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RJ Davis scores 21 to help North Carolina beat NC State 97-73

AP
Feb 19, 2025

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) RJ Davis scored 21 points, Seth Davis added 15 on 6-of-9 shooting and North Carolina never trailed Wednesday night as the Tar Heels beat in-state rival N.C. State 97-73.

Ven-Allen Lubin scored 13 points and Ian Jackson 12 for North Carolina (16-11, 9-6 ACC).

Drake Powell made a layup that gave the Tar Heels the lead for good just over four minutes into the game, sparking a 10-0 run that made it 16-6 about three minutes later. Trey Parker made two free throws at the other end but Seth Trimble answered with a jumper before Jackson and Jae’Lyn Withers each hit a 3-pointer in a 12-2 spurt that pushed the lead to 18 midway through the first half.

UNC shot 57% (35 of 61) from the field, outrebounded the Wolfpack 40-21 and led by double digits for the final 33 minutes.

Jayden Taylor led N.C. State (10-16, 3-12) with 19 points and Dontrez Styles added 18 on 7-of-10 shooting. Paul McNeil Jr. made 5 of 8 from the field and finished with 14 points in 14 minutes. Marcus Hill Jr., the team's leading scorer this season at 12.8 per game, scored a season-low two points.

Davis made just 6 of 18 from the field and 1 of 8 from 3-point range but went 8 for 8 from the free-throw line for the Tar Heels.

The Wolfpack, who beat Boston College 70-62 last time out, have lost 10 of their last 11 games.

The Tar Heels have won seven straight home games against N.C. State and are 168-81 all-time versus the Wolfpack.

North Carolina play host to Virginia on Saturday. N.C. State also plays Saturday, when Wake Forest visits.

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1st Half
NCST
Wolfpack
26
UNC
Tar Heels
54

