Though, North Carolina Was Down 35-33 To Pittsburgh In ACC Tournament Semifinal Friday North Carolina Came Back To Win To Advance To Championship Game Saturday With 72-65 Win
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North Carolina was down 35-33 to Pittsburgh in ACC Tournament semifinal Friday North Carolina came back to win 72-65 to advance to ACC Tournament Championship game Saturday.
Where?
Washington DC at Capital One Arena that is home to Washington Wizards Of NBA Washington Capitals Of NHL!
As North Carolina came back to advance to championship game with 72-65 win Armando Bacot, RJ Davis scored 19 points, 25 points.
As Armando Bacot scored 19 points he was 8-13 on field goals to go along with 11 rebounds , 3 assists, 1 steal , 2 blocks.
As RJ Davis scored 25 points he was 8-18 on field goals, 3-10 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 2 assists.
Following North Carolina coming back to top Pittsburgh in ACC Tournament semifinals Friday 72-65 Armando Bacot who was scored 19 points he was 8-13 on field goals to go along with 11 rebounds , 3 assists, 1 steal , 2 blocks had this to say about his teammate RJ Davis! RJ’s been our closer all year and he’s hit some huge shots , so I was really just embracing him and telling him thank you. Just super excited to get to play in the championship . It was a tough game and it got close down the stretch and I think me and RJ just really wanted to make plays so we can win the game.
Following North Carolina coming back to top Pittsburgh in ACC Tournament semifinals Friday 72-65 Pittsburgh Head Coach Jeff Capel had this to say about North Carolina’s RJ Davis who is the player of the year! The player of the year stepped up and made plays,’’ You have to tip your hat to him.
According to article on espn app
Following North Carolina coming back to top Pittsburgh in ACC Tournament semifinals Friday 72-65 North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis described as tough, resilient.
According to Andrew Carter News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article286711595.html
North Carolina is going to be opposing NC State who is their tobacco road rival in ACC Championship game Saturday night in Washington DC at Capital One Arena that is home to Washington Wizards Of NBA Washington Capitals of NHL with ACC Tournament Title on the line.
North Carolina opposed tobacco road rival NC State twice during the regular season. Their inaugural came on Wednesday January 10, 2024 in North Carolina’s state capital when North Carolina defeated NC State 67-54 when guards Elliot Cadeau scored 16 points, 11 points. Following 7th ranked North Carolina defeating NC State 67-52 Wednesday in North Carolina’s state capital in first match up of 2023-2024 season where guards Elliot Cadeau, RJ Davis scored 16, 11 points Armando Bacot who was 3-7 on field goals to go along with 5 rebounds, 1 assist had this to say about forward Harrison Ingram who was 4-9 on field goals, 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along 19 rebounds, 1 assists, 9 points!
He’s just really a do-it-all guy. You never really know what you’re gonna get out of them,” graduate student
“Some games he might give us 20-6-6, and another game we might give us 10 and 20. Having a guy like that, that can just really just fit the mold of what’s going on and play like that is huge.”
Following 7th ranked North Carolina defeating NC State 67-52 Wednesday in North Carolina’s state capital in first match up of 2023-2024 season where guards Elliot Cadeau, RJ Davis scored 16, 11 points North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis had this to say!
We’re always talking about, this is not an Armando Bacot rebounding game, it’s a UNC basketball rebounding game,”
“For him to get 19 rebounds, that’s just off the chart.”
According to Jadyn Watson -Fisher news observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article283965483.html
Their second match up came on Saturday March 2, 2024 in Chapel Hill North Carolina who was then was ranked 9th in the AP Top 25 Poll swept NC State in rematch 79-70 as Harrison Ingram was 8-14 on field goals, 2-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 6 rebounds. Armando Bacot was 4-12 on field goals to go along 7 rebounds, 13 points. Elliot Cadeau was 5-7 on field goals to go along with 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 15 points. RJ Davis was 4-11 on field goals, 2-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 block, 14 points. Cormac Ryan was 1-3 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 5 points. Jalen Washington was 0-0 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 2 points. Jalen Withers was 2-3 on field goals to go along 2 rebounds, 4 points. Seth Trimble was 1-2 on field goals to go along with 4 points.
According to espn app
Following North Carolina sweeping NC State in 2023-2024 regular season with 79-70 win Saturday in Chapel Hill North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis had this to say!
“I played in the 90s,”where a fight could break out and you could still play.”I felt like when things got a little chippy, it ignited us a little bit,”
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North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis wasn’t the only one to say something following North Carolina NC State in regular season with 79-70 win Saturday in Chapel Hill as senior guard RJ Davis who was 4-11 on field goals, 2-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 7 rebounds, 5 assists had this to say about North Carolina’s identity!
“I feel like that’s been the theme all year,”The wins are always not blowing out teams by 20 or being up by 30. We always win the tough, gritty ones. “And it’s always chippy ... I think we like those kinds of games, and I just think it prepares us for what’s to come in March. Because every game is going to be neck-and-neck. It’s going to be a dogfight. So I think we’re ready for it because we’ve been in it all year long.”
According to Andrew Carter article News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article286168271.html
Tip off for Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship between tobacco road rivals North Carolina, NC State is set for 8:30pm from Capital One Arena!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Jay Bilas, Dan Shulman commentating!
Jay Bilas is a former Duke center who played for former Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski from 1982 -1986 playing 127 games averaging 8.4 points 5.4 rebounds, 0.4 assists before drafted 5th round of 1986 15th pick 108th pick overall in the 1986 NBA Draft. Though, Jay Bilas would never set foot on the hardwood for Dallas because he instead he would play professionally in Italy where he was among the leagues top scores in 1987-1988 seasons before playing professionally in Spain for part of the 1989 season before returning to Duke in 1990 to serve as an assistant coach on Krzyzewski’s staff, while also earning his law degree from Duke Law School. While Bilas was an assistant coach under Krzyzewski, the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Championship Gem three times, winning back-to-back National Championships in 1991 and 1992.
According to https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/bilas_jay/