RJ Davis had 22 points, Ian Jackson scored 15 of his 19 in the second half, and North Carolina avoided an upset bid by Boston College with a 102-96 Atlantic Coast Conference win in Chapel Hill on Saturday.
North Carolina faces the Boston College Eagles after RJ Davis scored 21 points in North Carolina's 67-66 loss to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
After back-to-back ACC losses to Stanford and Wake Forest, Tar Heels recover for 102-96 overtime win over Boston College.
Head coach Hubert Davis made his post-game speech more personal following an overtime win against Boston College.
North Carolina escaped Boston College, 102-96, during overtime Saturday in large parts to Davis’ efforts. Davis scored seven of his Tar Heels-best 22 point in overtime: a 3-pointer at the top of the 3-point line, two free throws to put UNC ahead for good, then two more to help ice the win.
Five players scored in double figures for the Tar Heel, who escaped a near-disastrous home ACC loss to Boston College in Chapel Hill on Saturday.
RJ Davis scored seven points in overtime and Seth Trimble hit the go-ahead jumper, lifting North Carolina to a 102-96 victory over Boston College.
With North Carolina and Boston College deadlocked at 91 apiece in overtime, Davis hit a 3-pointer that blew the roof off the Dean Dome. A minute later, after Donald Hand Jr. countered with a perimeter make of his own, Davis drained a pair of free throws that gave UNC the lead for good.
The UNC men's basketball team (13-8, 6-3 ACC) scraped by Boston College (9-11, 1-8 ACC), 102-96, on Saturday afternoon in the Dean E. Smith Center.
UNC rallied from a late deficit and overcame a season-best shooting performance from Boston College to outlast the Eagles 102-96.
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