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ben Middlebrooks vs. Ven-Allen Lubin (Wolfpack gains possession)
19:45		Wolfpack turnover (back court violation)
19:23		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
19:21		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
18:55		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
18:53		Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
18:41		Jae'Lyn Withers misses three point jump shot
18:36		Tar Heels offensive rebound
18:19	+3	Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point stepback jump shot	0-3
17:52	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point cutting layup (Ben Middlebrooks assists)	2-3
17:52		RJ Davis shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
17:52		Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:52		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
17:39		Ben Middlebrooks blocks Elliot Cadeau's two point layup
17:37		Tar Heels offensive rebound
17:27	+3	RJ Davis makes three point stepback jump shot	2-6
17:07		Elliot Cadeau personal foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul)
16:58	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point driving layup	4-6
16:30		Marcus Hill personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
16:19		Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass) (Dontrez Styles steals)
16:13		Dontrez Styles misses two point layup
16:11		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
16:08	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point putback layup	6-6
15:57	+2	Drake Powell makes two point layup	6-8
15:32		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
15:30		Marcus Hill offensive rebound
15:19		Marcus Hill misses two point layup
15:17		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
15:15		Jayden Taylor shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
15:15		TV timeout
15:15	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-9
15:15	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-10
15:10		Trey Parker turnover (bad pass) (RJ Davis steals)
15:10		RJ Davis misses two point layup
15:10		Seth Trimble offensive rebound
15:10	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point tip layup	6-12
15:04		Trey Parker turnover (traveling)
14:45		Ian Jackson misses two point jump shot
14:43		Tar Heels offensive rebound
14:35	+2	Jalen Washington makes two point layup (Ian Jackson assists)	6-14
14:14		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point jump shot
14:12		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
13:48	+2	RJ Davis makes two point driving layup	6-16
13:48		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
13:41		Jalen Washington shooting foul (Trey Parker draws the foul)
13:41	+1	Trey Parker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-16
13:41	+1	Trey Parker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-16
13:27		Ian Jackson misses two point layup
13:25		Jalen Washington offensive rebound
13:23	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point jump shot (Jalen Washington assists)	8-18
13:02		Trey Parker misses three point jump shot
13:00		Drake Powell defensive rebound
12:42		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
12:40		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
12:26		Trey Parker turnover (bad pass)
12:09	+3	Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)	8-21
11:46	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point pullup jump shot	10-21
11:29	+2	Elliot Cadeau makes two point cutting layup (Jae'Lyn Withers assists)	10-23
11:14		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield turnover (bad pass) (Jae'Lyn Withers steals)
11:08		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield shooting foul (Jalen Washington draws the foul)
11:08		TV timeout
11:08	+1	Jalen Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-24
11:08	+1	Jalen Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-25
10:54		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
10:52		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
10:46		Seth Trimble misses two point layup
10:44		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
10:39		Jalen Washington blocks Marcus Hill's two point layup
10:37		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
10:22	+3	Ian Jackson makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)	10-28
10:01		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
9:59		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
9:53	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point putback layup	12-28
9:26	+3	Elliot Cadeau makes three point stepback jump shot	12-31
9:03	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Ben Middlebrooks assists)	15-31
8:55	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point driving layup	15-33
8:47		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
8:45		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
8:39		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
8:37		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
8:20		Ben Middlebrooks misses three point jump shot
8:18		Ian Jackson defensive rebound
8:08		Michael O'Connell shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
8:08	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-34
8:08	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-35
8:06		Jayden Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Seth Trimble steals)
7:59		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
7:57		Drake Powell offensive rebound
7:55	+2	Elliot Cadeau makes two point putback layup	15-37
7:55		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
7:55		TV timeout
7:38	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point pullup jump shot	17-37
7:13		Elliot Cadeau misses three point jump shot
7:11		Drake Powell offensive rebound
7:08		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
7:06		Drake Powell offensive rebound
6:53	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point layup (RJ Davis assists)	17-39
6:53		Dontrez Styles shooting foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
6:53	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-40
6:35		Ben Middlebrooks turnover (lost ball) (Drake Powell steals)
6:26		RJ Davis turnover (Michael O'Connell steals)
6:19		Elliot Cadeau shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
6:19		Jayden Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:19	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-40
6:03	+2	RJ Davis makes two point driving floating jump shot	18-42
5:31		Michael O'Connell turnover (lost ball) (RJ Davis steals)
5:22	+2	Jalen Washington makes two point layup (Drake Powell assists)	18-44
5:06		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
5:04		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
4:56	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point layup	18-46
4:41		Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot
4:39		Paul McNeil offensive rebound
4:33	+2	Paul McNeil makes two point putback layup	20-46
4:21		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
4:19		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
3:58		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
3:56		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
3:37	+2	RJ Davis makes two point driving layup	20-48
3:20		Ian Jackson shooting foul
3:20		TV timeout
3:20		Paul McNeil misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:20	+1	Paul McNeil makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-48
2:51		Jalen Washington misses two point jump shot
2:49		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
2:40		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point jump shot
2:38		Paul McNeil offensive rebound
2:32	+3	Dennis Parker Jr. makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	24-48
2:12	+3	Cade Tyson makes three point jump shot (Jalen Washington assists)	24-51
1:59		Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:57		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
1:53		Seth Trimble turnover (bad pass)
1:35		Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot
1:33		Ian Jackson defensive rebound
1:14		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield blocks RJ Davis's two point layup
1:12		Wolfpack defensive rebound
0:59	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup	26-51
0:39	+3	Cade Tyson makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	26-54
0:06		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
0:04		Wolfpack turnover (shot clock violation)
0:04		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
0:00		Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NCST
Wolfpack
47
UNC
Tar Heels
43

