 - 59

North Carolina beats Wake Forest 68-59 to advance to ACC semifinals behind RJ Davis' 23 points

RJ Davis fires up crowd with big 3

North Carolina (22-12), which has won eight of its last nine games, advances to play No. 1 seed Duke in the semifinals on Friday. Duke coach Jon Scheyer said it’s a “real longshot” that freshman star Cooper Flagg will be able to play because of an ankle sprain.

Wake Forest (21-11) was looking to advance to its first ACC Tournament semifinals since 2006.

Jae’Lyn Withers rattled in a 3-pointer from the corner with 4:35 left to give North Carolina a 57-56 lead and the Tar Heels never trailed again.

North Carolina went ahead 63-57 with 2:04 left after six straight points. Ven-Allen Lubin went 1 of 2 at the free-throw line, but he blocked a shot at the other end and Davis sank his fifth 3-pointer in six attempts. Lubin capped the run with an alley-oop dunk.

After Hunter Sallis ended Wake Forest’s field-goal drought that lasted nearly five minutes, Lubin threw down a putback dunk to make it 65-59 with 1:27 left.

North Carolina guard Drake Powell jumped to intercept an inbounds pass and Seth Trimble was fouled with 31.8 left before making 1 of 2 free throws for a seven-point lead.

Trimble also finished with 10 points for North Carolina, which avenged a 67-66 loss at Wake Forest on Jan. 21.

Sallis led Wake Forest with 25 points. Tre’Von Spillers had 10 points and nine rebounds, and Efton Reid III grabbed 10 rebounds.

Davis turned his left ankle with 6:49 left in the second half when he stepped on the foot of Juke Harris on a drive. After a short break, he made two free throws to give North Carolina the lead at 54-53.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 68 - 59
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 68 - 59
2nd 0:06 RJ Davis Defensive Rebound. 68 - 59
2nd 0:10 Hunter Sallis missed Jumper. 68 - 59
2nd 0:16 RJ Davis made Free Throw. 68 - 59

Statistics

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19-56 FG 21-62
33.9 Field Goal % 33.9
8-22 3PT 2-22
36.4 Three Point % 9.1
22-27 FT 15-20
81.5 Free Throw % 75.0
46 Rebounds 38
11 Offensive Rebounds 10
35 Defensive Rebounds 28
8 Assists 6
4 Steals 6
5 Blocks 6
12 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 10
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 16
7 Fast Break Points 4
18 Points in Paint 30
18 Fouls 18
10 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Venue: Spectrum Center

Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 14,116 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Duke 19-1 - 35-3
Clemson 18-2 1 27-7
Louisville 18-2 1 27-8
SMU 13-7 6 24-11
Wake Forest 13-7 6 21-11
North Carolina 13-7 6 23-14
Stanford 11-9 8 21-14
Georgia Tech 10-10 9 17-17
Florida State 8-12 11 17-15
Pittsburgh 8-12 11 17-15
Virginia 8-12 11 15-17
Notre Dame 8-12 11 15-18
Virginia Tech 8-12 11 13-19
Syracuse 7-13 12 14-19
California 6-14 13 14-19
NC State 5-15 14 12-19
Boston College 4-16 15 12-19
Miami 3-17 16 7-24
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