UNC-Georgia Postgame Notes - University of North Carolina Athletics

POSTGAME NOTES
GEORGIA 78, UNC 70
NOVEMBER 13, 2026
ROY WILLIAMS COURT AT THE DEAN E. SMITH CENTER
CHAPEL HILL

UNC Scoring Leader: Terrence Brown 21
UNC Rebound Leader: Maximo Adams 11
UNC Assist Leader: Matt Able, Neo Avdalas and Jaydon Young 3
Team Records: UNC 3-1, Georgia 4-0

• Carolina lost for the first time this season and dropped to 3-1 overall and 3-1 in the Smith Center.
• The loss snapped Carolina's 21-game home winning streak and 14-game home win streak against non-ACC opponents.
• The Tar Heels are 13-6 all-time against Georgia. This was the Bulldogs' first win in nine games in Chapel Hill (Georgia is 1-3 all-time in the Smith Center).
• UNC attempted a school-record 38 three-pointers. The previous record was 36 in an overtime win over Syracuse in the Smith Center on 2/28/2022.
• The previous high for three-point attempts in a 40-minute game was 35 in the 2022 NCAA Tournament first round win over Marquette.
• The Tar Heels led for 21:04 and trailed only 14:48.
• Georgia scored the final nine points of the first half to lead, 39-32, at the break.
• Carolina began the second half out-scoring Georgia, 29-13, to take a 60-51 lead with 10:35 to play.
• Over the final 10:35, Georgia out-scored Carolina, 27-10.
• The Tar Heels led 68-67 with 2:42 to play after a driving layup by Neo Avdalas. The Bulldogs ended the game on an 11-2 run.
• Brown led Carolina in scoring for the third game in a row. He matched his season-high with 21 points, the 38th time in his career he scored 20 or more.
• Brown hit four three-pointers, one off his career high. It was the seventh time in his career he hit at least four 3FGs.
• Isaiah Denis hit three 3FGs for the second game in a row and scored in double figures (11) for the second-straight game.
• Maximo Adams led UNC with 11 rebounds. It was his second game with 11 boards this season (also had 11 vs. Wofford). It was the third game in a row Adams led UNC in rebounds.
• The Tar Heels shot 25.0% (9 for 36) from the floor in the first half. That tied the third-lowest field goal percentage by the Tar Heels in a half in the Smith Center. It was the lowest since UNC shot 25.0% in the first half in 2021 against Florida State.
• Georgia had 52 rebounds. It was the first time an opponent had 50 or more since Alabama had 58 in a four-overtime game on 11/27/2022.
• It was the first time an opponent had 50 or more in a regulation-length game since Texas A&M grabbed 50 in an NCAA Tournament game in Charlotte in 2018.
• Georgia made 14 three-pointers, most since Louisville hit 14 on 2/23/2026.
• Georgia shot 38.6% from the floor. That ended a 31-game streak when UNC won when holding opponents under 40% from the floor. The previous team to shoot under 40% in a win was Clemson on 2/6/2024.
• Carolina out-scored Georgia, 17-15, on second-chance points but the Bulldogs scored 13 of their 15 in the second half.
• Carolina's 70 points and 32.9% from the floor were season lows.

Next Game: Friday, November 20 vs. Marshall in Chapel Hill, 9 p.m. (ACC Network)

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