University of North Carolina Athletics
Tuesday, November 10
Chapel Hill
7 p.m.
North Carolina
3-0,0-0ACC
76
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63
Wyoming
2-1,0-0Mountain West
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 29 | 34 | 63 |
| North Carolina | 31 | 45 | 76 |
Sayon Keita
Photo by: AINSLEY E. FAUTH
November 10, 2026 | Men's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— North Carolina shot 53.3 percent and rebounded better in the second half, pulling away from Wyoming to beat the Cowboys, 76-63, on Tuesday night. After leading just 31-29 at the half, the Tar Heels built a 45-34 scoring advantage in the second period.
UNC improved to 3-0 in head coach Michael Malone's first season in Chapel Hill and has won 21 home games in a row. Wyoming dropped to 2-1.
It was Carolina's 600th all-time game in the Dean Smith Center, where the Tar Heels now boast a record of 510-90 (.850), including 244-19 (.928) against non-conference foes.
Freshman Sayon Keita had season highs with 13 points, eight rebounds and six blocked shots in his best game to date for Carolina. Terrence Brown scored Carolina's first eight second-half points and finished with 14 to go with five boards. Isaiah Denis scored a career-high 11 points in the first half alone and also tallied 14 for the game.
"One thing I never worry about with Terrence Brown, that kid plays hard," Malone said. "He's a competitor. I mean, that's what I love about the way he's wired, his DNA. And so he might not have a great scoring night, a great shooting night, he's going to find a way to impact the game. This means too much to him."
Matt Able came on strong in the second half, scoring nine of his 11 points after the break, while freshman Maximo Adams was in double figures for the third game in a row, scoring 13 with a game-high nine rebounds.
Nasir Meyer led Wyoming with a game-high 17, but he needed 21 shots to get there thanks to solid defense from Brown. The Cowboys shot only 32.4 percent in the first half and 36.5 percent for the game. Carolina has won 31 games in a row when it holds the opponent below 40 percent shooting from the floor.
Wyoming's 25-15 rebounding edge, including 15-5 on the offensive end, kept the Tar Heel lead to just 31-29 at halftime. The Cowboys had 13 second-chance points before intermission to just four for Carolina. In the first half, Wyoming snared 15 offensive rebounds on 25 misses (60 percent). In the second, Carolina limited the Cowboys to four offensive boards on 22 misses (18 percent).
"Like Coach [Malone] was saying, it's an effort thing," Brown said of the improved second-half rebounding. "It's basically like a want-to thing. Either you can choose to go out there and do it, or you don't. And that's what I feel like the whole team did, and that's why I was proud of the whole team for stepping up and the way that they did because Coach challenged us at halftime, and we came out there and we showed them."
In the second half, the Tar Heels outscored Wyoming, 25-13, by the second media timeout to up their lead to 56-42, hitting 10 of their first 13 shots (76.9 percent).
Carolina committed nine turnovers, marking the third time in as many games it committed fewer than 10 turnovers. This is the first time since turnovers became an official stat in 1979-80 the Tar Heels have committed fewer than 10 turnovers in each of their first three games.
"I feel confident in how we're playing, but also more importantly, what we can be and what we can do," Able said. "We have a brand new roster, [a] brand new coach. So I think it really comes down to just building that trust with each other. So I think the sky's the limit for us."
How It Happened
First Half
• Wyoming out-rebounded Carolina, 17-6, including 11-2 on the offensive end, in the first nine minutes of action.
• UNC used a 7-0 run in 1:31 to take a 19-15 lead and force a Cowboy timeout with 8:23 left before halftime.
• The Cowboys shot just 28 percent in the first 16 minutes but only trailed, 22-21, after a 21-14 rebounding edge (13-5 offensive). Wyoming took a 23-22 lead with an 8-0 run, but a steal and breakaway dunk by Matt Able gave the lead back to UNC.
• Denis led all scorers with a career-high 11 points in the first half alone, hitting all four of his shots.
• Carolina limited Wyoming to 32 percent shooting as a team from the floor.
• The Cowboys had 15 offensive rebounds in the half to 10 defensive boards for the Tar Heels, marking the first time a UNC opponent has had more offensive boards than Carolina had on the defensive end since the 2014-15 season.
Second Half
• In the first two minutes of the second half, Brown made a layup and was fouled before missing the free throw. He hustled to grab his own rebound and hit another layup for a 35-31 score in an impressive sequence. He followed with another bucket a minute later, and it was 37-31 with a 6-0 run all by Brown.
• Keita was dominant in the second half with nine points, five rebounds and a block.
• The Tar Heels made 10 of 13 shots to start the half and shot well overall, finishing at 53.3 percent in the final 20 minutes.
• Carolina struggled at the free throw line, however, shooting just 8 for 15 and missing shots at the charity stripe in the second half that could've helped put the game away. Fortunately for UNC, Wyoming attempted only two free throws in the game overall.
