North Carolina beats BC 85-61, keeps NCAA hopes alive

GREENSBORO, N.C. — – Caleb Love scored 22 factors, RJ Davis hit 4 3-pointers and completed with 18 factors and North Carolina saved alive its NCAA Event hopes with a 85-61 win over Boston Faculty Wednesday night time within the second spherical of the ACC Event.

Armando Bacot had 10 factors, six rebounds and three assists in 18 minutes for No. 7 seed North Carolina (20-12). The 6-foot-11 senior left the sport with about 5 minutes left within the first half on account of an obvious ankle damage. He began the second half earlier than returning to the bench for good with 14:27 to play and the Tar Heels main 58-31.

Bacot, Love and Davis scored eight factors apiece in a 29-12 first-half run that gave the Tar Heels a 33-16 lead with 7:45 left earlier than intermission and Boston Faculty trailed by double figures the remainder of the best way.

Makai Ashton-Langford scored 16 factors, Jaeden Zackery added 15 and Quinten Publish 13 for Tenth-seeded Boston Faculty (16-17).

UNC hit 10 3-pointers, shot 55% (34 of 62) from the sphere and dedicated simply seven turnovers.

North Carolina, which misplaced 72-69 to Kanas within the 2022 nationwide championship recreation and was ranked No. 1 within the preseason ballot, is probably going in want of an ACC championship – or at the least an look within the title recreation – to earn a tourney bid. The Tar Heels have gained 4 of their final 5 video games.

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