POSTGAME NOTES UNC 82, NORTHEASTERN 62 ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER CHAPEL HILL, N.C. FEBRUARY 17, 2021 UNC Scoring Leader: Day’Ron Sharpe 15 UNC Rebound Leader: Garrison Brooks 13 UNC Assist Leader: Caleb Love 9 Team Records: North Carolina 13-7, Northeastern 9-8 Carolina Notes • Carolina had four players score in double figures and six with nine or more points. • UNC had 20 assists on 32 field goals. • UNC’s perimeter players combined for 17 assists and three turnovers (Caleb Love, RJ Davis, Kerwin Walton and Leaky Black). • Carolina was 13 for 16 from the free throw line (.813). That followed a five-game stretch when UNC shot 51.7 percent from the line. • UNC had 48 rebounds and outrebounded the Huskies by 15. It was the 12th time this season UNC had 40 or more rebounds. • UNC scored 22 points off turnovers. UNC is 5-1 this season when it scores 20 or more points off turnovers. • This was the sixth game this season UNC scored 80 or more points (fifth time in the last nine games). UNC is 5-1 when scoring 80 or more. • It was Roy Williams’ 898th win in 33 seasons as a head coach. • Williams is 898-260 overall and 480-159 at Carolina. Tar Heel Player Notes • Day’Ron Sharpe led UNC with 15 points. It was the third time he’s led UNC in scoring this season. • Kerwin Walton tied his season high with 14 points. • Walton’s four-point play was Carolina’s first by an individual player since Cameron Johnson at Boston College on 3/5/2019. • It was the sixth consecutive game Walton made multiple threes. • Caleb Love had a season-high nine assists. That is the most assists by a Tar Heel this season. • Garrison Brooks’ double-double (11 points and a season-high 13 rebounds) was his second of the season and 14th of his career. • Walker Kessler scored a season-high 10 points and had a season-high seven rebounds. It was the second time in as many games he scored a season high (had nine at Virginia). • Andrew Platek scored nine points, most since he had 11 against NC Central on 12/12/20. • Anthony Harris was not in uniform. He had a concussion at Virginia. He is in the return-to-play protocol and could be available in UNC’s next game. Series Notes • UNC is 2-0 vs. Northeastern. • Roy Williams is 1-0 vs. Northeastern. Next Game: Saturday, February 20, vs. Louisville (6 p.m., ESPN).