CHAPEL HILL – For the primary time since 2019, UNC basketball has received a minimum of a share of the ACC regular-season championship.
The seventh-ranked Tar Heels received it finished with an 84-51 rout of Notre Dame on Tuesday evening on the Dean E. Smith Middle, the place RJ Davis scored 22 factors in what may very well be his closing house recreation at UNC.
UNC (24-6, 16-3 ACC) heads to No. 9 Duke (24-6, 15-4) on Saturday (6:30 p.m., ESPN) for the regular-season finale.
With a victory in Durham, the Tar Heels can be outright ACC regular-season champions for the primary time since 2017, a season that ended with this system profitable its sixth NCAA title.
Right here’s what stood out in UNC’s house finale in opposition to Notre Dame (12-18, 7-12) and what it means transferring ahead.
RJ Davis places on present for Smith Middle crowd
If it was his finale on the Smith Middle, RJ Davis gave the UNC crowd yet one more present with 22 factors on 9-for-15 taking pictures, together with 4 three-pointers. Within the first 14 house video games, Davis averaged 22.2 factors per recreation. The favourite to win ACC Participant of the 12 months, Davis continues to indicate he’s among the best gamers within the nation.
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Cormac Ryan has to maintain pulling down photographs
Among the many seven gamers to be honored on senior evening, UNC guard Cormac Ryan loved a stable taking pictures effort in his first recreation in opposition to his former college. Ryan completed with 14 factors, draining two 3-pointers and pulling down 4 of six free throws.
UNC is 12-4 when Ryan knocks down a number of 3s and 10-0 when Ryan makes an attempt greater than 4 free throws. It’s the kind of effort UNC wants persistently within the postseason if the Tar Heels are going to make a deep run within the NCAA Event.
Harrison Ingram’s scoring forward of Duke recreation
Harrison Ingram’s offense is choosing up simply in time for the postseason. After scoring a career-high 22 factors in opposition to NC State, Ingram stuffed up the stat sheet with 9 factors and 6 rebounds within the first half as UNC carried a 16-point lead into the locker room in opposition to the Irish. He completed with 11 factors and 14 rebounds.
Ingram has reached double figures in seven of the final 9 video games. He’s pulled down double-digit rebounds in six of these video games.
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