North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Kentucky Wildcats

Dec 18, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UNC	29	40	69
UK	40	58	98

Game Recap

No. 21 Kentucky dominates Tar Heels wire-to-wire, wins 98-69. Kentucky coach John Calipari gave a simple message to Sahvir Wheeler before the Wildcats’ showdown with North Carolina, both individually and in front of the team: “Lead us.”.

Player Stats

NORTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Dawson Garcia	22	2-6	0-1	2-3	5	0	0	0	1	3	6
5Armando Bacot	31	8-13	0-0	6-9	10	2	0	1	2	4	22
1Leaky Black	27	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
4RJ Davis	29	3-8	0-3	4-6	1	3	1	0	2	1	10
2Caleb Love	27	2-8	0-2	4-4	2	0	0	0	4	2	8
22Justin McKoy	7	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	1	1	1	0	1	2
45Brady Manek	16	3-6	1-3	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7
11D'Marco Dunn	10	2-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4
3Dontrez Styles	7	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	1	0	0	2
0Anthony Harris	16	2-3	0-0	2-2	1	1	0	0	2	2	6
24Kerwin Walton	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0


TOTAL	-	23-5343.4%	1-137.7%	22-2878.6%	24	9	4	3	12	13	69

KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3TyTy Washington Jr.	20	4-9	1-3	0-0	4	4	2	0	1	1	9
12Keion Brooks Jr.	18	5-10	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	10
34Oscar Tshiebwe	22	7-12	0-0	2-3	12	1	0	0	2	4	16
2Sahvir Wheeler	32	12-15	0-0	2-2	3	8	4	0	2	3	26
31Kellan Grady	31	6-8	5-7	1-2	6	1	0	0	1	1	18
4Daimion Collins	5	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	1	2	1	0
14Brennan Canada	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Jacob Toppin	20	2-4	0-0	3-4	5	3	0	0	0	0	7
23Bryce Hopkins	9	2-3	1-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	2	5
55Lance Ware	13	0-1	0-0	1-2	4	1	0	1	1	4	1
25Kareem Watkins	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20Zan Payne	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10Davion Mintz	27	1-7	1-4	3-4	1	2	0	0	0	2	6
TOTAL	-	39-7254.2%	8-1553.3%	12-1770.6%	41	20	8	2	9	21	98

