North Carolina Tar Heels vs. California Golden Bears

FINAL

Jan 17, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
UNC	37	41	78
CAL	54	30	84

Game Recap

California hands No. 14 North Carolina its second straight loss in Bay Area, 84-78. John Camden scored 20 points and Dai Dai Ames and Justin Pippen each added 19 as California built a 20-point lead and held off No. 14 North Carolina 84-78 on Saturday.

Player Stats

NORTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Caleb Wilson	34	6-12	0-1	5-6	5	4	4	2	1	3	17
15Jarin Stevenson	11	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0
13Henri Veesaar	33	5-11	1-6	3-8	10	2	2	1	3	5	14
3Derek Dixon	30	5-11	4-8	0-0	1	3	1	0	2	0	14
7Seth Trimble	29	2-6	1-2	7-8	2	4	1	0	2	2	12
1Zayden High	8	3-5	0-2	0-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
44Luka Bogavac	20	3-5	1-2	0-0	5	2	1	0	0	0	7
11Jonathan Powell	11	1-1	1-1	0-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
0Kyan Evans	10	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0
4Jaydon Young	14	1-2	1-2	2-2	1	0	1	0	0	2	5
TOTAL	-	26-5646.4%	9-2733.3%	17-2860.7%	29	16	10	4	11	15	78

CALIFORNIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Chris Bell	24	1-6	1-4	3-3	1	0	0	0	1	0	6
2John Camden	34	7-14	4-8	2-3	2	4	1	0	3	2	20
34Lee Dort	24	3-7	0-0	1-3	12	2	2	0	0	4	7
10Justin Pippen	34	5-8	3-4	6-6	4	5	1	0	5	3	19
7Dai Dai Ames	32	8-14	3-5	0-0	0	3	0	0	1	2	19
17Mantas Kocanas	8	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3	3
8Milos Ilic	14	2-2	1-1	0-0	2	2	1	1	1	3	5
3Semetri Carr	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	2	0
1DeJuan Campbell	14	2-3	1-1	0-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	5
21Nolan Dorsey	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	29-5850.0%	14-2653.8%	12-1675.0%	29	20	6	1	12	20	84

