NCAAB Game Recap - North Carolina at Oregon
Fri Nov 29, 2019 11:30 AM EST

Winth
70
Duke
83
F
W Ky
54
Lou
71
F
MD
80
Harv
73
F
UNC
78
Oreg
74
F
Mich
82
Gonz
64
F
UAB
58
KY
69
F
Morg
57
OhSt
90
F
TxTch
76
Crei
83
F(OT)
IaSt
76
Seton
84
F
Penn
82
Ariz
92
F
UtSt
73
StMar
81
F
FSU
60
Tenn
57
F
VCU
56
Purd
59
F
Marsh
67
Fla
73
F
JSU
71
ChiSt
62
F
Eurek
60
NOrl
125
F
CAPoly
69
LIU
82
F
LongB
75
Wake
88
F
(N/A)
40
S UT
126
F
UMass
57
Rut
82
F
KTChr
42
Lib
88
F
Temp
65
TAMU
42
F
ASU
56
Chat
74
F
(N/A)
57
IlSt
76
F
DeP
73
Minn
68
F
USC
79
Marq
101
F
Campbl
74
GaSo
84
F
TNSt
81
NFla
73
F
Prov
55
Charl
63
F
SIU-E
51
UCRiv
69
F
SEMO
75
SCla
87
F
PSU
85
Syr
64
F
UND
78
FlGlf
63
F
HolyC
69
FAU
87
F
MD-ES
56
Del
75
F
(N/A)
47
Akr
64
F
Fairf
56
David
67
F
Denv
65
CS-Ful
62
F
Iowa
73
SDSU
83
F
AbCh
51
SMU
70
F
MOSt
58
LSU
73
F
UCF
78
Pepp
65
F
UCDav
73
Utah
77
F
Copp
62
Mont
69
F
UNCW
59
Bois
80
F
Bama
83
USM
68
F
Miss
37
OkSt
78
F
Gram
58
UCSB
67
F
Hamp
57
CSBak
70
F
Longw
51
Pacif
69
F
USF
75
HI
85
F

Nov 29, 2019, 11:30 AM EST

Final

1

2

T

(6) North Carolina

46

32

78

(11) Oregon

41

33

74

No. 6 North Carolina beats No. 11 Oregon 78-74 in Bahamas
Fri Nov 29, 2019 3:15 PM

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) Armando Bacot controlled the paint. Cole Anthony turned in big late-game plays. And along the way, No. 6 North Carolina offered plenty of the toughness that its Hall of Fame coach wanted to see following the team’s first loss.

Anthony hit a driving layup and four key free throws in the final 64 seconds to help the Tar Heels hold off No. 11 Oregon 78-74 in Friday’s third-place game at the Battle 4 Atlantis.

The Tar Heels (6-1) were coming off Thursday’s defeat to Michigan in which they trailed at one point by 24 points. This time, UNC looked sharp in building a double-digit lead, then Anthony helped them hang on when the Ducks (6-2) got within a point.

“It was probably a double good feeling because we had a 10-point lead and we got it there with our toughness and our attention to detail,” UNC coach Roy Williams said, adding: “Then all of a sudden it gets to be a one-possession game, and then I liked our toughness after that again.”

Anthony had a baseline drive past Will Richardson with the Tar Heels up 70-69. He then hit four straight free throws to protect the lead in a game that went down to the final seconds. The freshman point guard finished with 19 points despite sitting for a chunk of the second half after picking up his fourth foul.

“I want to win, so whatever that means I’ve got to do - whether I’ve got to get a rebound, got to get a steal, whatever was needed I was going to try to do that for the team.”

Senior Brandon Robinson followed with clinching free throws with 0.8 seconds left.

Bacot had 23 points, 12 rebounds and a season-high six blocks for UNC, strongly patrolling the paint after struggling against Michigan’s size a day earlier in a game that he said left him feeling “like I got my butt whipped.”

“Today coming into the game, I knew I just had to make everything simple and just attack the offensive glass and do the moves we work on every day,” Bacot said.

Payton Pritchard had 19 points to lead Oregon, which nearly erased a third double-digit tournament deficit in as many days. But this time, Pritchard couldn’t connect on a late tying 3 after Anthony’s first two free throws in what amounted to the Ducks’ last best chance.

“We’ve just got to get a little tougher,” Oregon coach Dana Altman said. “I liked our effort. I thought we played as hard as we could. But you’ve got to be more physical on the boards. We took it weak to the basket a few times. You’ve got to really take It strong. We’ve just didn’t finish enough plays.”

BIG PICTURE

Oregon: The Ducks had a wild tournament. First, they came from 19 down after halftime to beat No. 13 Seton Hall. Then they rallied from 17 down before losing in overtime against No. 8 Gonzaga. They made one more tough climb after doing down 10 with about five minutes left but fell a little short.

UNC: The Tar Heels won their Atlantis opener against Alabama but Williams said after the Michigan loss that the team’s 5-0 start hasn’t been a “very good 5-0 compared to the way I think we should play and could play.” The response was UNC’s best overall performance this season.

AT THE LINE

Oregon made just 12 of 20 free throws while the Tar Heels - who came in ranked 321st nationally at 60% - made 20 of 21.

“They hit all their free throws, we didn’t,” Altman said. “It really hurts when you lose a couple of games to a couple of really good teams and you don’t do everything under your control.”

BLOCK PARTY

The Tar Heels finished with a season-high 12 blocks, highlighted the 6-3 Anthony skying to stuff a first-half dunk attempt by the 6-7 Shakur Juiston.

TIP-INS

UNC’s Leaky Black didn’t play after halftime because of a foot injury. K.J. Smith played behind Anthony and had two assists. ... Williams earned his 877th career win to break a tie with Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp for fifth on the all-time men’s list. ... Oregon made 12 of 30 3s, though just four after halftime. ... UNC finished with a 47-39 rebounding advantage, though Oregon had a 22-19 edge on the offensive glass. ... This is the first time in Oregon history that the Ducks have played four ranked teams in the nonconference schedule.

UP NEXT

Oregon: Hosts Hawaii on Dec. 7.

UNC: Hosts No. 10 Ohio State on Wednesday in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

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Leaders

North Carolina PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
A. Bacot 23 0 0 12 0 6
C. Anthony 19 0 1 5 1 1
Oregon PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
P. Pritchard 19 0 6 3 3 0
W. Richardson 17 0 3 3 2 1

Team Comparison

UNC Oreg
Points For 78 74
Field Goals 26/62-42% 25/70-36%
Three Pointers 6/23-26% 12/30-40%
Free Throws 20/21-95% 12/20-60%
Offensive Rebounds 19 22
Defensive Rebounds 28 17
Rebounds 53 47
Blocks 12 4
Steals 4 8
Turnovers 13 7
Personal Fouls 18 18
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - UNC Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Fri Nov 29 UNC 78 @ Oreg 74 A. Bacot 23 P. Pritchard 19

Game Information

Stadium: Imperial Arena at Atlantis Resort, Nassau, Bahamas
Attendance: 2,110
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