North Carolina Advanced To Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Semifinals Thursday With 68-59 Win Over Wake Forest
North Carolina advanced to Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinals Thursday with 68-59 win over Wake Forest.
As North Carolina advanced to Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinals Thursday with 68-59 win over Wake Forest as a team North Carolina shot 33.9 % on field goals 36.4 % on 3 pointers , 81.5 % on free throws. Three players scored in double figures Vin -Allen Lupin was 4-12 on field goals , 2-4 on on free throws to go along with 13 rebounds , 3 blocks, 10 points. RJ Davis was 5-9 on field goals , 5-6 on on 3 pointers , 8-8 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds , 1 assists, 23 points.
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Following North Carolina advancing to Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinals Thursday North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis had this to say! My communication with the team with regards to NCAA Tournament has been zero. What’s real for us is our improvement as a team what is real for us has been the opponent in front us.
The opponent in front of them?
top seed tobacco road rival Duke who they lost to twice during the 2024-2025 regular season!
North Carolina was swept by 2nd ranked Duke in 2024-2025 regular season!
They lost on the road at Duke on Saturday February 1, 2025 87 -70 where as a team North Carolina shot 47.3 % on field goals , 36.8 % on 3 pointers and had 14 turnovers. Three players scored in double figures RJ Davis was 4-11 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds , 2 assists , 12 points. Drake Powell was 5-8 on field goals , 1-3 on 3 pointers , 1-1 on free throws to go along 1 rebound, 1 assists , 12 points. Drake Powell was 5-8 on field goals , 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 1 rebound, 1 assists, 12 points.
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Following North Carolina’s 87-70 loss to tobacco road rival Duke senior guard RJ Davis who was 4-11 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds , 2 assists, 12 points had this to say about North Carolina who as a team committed 14 turnovers when opposing tobacco road rival Duke!
“I think we just shot ourselves in the foot with a lot of turnovers in the first half that led to easy transition baskets for them,”
I still have faith,”
said, standing outside of the locker room, his hands fidgeting with the straps on his backpack. “You might think I’m crazy for thinking that way. I don’t know. I’m just that positive, but I still have faith and belief that we can turn this whole thing around.”
Though, North Carolina guard RJ Davis wasn’t the only Davis to share his thoughts following North Carolina’s 87-70 loss to Duke Saturday night in Durham as North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis did as well by saying The one encouraging thing for me is that I don’t think we’ve reached our full potential, and that’s out there,”
“I’ve seen how good we can be on both ends of the floor, the consistency is the thing that is needed from this group. And we have time, and we have opportunity to move forward to be able to do that.”
Following North Carolina’s 87-70 loss to tobacco road rival North Carolina forward Ven -Allen Lubin had this to say!
Everything’s not going to go the way we want to,”
“We’re going to have some ups and downs in the season, and really just in life in general, and so we’re just trying to stick together as a team.”
According to Shelby Swanson News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article299233454.html
Then North Carolina lost to Duke on Saturday in Chapel Hill 82-69. As North Carolina lost to Duke 82-69 Saturday in Chapel Hill as a team North Carolina shot 39.1 % on field goals , 33.3 % on 3 pointers , 90.9 % on free throws. Two players scored in double figures . RJ Davis was 7-15 on field goals , 4-9 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with three rebounds , 1 steal , 20 points. Ven- Allen Lubin was 5-8 on field goals, 1-1 on free throws to go along with 6 rebounds, 1 steal , 1 block, 11 points .
Following North Carolina being swept by 2nd ranked Duke in 2024-2025 regular season following 82-69 loss in Chapel Hill Saturday night Vin -Allen Lubin who was 5-8 on free throws to go along 6 rebounds , 11 points had this to say about tobacco road rival Duke about the possibility of opposing them in Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in Charlotte!
““ Absolutely ,’’ I want to see them again
According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article301338244.html
Tip off is set for 7:00pm from Spectrum Center home of NBA’s Charlotte Hornets!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN or ESPN2 with Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander, Angel Gray commentating!