Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. North Carolina Tar Heels

Jan 10, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WAKE	38	46	84
UNC	49	38	87

Game Recap

No. 17 North Carolina edges Wake Forest 87-84 for its 500th win at the Dean E. Smith Center. Henri Veesaar had 25 points and nine rebounds, and No. 17 North Carolina edged Wake Forest 87-84 on Saturday night for its 500th win at the Dean E. Smith Center.

Player Stats

WAKE FOREST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
25Tre'Von Spillers	18	2-5	0-0	3-3	2	1	1	0	5	7
0Omaha Biliew	22	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	2	2	5	2
2Juke Harris	38	10-18	5-12	3-4	6	1	2	3	3	28
1Nate Calmese	35	10-16	7-11	1-2	4	9	2	3	1	28
6Myles Colvin	30	0-3	0-2	0-0	6	0	1	2	2	0
23Jaylen Cross	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Cooper Schwieger	29	4-10	1-4	0-0	0	2	0	1	1	9
10Sebastian Akins	6	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	1	0	1
7Isaac Carr	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Mekhi Mason	22	4-9	1-4	0-0	3	0	1	1	5	9
TOTAL	-	31-6448.4%	14-3540.0%	8-1172.7%	23	13	9	13	22	84

NORTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Caleb Wilson	36	8-9	0-0	6-8	12	3	2	0	3	1	22
15Jarin Stevenson	21	1-6	0-2	2-2	2	1	2	0	1	2	4
13Henri Veesaar	34	9-10	2-3	5-7	9	4	1	1	1	2	25
0Kyan Evans	22	1-6	1-6	1-3	0	4	1	0	2	2	4
7Seth Trimble	33	3-7	0-1	4-6	3	4	2	1	4	1	10
44Luka Bogavac	9	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0
5Isaiah Denis	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Derek Dixon	13	1-5	1-4	1-2	1	1	0	0	1	1	4
11Jonathan Powell	12	2-2	2-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	3	6
4Jaydon Young	19	4-6	3-5	1-2	1	2	0	0	0	1	12
TOTAL	-	29-5552.7%	9-2634.6%	20-3066.7%	29	20	10	2	14	13	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWAKEUNC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Wake Forest.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by North Carolina.
(19:43) Juke Harris bad pass turnover.
(19:43) Seth Trimble Steal.
+2 (19:38) Seth Trimble makes driving layup.
02
+2 (19:24) Juke Harris makes driving layup.
22
(18:57) Jarin Stevenson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:50) Henri Veesaar Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:42) Kyan Evans makes 26-foot three point jumper (Seth Trimble assists).
25
(18:33) Myles Colvin bad pass turnover.
(18:33) Jarin Stevenson Steal.
+2 (18:14) Caleb Wilson makes 1-foot dunk (Henri Veesaar assists).
27
+2 (17:56) Omaha Biliew makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Tre'Von Spillers assists).
47
(17:42) Kyan Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:40) Henri Veesaar Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:39) Henri Veesaar makes layup.
49
(17:39) Foul on Myles Colvin.
+1 (17:39) Henri Veesaar makes free throw 1 of 1.
410
(17:27) Omaha Biliew out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(17:14) Luka Bogavac misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:10) Myles Colvin Defensive Rebound.
(16:58) Juke Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:56) Myles Colvin Offensive Rebound.
(16:55) Myles Colvin out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (16:37) Henri Veesaar makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Luka Bogavac assists).
412
(16:09) Myles Colvin misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(16:06) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(16:02) Kyan Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:59) Juke Harris Defensive Rebound.
(15:52) Omaha Biliew bad pass turnover.
(15:52) Caleb Wilson Steal.
+2 (15:48) Caleb Wilson makes 1-foot dunk.
414
(15:27) Nate Calmese misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:23) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
(15:16) Luka Bogavac bad pass turnover.
(14:58) Tre'Von Spillers misses 12-foot hook shot.
(14:55) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(14:47) Derek Dixon misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:44) Tre'Von Spillers Defensive Rebound.
(14:30) Foul on Seth Trimble.
(14:24) Nate Calmese misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(14:21) Nate Calmese Offensive Rebound.
(14:08) Tre'Von Spillers misses 7-foot hook shot.
(14:06) North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(13:53) Foul on Cooper Schwieger.
+1 (13:53) Caleb Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2.
415
+1 (13:53) Caleb Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2.
416
+3 (13:26) Nate Calmese makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cooper Schwieger assists).
716
(13:09) Jarin Stevenson misses 7-foot hook shot.
(13:07) Jarin Stevenson Offensive Rebound.
(13:06) Luka Bogavac misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:03) Nate Calmese Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:58) Juke Harris makes 26-foot three pointer (Nate Calmese assists).
1016
(12:38) Seth Trimble bad pass turnover.
(12:38) Juke Harris Steal.
+3 (12:33) Juke Harris makes 25-foot three pointer (Nate Calmese assists).
1316
(12:10) Jarin Stevenson misses 5-foot hook shot.
(12:09) Caleb Wilson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:09) Caleb Wilson makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1318
(12:09) Foul on Tre'Von Spillers.
+1 (12:09) Caleb Wilson makes free throw 1 of 1.
1319
