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GAME 7: vs. Oregon Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis Imperial Arena, Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island, The Bahamas Nov. 29, 11:30 a.m. 2019-20 SCHEDULE (5-1) 7 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: NCAA 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017; Helms 1924 3-0 Home, 1-0 Road, 1-1 Neutral 20 FINAL FOURS 50 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES NOVEMBER (AP rankings) 32 ACC REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS 6 Notre Dame (9/-) W, 76-65 ACCN 18 ACC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 at UNCW (9/-) W, 78-62 FloSports 15 Gardner-Webb (6/-) W, 77-61 ACCN 38 TIMES IN THE FINAL ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP-10 RANKINGS 20 Elon $ (5/-) W, 75-61 RSN 27 vs. Alabama & (6/-) W, 76-67 ESPN GAME 7 NOTEBOOK 28 vs. Michigan & (6/-) L, 64-73 ESPN • Carolina is 3-2 all-time in The Bahamas in the Battle 4 Atlantis (including 1-1 this season 29 vs. Oregon & (6/11) 11:30 a.m. ESPN and 2-1 in 2014-15). DECEMBER • The win over Alabama was Roy Williams’ 876th as a Division I head coach, which ties Adolph 4 Ohio State # 9:30 p.m. ESPN Rupp for fifth place all time. Dean Smith is fourth with 879. 8 at Virginia 4 p.m. ACCN • UNC has scored less than 80 points in each of the first six games for the first time since 1982- 15 Wofford (Carmichael Arena) 4 p.m. ACCN 83. The last time the Tar Heels didn’t score 80 in any of the first seven games was 1949-50 18 at Gonzaga 9 p.m. ESPN2 (UNC scored less than 80 in all 29 of their games that season). 21 vs. UCLA ! 3 p.m. CBNS • Carolina has shot under 50 percent from the floor in the first six games. That’s the longest 30 Yale 7 p.m. ACCN stretch to open a season without shooting 50 percent from the floor in the Roy Williams Era and JANUARY the longest stretch by any Tar Heel team since the 1959-60 team shot 53.6 percent against Duke 4 Georgia Tech 6 p.m. ACCN in the 16th game of the season. 8 Pittsburgh 7 p.m. ACCN • Carolina’s next five opponents have a combined record of 30-5. That includes Oregon (6-1), 11 Clemson 4:30 p.m. RSN Ohio State (6-0), at Virginia (7-0), Wofford (3-4) and at Gonzaga (8-0). That doesn’t include 18 at Pittsburgh Noon ESPN TBA Michigan, which beat the Tar Heels on Thursday to improve to 6-0. 22 at Virginia Tech 8 p.m. ACCN 25 Miami Noon ESPN TBA • Carolina is ninth in the country in KenPom’s defensive efficiency, allowing 88.0 points per 100 27 at NC State 7 p.m. ESPN possessions. • The Tar Heels lead the country in rebound margin at plus 18.2 per game and is ninth nationally FEBRUARY in offensive rebound percentage at .387. 1 Boston College 6 or 8 p.m. ACCN • Nationally, UNC is 236th in two-point percentage (.466), 219th in three-point percentage 3 at Florida State 7 p.m. ESPN (.312) and 321st in free throw percentage (.603). 8 Duke 6 p.m. ESPN • Five Tar Heels are averaging at least five rebounds per game – Armando Bacot (9.2), Garrison 11 at Wake Forest 8 p.m. ACCN 15 Virginia 6 or 8 p.m. ESPN TBA Brooks (8.0), Cole Anthony (7.7), Justin Pierce (6.2) and Leaky Black (5.5). 17 at Notre Dame 7 p.m. ESPN • Carolina is 5-0 all-time against Oregon, including 2-0 under Roy Williams. UNC beat the Ducks 22 at Louisville 6 or 8 p.m. ESPN TBA in the semifinals of the 2008 Maui Invitational and the 2017 NCAA semifinal vs. Phoenix. 25 NC State 9 p.m. ESPN TBA • The Tar Heels have won their last 13 games against Pac-12 opponents and are 14-1 against the 29 at Syracuse 4, 6 or 8 p.m. ESPN TBA Pac-12 under Roy Williams. MARCH 3 Wake Forest 7 p.m. ESPN TBA UNC’S RECORD WHEN ... UNDER ROY WILLIAMS STATISTICAL COMPARISON 7 at Duke 8 p.m. ESPN 2019-20 TOTALS UNC Oregon ACC Tournament, March 10-14, Greensboro, N.C. Home 3-0 229-32+ Record 5-1 6-1 Away 1-0 118-61 Points/Game 74.3 78.1 SITE/SPECIAL EVENT KEY Neutral 1-1 111-41 Scoring Defense 64.8 65.9 $ Battle 4 Atlantis, Chapel Hill Overtime 11-10 Scoring Margin +9.5 +12.3 & Battle 4 Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas Leads at Half 3-0 376-40 FG% .423 .479 # ACC-Big Ten Challenge Trails at Half 2-1 64-89 3FG% .312 .388 ! CBS Sports Classic, Las Vegas, Nev. Tied at Half 18-5 3FGs/Game 5.7 7.7 UNC shoots 50% or better FG 