East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels

Dec 16, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
ETSU	30	28	58
UNC	38	39	77

Game Recap

Veesaar's career night leads No. 12 North Carolina over ETSU, 77-58. Henri Veesaar scored a career-high 26 points to power No. 12 North Carolina to a 77-58 victory over East Tennessee State on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

EAST TENNESSEE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Blake Barkley	25	4-8	0-2	3-5	2	1	0	0	0	3	11
15Cam Morris III	30	2-11	0-3	3-6	2	2	2	2	3	3	7
35Jordan McCullum	30	4-6	1-2	0-0	7	1	1	0	0	2	9
11Brian Taylor II	40	4-13	1-5	5-5	5	3	0	0	1	2	14
5Allen Strothers	15	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	0	1	1	0
24Isaiah Sutherland	10	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
4Jaylen Smith	25	3-5	2-4	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	3	8
2Maki Johnson	23	2-5	2-5	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	6
55Milton Matthews III	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0






TOTAL	-	20-5238.5%	7-2330.4%	11-1668.8%	21	11	4	2	6	19	58

NORTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Caleb Wilson	28	6-12	1-2	7-10	8	2	1	0	1	2	20
15Jarin Stevenson	24	3-5	0-2	0-0	2	4	0	1	2	3	6
13Henri Veesaar	28	10-11	2-3	4-4	8	2	0	1	1	1	26
44Luka Bogavac	20	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	3	2
0Kyan Evans	30	2-5	2-5	0-0	3	6	2	0	0	0	6
25John Holbrook	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Zayden High	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
2James Brown	7	1-1	0-0	0-5	3	0	0	0	0	4	2
40Ivan Matlekovic	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32Evan Smith	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5Isaiah Denis	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Derek Dixon	14	1-2	1-2	4-4	3	1	0	0	1	0	7
6Elijah Davis	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Jonathan Powell	24	2-8	1-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	5
4Jaydon Young	13	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
TOTAL	-	27-5054.0%	8-2532.0%	15-2365.2%	35	18	3	2	7	15	77

