| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAKE | 33 | 40 | 73 |
| UNC | 31 | 49 | 80 |
Love, Bacot help North Carolina beat Wake Forest 80-73
Caleb Love steals the entry pass, then sends in the one-handed jam off the feed from Leaky Black. (0:26)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- — Freshman Caleb Love had a season-high 20 points, Armando Bacot scored 14 of his 18 in the second half, and North Carolina beat Wake Forest 80-73 on Wednesday night.
RJ Davis scored 13 points, Garrison Brooks 10, and Leaky Black added eight points, six rebounds and eight assists for North Carolina (9-5, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Bacot, who made 8 of 10 from the field, hit a jumper to spark a 12-0 run that made it 45-35 and the Tar Heels never again trailed. Wake Forest's Daivien Williamson and Jalen Johnson hit back-to-back 3-pointers to make 53-all with 10 minutes to play, but Bacot answered with a layup and his dunk with 4:45 left gave North Carolina a 10-point lead.
Williamson and Isaiah Mucius each scored a career-high 27 points for Wake Forest (3-6, 0-6). Mucius, who went into to the game shooting 16.7% (4 of 24) from 3-point range, made a career-high seven 3s on 12 attempts.
The first half featured nine lead changes and seven ties before the Demon Deacons took a 33-31 lead into the break. North Carolina shot 55% (17 of 31) from the field, made 15 of 21 from the free-throw line, and scored 26 of its 36 points in the paint after halftime.
Wake Forest, which has lost six in a row, shot 39% overall and committed 20 turnovers.
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2020-2021 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | 10-3 | - | 14-4 |
| Virginia | 12-4 | +0.5 | 16-6 |
| Virginia Tech | 9-4 | 1 | 15-5 |
| Louisville | 8-4 | 1.5 | 13-5 |
| Clemson | 9-5 | 1.5 | 15-5 |
| North Carolina | 9-6 | 2 | 15-9 |
| Georgia Tech | 9-6 | 2 | 13-8 |
| Duke | 9-7 | 2.5 | 11-9 |
| Syracuse | 8-7 | 3 | 14-8 |
| NC State | 8-8 | 3.5 | 12-9 |
| Notre Dame | 6-10 | 5.5 | 9-13 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-9 | 5.5 | 9-10 |
| Wake Forest | 3-13 | 8.5 | 6-13 |
| Boston College | 2-9 | 7 | 4-13 |
| Miami | 3-15 | 9.5 | 7-16 |