211-7 FT% .603 .659 All times Eastern UNC shoots 40-49.9% FG 4-1 208-65 FG% Defense .375 .371 UNC shoots under 40% FG 1-0 39-62 3FG% Defense .310 .267 ESPN TBA denotes ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or ACCN Opponents shoot 50% or better FG 0-1 26-43 Oppt 3FGs/Game 8.8 7.1 Opponents shoot 40-49.9% FG 210-73 Rebounds/Game 50.2 39.1 Opponents shoot under 40% FG 5-0 222-18 Offensive Rebs/Game 15.7 11.3 TV: ESPN (Jon Sciambi, Jimmy Dykes) UNC has more rebounds 5-1 389-67 Rebound Margin +18.2 +3.3 RADIO: Tar Heel Sports Properties (Jones Angell, Eric Opponents have more rebounds 56-61 Assists/Game 14.8 14.4 Montross) UNC has more offensive rebounds 5-1 300-86 Turnovers/Game 13.8 11.9 SATELLITE RADIO: Oppts have more offensive rebounds 127-40 Assists/Turnovers 1.1 1.2 UNC has more turnovers 3-0 145-68 Turnovers Forced/Game 11.7 12.0 CAROLINA SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS Opponents have more turnovers 1-1 273-57 Internet GoHeels.com UNC scores 80 or more points 303-35 KenPom.com Twitter @UNC_Basketball UNC scores less than 80 points 5-1 155-99 Overall 13 15 Instagram UNC_Basketball UNC scores 90 or more points 147-5 Offensive Efficiency 108.9 (26) 110.5 (13) Facebook Facebook.com/TarHeels UNC scores 100 or more points 63-2 Defensive Efficiency 88.0 (9) 89.8 (31) YouTube UNCTarHeelsAthletics Opponents score 80 or more points 61-69 Effective FG Pct. 46.6 (238) 54.3 (44) Opponents score less than 80 points 5-1 397-65 Turnover Pct. 18.7 (128) 17.0 (64) CAROLINA SID: Steve Kirschner ([email protected]) Opponents score 90 or more points 7-19 Offensive Rebound Pct. 38.7 (9) 33.1 (62) O: 919-962-7258; C: 919-475-2695 Opponents score 100 or more points 0-3 FTA/FGA 35.1 (112) 32.9 (152) OVERALL RECORD 5-1 458-134 Strength of Schedule 143 33 OREGON SID: Greg Walker ([email protected]) C: 541-954-8775 + home record includes a 2010 win over William & Mary in Carmichael Arena and a 2017 win over Notre Dame in the Greensboro Coliseum POSTGAME NOTES MICHIGAN 73, CAROLINA 64 IMPERIAL ARENA, PARADISE ISLAND, THE BAHAMAS NOV. 28, 2019 – BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS SEMIFINAL UNC Scoring Leader: Cole Anthony 22 UNC Rebound Leader: Garrison Brooks UNC Assist Leader: Brandon Robinson 4 Carolina Notes • First loss of the season drops Carolina to 5-1 • Michigan out-scored the Tar Heels, 21-2, to begin the second half to extend a five-point Wolverine lead at the half to 24, UNC’s largest deficit of the season • Carolina pulled within eight at 61-69 and had three field goal attempts with less than two minutes to play to get closer, but missed all three. Eli Brooks then hit one of his four three-pointers to make it 72-61 Michigan with 1:12 to play. • Scored a season-low 64 points and allowed a season-high 73. • Made a season-low two three-pointers (both by Cole Anthony). Its previous low was three vs. Elon. • Shot a season-low 50 percent from the free throw line (10 of 20) and season-low 15.4 percent from three (2 of 13). • Out-rebounded Michigan, 36-34, but the margin was the lowest of the season (came into the game averaging 21.4 more rebounds). • Season-low eight assists (only three players had assists). • Forced a season-high 16 turnovers and scored a season-high 21 points off Michigan turnovers. • Allowed a season-high 50 percent shooting from the floor (28 of 56). • Third straight game the opponents made 10 or more threes (12 by Elon, 11 by Alabama, 11 by Michigan). • Michigan blocked seven shots, most against UNC this season. Tar Heel Player Notes • Cole Anthony led UNC with 22 points, his fourth 20-point game in six collegiate games. • Brandon Robinson led UNC with four assists, which equaled his career high and was the second time in his career he led UNC in assists. Roy Williams Notes • Now 876-235 overall, 458-134 at Carolina Series Notes • Series tied, 4-4. • Michigan has won the last two games. POSTGAME NOTES CAROLINA 76, ALABAMA 67 IMPERIAL ARENA, PARADISE ISLAND, THE BAHAMAS NOV. 27, 2019 – BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS QUARTERFINAL UNC Scoring Leader: Garrison Brooks 20 UNC Rebound Leader: Armando Bacot 15 UNC Assist Leader: Cole Anthony 6 Carolina Notes • 5-0 start for the fourth year in a row and eighth time in 17 seasons under Roy Williams.