UNC Men's Basketball
North Carolina 80 vs. Western Carolina 72
Monday, November 2, 2026
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Note: +/- column indicates the game's score differential while that player was on the court.
1st 2nd TOT
North Carolina 39 41 80
Western Carolina 30 42 72
North Carolina
Pts FG 3FG FT REB A TO Min +/-
01 BROWN, TERRENCE 14 3-11 0-3 8-10 5 2 1 30 6
03 ABLE, MATT 18 6-10 2-6 4-6 3 2 2 26 5
15 STEVENSON, JARIN 8 3-8 0-4 2-4 2 0 1 29 -3
17 AVDALAS, NEO 13 4-8 2-4 3-5 7 4 3 31 0
21 KEITA, SAYON 4 1-2 0-0 2-2 2 0 0 20 14
02 DENIS, ISAIAH 2 0-4 0-3 2-2 1 4 0 9 6
04 YOUNG, JAYDON 6 2-5 2-5 0-0 1 0 1 14 3
14 BRIZZI, ANGELO 5 1-1 1-1 2-4 0 0 0 10 4
22 SAMODUROV, A. 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 12 6
25 ADAMS, MAXIMO 10 3-5 2-4 2-2 4 0 1 19 -1
TOTALS 80 23-55 9-30 25-35 32 12 9 200
41.8% 30.0% 71.4%
Western Carolina
Pts FG 3FG FT REB A TO Min +/-
00 PRUNTY, JAXON 18 4-13 3-6 7-8 0 3 0 32 -6
02 ROBERTS, JAEDEN 17 6-11 4-7 1-2 2 0 1 23 -1
07 MANNING, ISAIAH 6 1-12 0-5 4-4 8 1 0 26 -1
12 DADA, SAMUEL 4 0-2 0-0 4-4 4 1 1 10 -6
22 BROWN, MALACHI 1 0-2 0-0 1-2 5 3 3 31 -15
04 BRYSON, TRAVELLE 3 1-4 1-2 0-0 2 0 0 10 -5
06 MCKOY, ANTONIO 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 3
08 RAYMOND, DONOVAN 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 8 -10
11 ZHU, JACOB 9 4-8 1-3 0-0 5 2 1 23 1
21 SMITH, TAYESHAUN 8 3-3 1-1 1-1 3 0 0 22 8
23 SODIPO, FOLA 6 1-2 0-0 4-6 6 0 0 11 -8
TOTALS 72 20-59 10-24 22-27 41 11 9 200
33.9% 41.7% 81.5%
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