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists)	26-56
19:31	+3	Dontrez Styles makes three point jump shot (Ben Middlebrooks assists)	29-56
19:10		RJ Davis misses two point layup
19:10		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
19:10	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point putback dunk	29-58
18:49	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point turnaround jump shot	31-58
18:28		Marcus Hill personal foul
18:15		Elliot Cadeau turnover (lost ball) (Michael O'Connell steals)
18:10	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point layup	33-58
17:55	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	33-60
17:55		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul)
17:55	+1	Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-61
17:35		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
17:33		Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
17:29		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul)
17:29		Ven-Allen Lubin turnover (offensive foul)
17:19		Elliot Cadeau personal foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul)
17:13	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point jump shot	35-61
16:59		Jayden Taylor shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
16:59	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-62
16:59	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-63
16:46		Marcus Hill misses two point layup
16:44		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
16:21		Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point jump shot
16:19		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
16:12	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot	38-63
16:05	+2	Jae'Lyn Withers makes two point layup (RJ Davis assists)	38-65
15:52	+3	Dontrez Styles makes three point pullup jump shot	41-65
15:31		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
15:29		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
15:20	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point finger roll layup	43-65
14:52	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point dunk (RJ Davis assists)	43-67
14:36		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
14:34		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
14:30		Michael O'Connell shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
14:30		TV timeout
14:14		Michael O'Connell personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
14:01		Jalen Washington turnover (bad pass)
13:40		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
13:38		Tar Heels defensive rebound
13:35		Dennis Parker Jr. blocks Seth Trimble's two point layup
13:33		Tar Heels offensive rebound
13:21		Seth Trimble misses three point jump shot
13:19		Trey Parker defensive rebound
13:14		Seth Trimble shooting foul (Trey Parker draws the foul)
13:14	+1	Trey Parker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-67
13:14	+1	Trey Parker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-67
12:53	+2	RJ Davis makes two point driving floating jump shot	45-69
12:36	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point layup (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield assists)	47-69
12:22		Jayden Taylor shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
12:08	+3	Ian Jackson makes three point jump shot	47-72
11:47	+2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point hook shot	49-72
11:28		Dennis Parker Jr. blocks Elliot Cadeau's two point layup
11:26		Tar Heels offensive rebound
11:26		TV timeout
11:17		Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass) (Trey Parker steals)
11:11		Trey Parker turnover (bad pass)
11:11		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
11:11		TV timeout
10:56	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point layup	49-74
10:31		Trey Parker misses two point jump shot
10:29		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
10:22		Bryce Heard shooting foul (Ian Jackson draws the foul)
10:22	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-75
10:22	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-76
10:09	+2	Bryce Heard makes two point jump shot	51-76
9:49		Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass)
9:33		Ian Jackson shooting foul (Bryce Heard draws the foul)
9:33		Bryce Heard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:33	+1	Bryce Heard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-76
9:06	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point jump shot	52-78
9:06		Dontrez Styles shooting foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
9:06		Seth Trimble misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:40		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
8:40		Trey Parker misses three point jump shot
8:38		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
8:24		Jae'Lyn Withers misses three point jump shot
8:22		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
8:07	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point jump shot	54-78
7:43		Trey Parker shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
7:43		TV timeout
7:43	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-79
7:43	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-80
7:30		Paul McNeil misses three point jump shot
7:28		RJ Davis defensive rebound
7:16		Jayden Taylor shooting foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul)
7:16	+1	Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-81
7:16	+1	Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-82
6:54		Trey Parker misses three point jump shot
6:52		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
6:49	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point putback layup	56-82
6:49		Ven-Allen Lubin shooting foul (Dontrez Styles draws the foul)
6:49	+1	Dontrez Styles makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-82
6:27		Jae'Lyn Withers turnover (lost ball) (Trey Parker steals)
6:22	+3	Dontrez Styles makes three point jump shot (Trey Parker assists)	60-82
5:54		Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point layup
5:52		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
5:52		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Drake Powell draws the foul)
5:52		Drake Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:52		Drake Powell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:52		Tar Heels offensive rebound
5:34		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
5:32		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
5:31		Ven-Allen Lubin personal foul
5:11		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
5:09		Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
5:06	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists)	60-84
4:46	+2	Paul McNeil makes two point jump shot	62-84
4:22		Paul McNeil personal foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul)
4:22		Elliot Cadeau misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:22	+1	Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-85
4:09	+3	Paul McNeil makes three point pullup jump shot	65-85
3:41	+2	RJ Davis makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	65-87
3:25		Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot
3:23		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
3:17		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
3:15		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
3:15	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point putback layup	65-89
3:07		Paul McNeil misses three point jump shot
3:05		RJ Davis defensive rebound
3:01	+2	Drake Powell makes two point alley-oop dunk (RJ Davis assists)	65-91
2:41	+2	Paul McNeil makes two point jump shot	67-91
2:23		Michael O'Connell personal foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
2:23		TV timeout
2:23	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-92
2:23	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-93
2:16		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point hook shot
2:14		Paul McNeil offensive rebound
2:14		James Brown personal foul (Paul McNeil draws the foul)
2:14	+1	Paul McNeil makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-93
2:14		Paul McNeil misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:14		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
1:48		Ian Jackson turnover (out of bounds)
1:40	+3	Paul McNeil makes three point pullup jump shot	71-93
1:11		Ian Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Michael O'Connell steals)
1:07		Elliot Cadeau shooting foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul)
1:07	+1	Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-93
1:07	+1	Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-93
0:50	+2	James Brown makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	73-95
0:50		Ismaël Diouf shooting foul (James Brown draws the foul)
0:50		James Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:49		Wolfpack defensive rebound
0:00		End of period
0:42		Paul McNeil misses three point jump shot
0:40		Russell Hawkins defensive rebound
0:17	+2	James Brown makes two point dunk (Russell Hawkins assists)	73-97
0:07		Trey Parker misses three point jump shot
0:05		James Brown defensive rebound

James Brown defensive rebound