Monday, January 27
Raleigh, NC
7 PM
NC State
14-7,5-5ACC
65
vs
75
North Carolina
10-10,3-6ACC
1
2
F
North Carolina
39
36
75
NC State
35
30
65
Pack Falls to North Carolina
1/27/2020 9:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball
D.J. Funderburk led the NC State effort with 18 points and eight rebounds
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State men's basketball team dropped a 75-65 contest to North Carolina Monday night at PNC Arena.
With the loss, NC State falls to 14-7, 5-5 in the ACC while North Carolina improves to 10-10, 3-6 in the ACC.
D.J. Funderburk led the Pack with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting and eight rebounds. It's the seventh time in the last nine games the Cleveland, Ohio native has led the Pack in scoring and the sixth time in the last seven games he's led the team in rebounding.
Devon Daniels added 17 points, six rebounds and a game-high three steals.
Markell Johnson added 12 points and six assists while Jericole Hellems also reached double figures with 10 points.
In his first game back after missing the last two games, freshman center Manny Bates registered five blocks in 16 minutes of action.
The Pack jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead with Hellems scoring five fast points. The Tar Heels overcame NC State's early surge, taking its first lead on a Leaky Black field goal to make it 16-14 with 13:15 to go. That started a stretch of the team's exchanging the lead 13 times the rest of the period. The game was tied at 35 in the final seconds of the half, but UNC scored a basket while being fouled and then the Tar Heels grabbed the offensive rebound and put it back in to take a 39-35 lead into the break.
The Pack scored the first points of the second half, but could never closer as UNC extended its lead to as many as 11 points in the final 20 minutes.
North Carolina led 65-55 with 8:11 to go when NC State made one last spurt, going on a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to four, 65-61 on a Daniels steal and dunk with 6:36 to go.
NC State would go over four minutes without a point though as the Pack only scored four points in the final 6:36 of the game.
Garrison Brooks (25 points/11 rebounds) and Armando Bacot (11 points/11 rebounds) both recorded double-doubles to lead North Carolina.
The Tar Heels finished the game with a +11 advantage in rebounding.
The Pack returns to action Saturday when it hosts Louisville at 2 p.m. inside PNC Arena.
With the loss, NC State falls to 14-7, 5-5 in the ACC while North Carolina improves to 10-10, 3-6 in the ACC.
D.J. Funderburk led the Pack with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting and eight rebounds. It's the seventh time in the last nine games the Cleveland, Ohio native has led the Pack in scoring and the sixth time in the last seven games he's led the team in rebounding.
Devon Daniels added 17 points, six rebounds and a game-high three steals.
Markell Johnson added 12 points and six assists while Jericole Hellems also reached double figures with 10 points.
In his first game back after missing the last two games, freshman center Manny Bates registered five blocks in 16 minutes of action.
The Pack jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead with Hellems scoring five fast points. The Tar Heels overcame NC State's early surge, taking its first lead on a Leaky Black field goal to make it 16-14 with 13:15 to go. That started a stretch of the team's exchanging the lead 13 times the rest of the period. The game was tied at 35 in the final seconds of the half, but UNC scored a basket while being fouled and then the Tar Heels grabbed the offensive rebound and put it back in to take a 39-35 lead into the break.
The Pack scored the first points of the second half, but could never closer as UNC extended its lead to as many as 11 points in the final 20 minutes.
North Carolina led 65-55 with 8:11 to go when NC State made one last spurt, going on a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to four, 65-61 on a Daniels steal and dunk with 6:36 to go.
NC State would go over four minutes without a point though as the Pack only scored four points in the final 6:36 of the game.
Garrison Brooks (25 points/11 rebounds) and Armando Bacot (11 points/11 rebounds) both recorded double-doubles to lead North Carolina.
The Tar Heels finished the game with a +11 advantage in rebounding.
The Pack returns to action Saturday when it hosts Louisville at 2 p.m. inside PNC Arena.
Team Stats
UNC
NCSU
FG%
.491
.424
3FG%
.222
.200
FT%
.680
.714
RB
42
31
TO
13
10
STL
4
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
17
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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