Play-by-Play

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1st halfETSUUNC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by North Carolina.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by East Tennessee State.
+3 (19:33) Caleb Wilson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kyan Evans assists).
03
+3 (19:12) Jordan McCullum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Allen Strothers assists).
33
+2 (18:54) Henri Veesaar makes 8-foot hook shot (Kyan Evans assists).
35
+2 (18:37) Jordan McCullum makes 14-foot step back jumpshot.
55
(18:18) Foul on Allen Strothers.
+2 (18:08) Henri Veesaar makes layup (Kyan Evans assists).
57
+2 (17:36) Blake Barkley makes layup (Allen Strothers assists).
77
(17:17) Henri Veesaar misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:14) Blake Barkley Defensive Rebound.
(16:53) Cam Morris III traveling turnover.
(16:27) Kyan Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:24) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(16:04) Brian Taylor II misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:01) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(15:54) Kyan Evans misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:51) Caleb Wilson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:50) Caleb Wilson makes layup.
79
+2 (15:32) Blake Barkley makes layup (Cam Morris III assists).
99
(15:32) Foul on Luka Bogavac.
(15:32) Blake Barkley misses free throw 1 of 1.
(15:31) Derek Dixon Defensive Rebound.
(15:16) Caleb Wilson misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(15:12) Brian Taylor II Defensive Rebound.
(14:57) Brian Taylor II misses 6-foot jumper.
(14:54) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(14:46) Derek Dixon bad pass turnover.
(14:29) Isaiah Sutherland misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:26) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:26) Foul on Brian Taylor II.
(14:12) Foul on Blake Barkley.
+1 (14:12) Caleb Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2.
910
(14:12) Caleb Wilson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:10) Maki Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(13:50) Cam Morris III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:48) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:39) Derek Dixon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kyan Evans assists).
913
(13:18) Brian Taylor II misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(13:14) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
(12:54) Caleb Wilson misses layup.
(12:54) Cam Morris III Block.
(12:50) Jaylen Smith Defensive Rebound.
(12:48) Maki Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:45) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
(12:34) Caleb Wilson bad pass turnover.
(12:34) Jaylen Smith Steal.
+3 (12:05) Jaylen Smith makes 29-foot three point jumper.
1213
+3 (11:48) Kyan Evans makes 25-foot three point jumper (Henri Veesaar assists).
1216
(11:23) Jaylen Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(11:19) Cam Morris III Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:17) Cam Morris III makes layup.
1416
(11:09) Jonathan Powell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:06) Maki Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(10:37) Brian Taylor II misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(10:33) Milton Matthews III Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:13) Brian Taylor II makes 24-foot three point jumper (Blake Barkley assists).
1716
(9:58) Foul on Jarin Stevenson.
(9:58) Jarin Stevenson turnover.
(9:34) Brian Taylor II misses 16-foot step back jumpshot.
(9:31) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:12) Jonathan Powell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derek Dixon assists).
1719
(8:41) Isaiah Sutherland misses layup.
(8:41) Henri Veesaar Block.
(8:41) East Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:34) Blake Barkley makes 13-foot step back jumpshot.
1919
(8:22) Foul on Blake Barkley.
(8:15) Kyan Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:12) East Tennessee State Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:12) Foul on Henri Veesaar.
(7:41) Cam Morris III turnover.
(7:29) Jarin Stevenson bad pass turnover.
(7:29) Cam Morris III Steal.
+2 (7:18) Brian Taylor II makes 1-foot dunk (Cam Morris III assists).
2119
+2 (7:06) Henri Veesaar makes driving layup (Jarin Stevenson assists).
2121
(6:38) Brian Taylor II misses driving layup.
(6:35) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
(6:35) Foul on Jaylen Smith.
(6:22) Jarin Stevenson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:19) Jordan McCullum Defensive Rebound.
(5:57) Jordan McCullum misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:53) Maki Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(5:34) Jaylen Smith misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(5:29) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:12) Kyan Evans makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarin Stevenson assists).
2124
(4:38) Jaylen Smith bad pass turnover.
(4:26) Foul on Jordan McCullum.
(4:26) Caleb Wilson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:26) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:26) Caleb Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2125
(4:18) Maki Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:15) Jordan McCullum Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:13) Jordan McCullum makes layup.
2325
(4:03) Zayden High bad pass turnover.
(4:03) Jordan McCullum Steal.
(3:54) Foul on Caleb Wilson.
(3:32) Cam Morris III misses 10-foot step back jumpshot.
(3:29) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:16) Caleb Wilson makes 1-foot dunk (Kyan Evans assists).
2327
(2:52) Foul on Caleb Wilson.
+1 (2:52) Brian Taylor II makes free throw 1 of 2.
2427
+1 (2:52) Brian Taylor II makes free throw 2 of 2.
2527
+2 (2:39) Henri Veesaar makes 2-foot dunk (Jarin Stevenson assists).
2529
+2 (2:15) Cam Morris III makes layup.
2729
(1:59) Foul on Maki Johnson.
+1 (1:59) Henri Veesaar makes free throw 1 of 2.
2730
+1 (1:59) Henri Veesaar makes free throw 2 of 2.
2731
(1:33) Brian Taylor II bad pass turnover.
(1:33) Kyan Evans Steal.
+2 (1:29) Jarin Stevenson makes layup (Kyan Evans assists).
2733
+3 (1:05) Maki Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brian Taylor II assists).
3033
+3 (0:47) Henri Veesaar makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonathan Powell assists).
3036
(0:18) Cam Morris III misses 8-foot jumper.
(0:18) Jarin Stevenson Block.
(0:15) Kyan Evans Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:13) Jonathan Powell makes layup.
3038
(0:03) Brian Taylor II misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

ETSU

UNC

58Points77

20-52(38.5%)Field Goal(%)27-50(54.0%)

7-23(30.4%)3-Point(%)8-25(32.0%)

11-16(68.8%)Free Throw(%)15-23(65.2%)

23(6)Rebounds(Offensive)35(7)

11Assists18

4Steals3

2Blocks2

7Turnovers7

19(1)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

2Largest Lead27

Game Details

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Dean E. Smith Center · Chapel Hill, NC

attendance: 16,548 (76.1%)

tv: ACC Network

spread: UNC -17.5

over/under: 150.5