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUNCUK

(20:00) Jump Ball won by North Carolina.
(19:49) Caleb Love missed Jumper.
(19:49) Oscar Tshiebwe Defensive Rebound.
(19:19) Keion Brooks Jr. missed Jumper.
(19:19) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(19:01) Leaky Black missed Jumper.
(19:01) Keion Brooks Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:51) Sahvir Wheeler missed Jumper.
(18:51) Oscar Tshiebwe Offensive Rebound.
(18:45) Oscar Tshiebwe missed Jumper.
(18:45) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(18:36) Foul on Oscar Tshiebwe.
+2 (18:26) Armando Bacot made Jumper. Assisted by Leaky Black.
20
+2 (18:11) Oscar Tshiebwe made Jumper.
22
(18:11) Foul on Armando Bacot.
+1 (18:11) Oscar Tshiebwe made Free Throw.
23
(18:05) R.J. Davis Turnover.
(18:05) Sahvir Wheeler Steal.
+2 (18:00) Sahvir Wheeler made Layup.
25
(17:48) Foul on R.J. Davis.
(17:48) R.J. Davis Turnover.
(17:37) Keion Brooks Jr. missed Layup.
(17:37) Oscar Tshiebwe Offensive Rebound.
(17:31) Oscar Tshiebwe missed Dunk.
(17:31) Sahvir Wheeler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:21) TyTy Washington Jr. made Jumper.
27
+2 (17:06) Dawson Garcia made Jumper.
47
+2 (16:36) Sahvir Wheeler made Layup.
49
(16:18) Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
(16:18) TyTy Washington Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:09) Oscar Tshiebwe Turnover.
+2 (15:50) Armando Bacot made Jumper.
69
+2 (15:41) Sahvir Wheeler made Layup. Assisted by Kellan Grady.
611
(15:26) Foul on Sahvir Wheeler.
(15:18) Armando Bacot missed Layup.
(15:18) Oscar Tshiebwe Defensive Rebound.
(15:07) Jacob Toppin missed Jumper.
(15:07) Oscar Tshiebwe Offensive Rebound.
(14:57) TyTy Washington Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:57) Leaky Black Defensive Rebound.
(14:49) Caleb Love missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:49) Kellan Grady Defensive Rebound.
(14:36) TyTy Washington Jr. missed Jumper.
(14:36) Armando Bacot Defensive Rebound.
(14:12) Armando Bacot missed Jumper.
(14:12) Oscar Tshiebwe Defensive Rebound.
(13:59) Oscar Tshiebwe missed Jumper.
(13:59) Caleb Love Defensive Rebound.
(13:49) Caleb Love missed Jumper.
(13:49) Kellan Grady Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:35) Davion Mintz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by TyTy Washington Jr..
614
(13:12) R.J. Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:12) Oscar Tshiebwe Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:57) Kellan Grady made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Toppin.
617
(12:37) Foul on Oscar Tshiebwe.
(12:30) Caleb Love missed Jumper.
(12:30) Sahvir Wheeler Defensive Rebound.
(12:23) Foul on Caleb Love.
(12:13) Jacob Toppin missed Jumper.
(12:13) Jacob Toppin Offensive Rebound.
(12:10) Foul on Dawson Garcia.
+1 (12:10) Jacob Toppin made Free Throw.
618
+1 (12:10) Jacob Toppin made Free Throw.
619
(11:58) Brady Manek missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:58) Bryce Hopkins Defensive Rebound.
(11:41) Davion Mintz missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:41) Daimion Collins Offensive Rebound.
(11:37) Sahvir Wheeler Turnover.
+2 (11:30) Armando Bacot made Dunk. Assisted by Anthony Harris.
819
(11:00) Davion Mintz missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:00) Davion Mintz Offensive Rebound.
(10:53) Daimion Collins missed Jumper.
(10:53) Armando Bacot Defensive Rebound.
(10:34) Caleb Love Turnover.
(10:34) Bryce Hopkins Steal.
+2 (10:25) Bryce Hopkins made Dunk. Assisted by Jacob Toppin.
821
(10:15) Kerwin Walton Turnover.
(10:15) Sahvir Wheeler Steal.
+2 (10:10) Sahvir Wheeler made Layup.
823
(9:48) Foul on Bryce Hopkins.
(9:44) Foul on Lance Ware.
(9:44) Armando Bacot missed Free Throw.
(9:44) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:44) Armando Bacot made Free Throw.
923
(9:31) Sahvir Wheeler missed Jumper.
(9:31) Armando Bacot Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:16) Armando Bacot made Layup. Assisted by R.J. Davis.
1123
+2 (8:59) Keion Brooks Jr. made Jumper.
1125
(8:28) R.J. Davis missed Jumper.
(8:28) Lance Ware Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:16) TyTy Washington Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sahvir Wheeler.
1128
(8:02) Foul on TyTy Washington Jr..
+1 (8:02) Armando Bacot made Free Throw.
1228
+1 (8:02) Armando Bacot made Free Throw.
1328
(7:36) Foul on Armando Bacot.
+1 (7:36) Lance Ware made Free Throw.
1329
(7:36) Lance Ware missed Free Throw.
(7:36) Dawson Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(7:27) Leaky Black missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:27) Lance Ware Defensive Rebound.
(7:15) Kellan Grady missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:15) Lance Ware Offensive Rebound.
(7:07) Kellan Grady Turnover.
(6:50) Foul on Keion Brooks Jr..
+1 (6:50) Dawson Garcia made Free Throw.
1429
+1 (6:50) Dawson Garcia made Free Throw.
1529
(6:36) Sahvir Wheeler missed Jumper.
(6:36) TyTy Washington Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(6:25) Keion Brooks Jr. missed Jumper.
(6:25) Lance Ware Offensive Rebound.
(6:15) TyTy Washington Jr. missed Jumper.
(6:15) TyTy Washington Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:08) TyTy Washington Jr. made Jumper.
1531
(5:51) Foul on Lance Ware.
+1 (5:51) R.J. Davis made Free Throw.
1631
+1 (5:51) R.J. Davis made Free Throw.
1731
(5:25) Keion Brooks Jr. missed Jumper.
(5:25) Armando Bacot Defensive Rebound.
(5:21) Foul on Daimion Collins.
(5:21) Armando Bacot missed Free Throw.
(5:21) Jacob Toppin Defensive Rebound.
(5:16) TyTy Washington Jr. missed Jumper.
(5:16) Caleb Love Defensive Rebound.
(5:05) R.J. Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:05) Jacob Toppin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:56) Sahvir Wheeler made Jumper.
1733
(4:27) Dawson Garcia Turnover.
(4:27) Sahvir Wheeler Steal.
+2 (4:20) Sahvir Wheeler made Layup. Assisted by Davion Mintz.
1735
(3:53) Caleb Love missed Jumper.
(3:53) Dawson Garcia Offensive Rebound.
(3:48) Dawson Garcia missed Jumper.
(3:48) Lance Ware Block.
(3:48) North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:36) R.J. Davis made Jumper.
1935
(3:12) Foul on Dawson Garcia.
(3:12) Jacob Toppin missed Free Throw.
(3:12) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:12) Jacob Toppin made Free Throw.
1936
+2 (2:54) Brady Manek made Jumper.
2136
(2:32) Foul on Caleb Love.
+1 (2:32) Davion Mintz made Free Throw.
2137
+1 (2:32) Davion Mintz made Free Throw.
2138
(2:14) Foul on Davion Mintz.
+1 (2:14) Armando Bacot made Free Throw.
2238
+1 (2:14) Armando Bacot made Free Throw.
2338
(2:03) TyTy Washington Jr. Turnover.
(2:03) Brady Manek Steal.
(1:55) Brady Manek missed Jumper.
(1:55) Armando Bacot Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:50) Armando Bacot made Layup.
2538
(1:22) Davion Mintz missed Jumper.
(1:22) Armando Bacot Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:13) Armando Bacot made Layup.
2738
+2 (1:00) Sahvir Wheeler made Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Toppin.
2740
+2 (0:37) Leaky Black made Layup. Assisted by Armando Bacot.
2940
(0:21) Sahvir Wheeler Turnover.
(0:21) R.J. Davis Steal.
(0:01) Brady Manek missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:01) Kentucky Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UNC

69Points98

23-53(43.4%)Field Goal(%)39-72(54.2%)

1-13(7.7%)3-Point(%)8-15(53.3%)

22-28(78.6%)Free Throw(%)12-17(70.6%)

26(6)Rebounds(Offensive)44(17)

9Assists20

4Steals8

3Blocks2

12Turnovers9

13(0)Fouls(Technical)21(0)

2Largest Lead35

Game Details

Saturday, December 18, 2021 · 5:30 PM

T-Mobile Arena · Las Vegas, NV

attendance: 12,117 (63.8%)

tv: CBS

spread: UK -2.5

over/under: 145.5