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUNCCAL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by California.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by North Carolina.
(19:44) Dai Dai Ames misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:40) Lee Dort Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:39) Lee Dort makes layup.
02
(19:28) Foul on Jarin Stevenson.
(19:28) Jarin Stevenson turnover.
+2 (19:15) Lee Dort makes 1-foot alley oop dunk.
04
(18:47) Derek Dixon misses 18-foot turnaround jump shot.
(18:42) Lee Dort Defensive Rebound.
(18:19) Chris Bell misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:16) Lee Dort Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:12) John Camden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lee Dort assists).
07
+3 (17:56) Derek Dixon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Caleb Wilson assists).
37
(17:32) Lee Dort misses alley oop dunk.
(17:27) Justin Pippen Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:22) Dai Dai Ames makes 26-foot three point jumper (John Camden assists).
310
+2 (17:08) Henri Veesaar makes layup (Seth Trimble assists).
510
(17:08) Foul on Justin Pippen.
(17:08) Henri Veesaar misses free throw 1 of 1.
(17:07) Lee Dort Defensive Rebound.
(16:55) Justin Pippen bad pass turnover.
(16:55) Derek Dixon Steal.
(16:48) Derek Dixon misses 8-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:44) Henri Veesaar Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:43) Henri Veesaar makes 0-foot dunk.
710
(16:29) John Camden misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:27) Luka Bogavac Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:16) Seth Trimble makes 23-foot three point jumper (Caleb Wilson assists).
1010
(16:02) Dai Dai Ames misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:01) California Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:57) John Camden makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
1012
(15:44) Foul on Lee Dort.
(15:37) Seth Trimble misses layup.
(15:36) California Defensive Rebound.
(15:23) Foul on Seth Trimble.
+1 (15:23) Chris Bell makes free throw 1 of 3.
1013
+1 (15:23) Chris Bell makes free throw 2 of 3.
1014
+1 (15:23) Chris Bell makes free throw 3 of 3.
1015
+3 (15:03) Luka Bogavac makes 24-foot three point jumper (Caleb Wilson assists).
1315
+2 (14:39) Dai Dai Ames makes 18-foot pullup jump shot.
1317
(14:22) Seth Trimble bad pass turnover.
(14:22) Justin Pippen Steal.
(14:16) Chris Bell bad pass turnover.
(14:02) Kyan Evans turnover.
(13:52) John Camden misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:50) Luka Bogavac Defensive Rebound.
(13:40) Henri Veesaar bad pass turnover.
(13:40) Milos Ilic Steal.
(13:30) Foul on Henri Veesaar.
+1 (13:30) Justin Pippen makes free throw 1 of 2.
1318
+1 (13:30) Justin Pippen makes free throw 2 of 2.
1319
(13:18) Henri Veesaar misses layup.
(13:18) Milos Ilic Block.
(13:18) North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(13:17) Kyan Evans bad pass turnover.
+2 (12:48) DeJuan Campbell makes 12-foot step back jumpshot.
1321
(12:31) Foul on Semetri Carr.
(12:27) Caleb Wilson misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:23) DeJuan Campbell Defensive Rebound.
(12:13) Dai Dai Ames misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(12:09) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
(12:03) Henri Veesaar misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:59) Mantas Kocanas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:43) Milos Ilic makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1324
(11:30) Caleb Wilson misses driving layup.
(11:27) Mantas Kocanas Defensive Rebound.
(11:19) Mantas Kocanas bad pass turnover.
(11:19) Luka Bogavac Steal.
(11:15) Caleb Wilson bad pass turnover.
(11:15) Semetri Carr Steal.
+2 (11:10) Milos Ilic makes layup (DeJuan Campbell assists).
1326
+2 (10:45) Caleb Wilson makes layup (Luka Bogavac assists).
1526
+3 (10:29) Justin Pippen makes 28-foot three point jumper (Milos Ilic assists).
1529
(10:13) Kyan Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:11) North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(10:11) Foul on Milos Ilic.
+2 (10:06) Caleb Wilson makes layup.
1729
(9:43) Milos Ilic bad pass turnover.
(9:43) Caleb Wilson Steal.
(9:27) Foul on Mantas Kocanas.
+1 (9:27) Caleb Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1829
+1 (9:27) Caleb Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1929
+2 (9:10) John Camden makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
1931
+2 (8:52) Caleb Wilson makes layup.
2131
(8:30) John Camden misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
(8:26) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
(8:18) Derek Dixon misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:14) Lee Dort Defensive Rebound.
(7:58) Lee Dort misses layup.
(7:58) Caleb Wilson Block.
(7:55) Luka Bogavac Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:53) Jonathan Powell makes 22-foot three point jumper (Luka Bogavac assists).
2431
(7:28) Chris Bell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:24) Jonathan Powell Defensive Rebound.
(7:07) Henri Veesaar bad pass turnover.
(7:07) Lee Dort Steal.
(7:02) Chris Bell misses driving layup.
(7:00) Derek Dixon Defensive Rebound.
(6:51) Foul on Semetri Carr.
+1 (6:51) Henri Veesaar makes free throw 1 of 2.
2531
+1 (6:51) Henri Veesaar makes free throw 2 of 2.
2631
(6:33) Lee Dort misses layup.
(6:31) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
(6:24) Caleb Wilson misses 14-foot jumper.
(6:21) Justin Pippen Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:17) Chris Bell makes 23-foot three point jumper.
2634
(5:54) Henri Veesaar misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:51) Lee Dort Defensive Rebound.
(5:38) Chris Bell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:36) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
(5:36) Foul on Lee Dort.
(5:36) Henri Veesaar misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:35) Milos Ilic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:25) John Camden makes layup (Milos Ilic assists).
2636
(5:25) Foul on Jarin Stevenson.
+1 (5:25) John Camden makes free throw 1 of 1.
2637
(5:07) Jaydon Young misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:05) Milos Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(4:48) Justin Pippen bad pass turnover.
(4:48) Henri Veesaar Steal.
(4:38) Foul on Dai Dai Ames.
(4:38) Seth Trimble misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:38) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:38) Seth Trimble makes free throw 2 of 2.
2737
+3 (4:22) Justin Pippen makes 24-foot three point jumper (John Camden assists).
2740
+2 (3:58) Zayden High makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
2940
+3 (3:48) John Camden makes 24-foot three point jumper (Justin Pippen assists).
2943
+2 (3:23) Seth Trimble makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
3143
(3:06) Chris Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:04) Jaydon Young Defensive Rebound.
(2:51) Foul on Milos Ilic.
(2:51) Zayden High misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:51) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:50) Zayden High misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:50) Chris Bell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:33) John Camden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Justin Pippen assists).
3146
(2:15) Derek Dixon misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:12) Zayden High Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:11) Zayden High makes layup.
3346
+3 (1:48) Dai Dai Ames makes 26-foot three point jumper.
3349
+2 (1:31) Zayden High makes 5-foot jumper (Derek Dixon assists).
3549
(1:07) John Camden misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(1:03) John Camden Offensive Rebound.
+3 (1:01) Justin Pippen makes 22-foot three point jumper (John Camden assists).
3552
(0:42) Zayden High misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:39) Justin Pippen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:14) Dai Dai Ames makes 15-foot step back jumpshot.
3554
+2 (0:01) Derek Dixon makes driving layup.
3754

2nd half

Team Stats

UNC

CAL

78Points84

26-56(46.4%)Field Goal(%)29-58(50.0%)

9-27(33.3%)3-Point(%)14-26(53.8%)

17-28(60.7%)Free Throw(%)12-16(75.0%)

34(10)Rebounds(Offensive)34(8)

16Assists20

10Steals6

4Blocks1

11Turnovers13

15(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

0Largest Lead20

Game Details

Saturday, January 17, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Haas Pavilion · Berkeley, CA

attendance: 8,077 (68.1%)

tv: ACC Network

spread: UNC -7.5

over/under: 151.5