Up Next
Carolina will play the fourth of six consecutive home games to start the season when it hosts Georgia on Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPN2 in the Smith Center.
Stay up to date on the latest Tar Heel men's basketball news on X at @UNC_Basketball and @UNCMBBstats and on Instagram at UNC_Basketball.
UNC improved to 3-0 in head coach Michael Malone's first season in Chapel Hill and has won 21 home games in a row. Wyoming dropped to 2-1.
It was Carolina's 600th all-time game in the Dean Smith Center, where the Tar Heels now boast a record of 510-90 (.850), including 244-19 (.928) against non-conference foes.
Freshman Sayon Keita had season highs with 13 points, eight rebounds and six blocked shots in his best game to date for Carolina. Terrence Brown scored Carolina's first eight second-half points and finished with 14 to go with five boards. Isaiah Denis scored a career-high 11 points in the first half alone and also tallied 14 for the game.
"One thing I never worry about with Terrence Brown, that kid plays hard," Malone said. "He's a competitor. I mean, that's what I love about the way he's wired, his DNA. And so he might not have a great scoring night, a great shooting night, he's going to find a way to impact the game. This means too much to him."
Matt Able came on strong in the second half, scoring nine of his 11 points after the break, while freshman Maximo Adams was in double figures for the third game in a row, scoring 13 with a game-high nine rebounds.
Nasir Meyer led Wyoming with a game-high 17, but he needed 21 shots to get there thanks to solid defense from Brown. The Cowboys shot only 32.4 percent in the first half and 36.5 percent for the game. Carolina has won 31 games in a row when it holds the opponent below 40 percent shooting from the floor.
Wyoming's 25-15 rebounding edge, including 15-5 on the offensive end, kept the Tar Heel lead to just 31-29 at halftime. The Cowboys had 13 second-chance points before intermission to just four for Carolina. In the first half, Wyoming snared 15 offensive rebounds on 25 misses (60 percent). In the second, Carolina limited the Cowboys to four offensive boards on 22 misses (18 percent).
"Like Coach [Malone] was saying, it's an effort thing," Brown said of the improved second-half rebounding. "It's basically like a want-to thing. Either you can choose to go out there and do it, or you don't. And that's what I feel like the whole team did, and that's why I was proud of the whole team for stepping up and the way that they did because Coach challenged us at halftime, and we came out there and we showed them."
In the second half, the Tar Heels outscored Wyoming, 25-13, by the second media timeout to up their lead to 56-42, hitting 10 of their first 13 shots (76.9 percent).
Carolina committed nine turnovers, marking the third time in as many games it committed fewer than 10 turnovers. This is the first time since turnovers became an official stat in 1979-80 the Tar Heels have committed fewer than 10 turnovers in each of their first three games.
"I feel confident in how we're playing, but also more importantly, what we can be and what we can do," Able said. "We have a brand new roster, [a] brand new coach. So I think it really comes down to just building that trust with each other. So I think the sky's the limit for us."
How It Happened
First Half
• Wyoming out-rebounded Carolina, 17-6, including 11-2 on the offensive end, in the first nine minutes of action.
• UNC used a 7-0 run in 1:31 to take a 19-15 lead and force a Cowboy timeout with 8:23 left before halftime.
• The Cowboys shot just 28 percent in the first 16 minutes but only trailed, 22-21, after a 21-14 rebounding edge (13-5 offensive). Wyoming took a 23-22 lead with an 8-0 run, but a steal and breakaway dunk by Matt Able gave the lead back to UNC.
• Denis led all scorers with a career-high 11 points in the first half alone, hitting all four of his shots.
• Carolina limited Wyoming to 32 percent shooting as a team from the floor.
• The Cowboys had 15 offensive rebounds in the half to 10 defensive boards for the Tar Heels, marking the first time a UNC opponent has had more offensive boards than Carolina had on the defensive end since the 2014-15 season.
Second Half
• In the first two minutes of the second half, Brown made a layup and was fouled before missing the free throw. He hustled to grab his own rebound and hit another layup for a 35-31 score in an impressive sequence. He followed with another bucket a minute later, and it was 37-31 with a 6-0 run all by Brown.
• Keita was dominant in the second half with nine points, five rebounds and a block.
• The Tar Heels made 10 of 13 shots to start the half and shot well overall, finishing at 53.3 percent in the final 20 minutes.
• Carolina struggled at the free throw line, however, shooting just 8 for 15 and missing shots at the charity stripe in the second half that could've helped put the game away. Fortunately for UNC, Wyoming attempted only two free throws in the game overall.
Up Next
Carolina will play the fourth of six consecutive home games to start the season when it hosts Georgia on Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPN2 in the Smith Center.
Stay up to date on the latest Tar Heel men's basketball news on X at @UNC_Basketball and @UNCMBBstats and on Instagram at UNC_Basketball.
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.500
3FG%
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