POSTGAME NOTES
UNC 67, CLEMSON 63
3/3/2026
CHAPEL HILL
UNC Scoring Leader: Luka Bogavac season-high 20
UNC Rebound Leader: Jarin Stevenson career-high 10 rebounds
UNC Assist Leader: Henri Veesaar 4
Team Records: Carolina 24-6, 12-5 ACC; Clemson 21-9, 11-6 ACC
• Carolina set a single-season record with 18 home wins.
• UNC went 18-0 in the Smith Center this season, its first undefeated record at home since going 17-0 in 2016-17 (16-0 in the Smith Center and 1-0 in the Greensboro Coliseum).
• The Tar Heels have won 18 straight in the Smith Center, their longest home streak since they won 22 in a row beginning on 2/20/2016 and ending with a loss to Wofford on 12/20/2017.
• This is the 24th season UNC went undefeated at home.
• This is the 30th time the Tar Heels have won at least 12 regular-season ACC games.
• UNC shot 37.9% from the floor and is 2-3 this season when shooting under 40%.
• This was UNC’s lowest FG percentage in a win this season (previous 38.8% vs. Radford).
• Carolina shot 44.4% from three-point range (12 of 27) and 10 of 31 from two-point range (32.3%).
• It was the first time since a win at Duke in 2021 the Tar Heels shot at least 12% higher on three-pointers than two-pointers.
• Carolina made 12 three-pointers, the most since UNC hit a season-high 13 against Notre Dame on January 21.
• Carolina’s 12-0 run in the second matched its largest in an ACC game this season (12-0 vs. Syracuse on February 2).
• There were 10 lead changes, most since 10 on January 3 at SMU.
• Carolina was outscored 34-18 in the paint. The 18 points were the fewest this season and the margin of minus 16 was the second-largest by the opponents (Miami outscored UNC 46-28 in the paint for a margin of 18 points).
• Luka Bogavac led UNC with a season-high 20 points. His previous high was 19 vs. Radford and his previous ACC scoring high was 16 at Georgia Tech.
• Bogavac was 6 for 10 from three. The six 3FGs are the most by a Tar Heel this season. They are the most since RJ Davis made six vs. San Diego State last season in the NCAA First Four in Dayton.
• Bogavac was a game-high plus 22. It was the sixth time he led UNC in plus/minus and plus 22 is his best in an ACC game.
• Jarin Stevenson grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds. His previous high was nine at NC State.
• Henri Veesaar led UNC with four assists, the fifth time this season the seven-foot center has led the Tar Heels in assists.
• Veesaar was plus 19 and increased his team-leading total to plus 342 for the season.
• Freshman Derek Dixon was 3 for 4 from three and had nine points, two assists and two steals. His third 3FG with 46 seconds to play gave UNC a 64-59 lead.
• Senior Elijah Davis made his first career start.
• The 67 points by the Tar Heels equal their lowest in a win this season (67-64 win at Kentucky).
• Clemson led 30-27 at the half. UNC is 4-5 this season when trailing at the half with wins over Kansas, Virginia, Duke and Clemson. All but the Virginia game were in Chapel Hill.
• Carolina is 5-1 in the last six games, all without its leading scorer and rebounder, Caleb Wilson, who broke his hand on February 10.
• Carolina has played 15 of its 30 games without at least one of its top three scorers – Wilson, Veesaar and Seth Trimble. The Tar Heels are 11-4 with all three in the lineup, 8-1 without Trimble from November 11-December 16, 1-1 without both Wilson and Veesaar and 4-0 in the last four games without Wilson.
• Hubert Davis is 68-29 in regular-season ACC games.
• Carolina is 71-9 in the Smith Center in five seasons under Davis.
• Carolina is 137-25 all-time against Clemson.
• The Tar Heels are 61-2 against Clemson in Chapel Hill, including 30-2 in the Smith Center.
Next Game: Saturday, March 7 at Duke (6:30 p.m., ESPN)