(11:56) Juke Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:53) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:33) Jaydon Young makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derek Dixon assists).
1322
+2 (11:08) Juke Harris makes layup.
1522
(10:48) Jarin Stevenson bad pass turnover.
(10:48) Omaha Biliew Steal.
(10:34) Juke Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:31) Mekhi Mason Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:31) Mekhi Mason makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1722
(10:20) Foul on Mekhi Mason.
(10:06) Foul on Tre'Von Spillers.
+1 (10:06) Henri Veesaar makes free throw 1 of 2.
1723
+1 (10:06) Henri Veesaar makes free throw 2 of 2.
1724
(9:43) Sebastian Akins bad pass turnover.
(9:43) Jonathan Powell Steal.
+3 (9:21) Jonathan Powell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaydon Young assists).
1727
(9:00) Mekhi Mason misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:57) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(8:52) Foul on Omaha Biliew.
(8:47) Foul on Kyan Evans.
(8:47) Kyan Evans turnover.
(8:32) Juke Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:30) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(8:25) Caleb Wilson bad pass turnover.
(8:25) Omaha Biliew Steal.
(8:09) Omaha Biliew misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:06) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:03) Caleb Wilson makes driving layup (Jarin Stevenson assists).
1729
(7:52) Foul on Kyan Evans.
+3 (7:35) Nate Calmese makes 23-foot three point jumper (Juke Harris assists).
2029
(7:10) Derek Dixon misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:08) Caleb Wilson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:04) Caleb Wilson makes layup.
2031
(7:04) Foul on Juke Harris.
(7:04) Caleb Wilson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(7:03) Henri Veesaar Offensive Rebound.
(7:00) Henri Veesaar bad pass turnover.
(7:00) Myles Colvin Steal.
+2 (6:42) Cooper Schwieger makes driving layup.
2231
+2 (6:27) Caleb Wilson makes 1-foot dunk (Henri Veesaar assists).
2233
(6:20) Mekhi Mason misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:15) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:01) Seth Trimble makes driving layup.
2235
(5:49) Cooper Schwieger misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:46) Jaydon Young Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:29) Henri Veesaar makes layup.
2237
(5:10) Nate Calmese misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(5:07) Wake Forest Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:00) Juke Harris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nate Calmese assists).
2537
(4:47) Derek Dixon bad pass turnover.
(4:47) Mekhi Mason Steal.
+2 (4:43) Mekhi Mason makes 1-foot dunk.
2737
(4:15) Seth Trimble misses driving layup.
(4:12) Seth Trimble Offensive Rebound.
(4:11) Derek Dixon misses driving layup.
(4:07) Caleb Wilson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:06) Caleb Wilson makes 1-foot dunk.
2739
+3 (3:56) Cooper Schwieger makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nate Calmese assists).
3039
+3 (3:42) Derek Dixon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaydon Young assists).
3042
+3 (3:34) Mekhi Mason makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nate Calmese assists).
3342
+2 (3:16) Henri Veesaar makes layup (Kyan Evans assists).
3344
(2:55) Cooper Schwieger misses 9-foot hook shot.
(2:51) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(2:41) Foul on Omaha Biliew.
(2:41) Henri Veesaar misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:41) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:41) Henri Veesaar misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:40) Omaha Biliew Defensive Rebound.
(2:24) Cooper Schwieger misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:22) North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(2:05) Kyan Evans bad pass turnover.
(2:05) Nate Calmese Steal.
+2 (2:00) Mekhi Mason makes driving layup (Nate Calmese assists).
3544
+2 (1:55) Jaydon Young makes layup (Kyan Evans assists).
3546
+3 (1:36) Juke Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nate Calmese assists).
3846
+3 (1:25) Jaydon Young makes 24-foot three point jumper (Caleb Wilson assists).
3849
(1:14) Mekhi Mason misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:11) Wake Forest Offensive Rebound.
(1:04) Juke Harris misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(0:59) North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(0:40) Jaydon Young misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:37) Nate Calmese Defensive Rebound.
(0:34) Nate Calmese misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:29) Juke Harris Offensive Rebound.
(0:25) Foul on Caleb Wilson.
(0:07) Juke Harris bad pass turnover.
(0:07) Jarin Stevenson Steal.
(0:01) Henri Veesaar misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Sebastian Akins Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WAKE

UNC

84Points87

31-64(48.4%)Field Goal(%)29-55(52.7%)

14-35(40.0%)3-Point(%)9-26(34.6%)

8-11(72.7%)Free Throw(%)20-30(66.7%)

27(10)Rebounds(Offensive)35(13)

13Assists20

9Steals10

0Blocks2

13Turnovers14

22(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

0Largest Lead15

Game Details

Saturday, January 10, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Dean E. Smith Center · Chapel Hill, NC

attendance: 21,750 (100%)

tv: ACC Network

spread: UNC -10.5

over/under: 154.5