Clemson Tigers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels

FINAL

Mar 3, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
CLEM	30	33	63
UNC	27	40	67

Game Recap

Bogavac's late scoring powers No. 17 North Carolina to a 67-63 win over Clemson. Luka Bogavac hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-best 20 points as No. 17 North Carolina beat Clemson 67-63 Tuesday night and set a program record by going 18-0 at home.

Player Stats

CLEMSON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Carter Welling	30	5-11	3-7	0-0	8	0	0	3	0	2	13
0RJ Godfrey	33	10-13	1-1	1-2	9	1	1	1	3	1	22
4Butta Johnson	33	3-5	1-1	1-1	5	2	1	1	0	1	8
1Jestin Porter	28	2-5	1-3	0-1	2	2	0	0	0	1	5
2Dillon Hunter	29	1-9	0-0	2-2	2	4	1	0	2	3	4
3Chase Thompson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Jake Wahlin	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	2	0
8Dallas Thomas	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Nick Davidson	10	3-9	0-5	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	4	6
21Ace Buckner	22	2-7	1-2	0-0	4	1	1	0	3	1	5
TOTAL	-	26-6043.3%	7-2035.0%	4-666.7%	34	11	4	5	10	15	63

NORTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Jarin Stevenson	35	2-3	1-2	4-5	10	3	1	1	2	1	9
13Henri Veesaar	29	6-9	0-1	1-2	6	4	0	1	1	5	13
3Derek Dixon	31	3-7	3-4	0-0	1	2	2	0	1	1	9
6Elijah Davis	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Seth Trimble	38	2-10	1-4	4-6	4	1	1	0	1	1	9
1Zayden High	14	2-7	0-1	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	1	4
44Luka Bogavac	23	6-14	6-10	2-2	1	3	0	0	2	3	20
11Jonathan Powell	19	1-5	1-3	0-0	5	0	2	0	0	0	3
0Kyan Evans	8	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
4Jaydon Young	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	22-5837.9%	12-2744.4%	11-1573.3%	32	13	6	2	8	15	67

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCLEMUNC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Clemson.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by North Carolina.
(19:49) Butta Johnson misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:46) North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:35) Seth Trimble makes 23-foot three point jumper (Henri Veesaar assists).
03
+2 (19:18) Carter Welling makes 12-foot jumper (Butta Johnson assists).
23
+3 (18:56) Derek Dixon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Henri Veesaar assists).
26
(18:41) RJ Godfrey traveling turnover.
(18:26) Seth Trimble misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(18:22) Carter Welling Defensive Rebound.
(18:10) Dillon Hunter misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:07) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
(18:02) Derek Dixon bad pass turnover.
(18:02) Butta Johnson Steal.
+2 (17:56) Butta Johnson makes layup.
46
(17:56) Foul on Henri Veesaar.
+1 (17:56) Butta Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1.
56
+2 (17:40) Henri Veesaar makes 8-foot hook shot (Luka Bogavac assists).
58
(17:16) RJ Godfrey misses layup.
(17:16) Jarin Stevenson Block.
(17:12) Derek Dixon Defensive Rebound.
(16:57) Henri Veesaar misses 8-foot hook shot.
(16:52) Butta Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(16:41) Jestin Porter misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:38) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
(16:24) Derek Dixon misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:21) Carter Welling Defensive Rebound.
(16:11) Carter Welling misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:09) Seth Trimble Defensive Rebound.
(16:09) Foul on Butta Johnson.
+3 (16:00) Jarin Stevenson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Derek Dixon assists).
511
(15:37) Ace Buckner misses 7-foot jumper.
(15:35) Nick Davidson Offensive Rebound.
(15:33) Foul on Zayden High.
+2 (15:19) Nick Davidson makes layup.
711
(14:59) Luka Bogavac traveling turnover.
(14:49) Nick Davidson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:46) Luka Bogavac Defensive Rebound.
(14:21) Derek Dixon misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(14:19) Zayden High Offensive Rebound.
(14:17) team shot clock turnover .
(14:08) Nick Davidson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:05) Jake Wahlin Offensive Rebound.
(13:59) Nick Davidson traveling turnover.
(13:48) Luka Bogavac misses layup.
(13:45) Nick Davidson Defensive Rebound.
(13:38) Ace Buckner misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:35) Zayden High Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:20) Zayden High makes layup (Seth Trimble assists).
713
(13:08) Foul on Kyan Evans.
+2 (12:51) Nick Davidson makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
913
(12:30) Foul on Nick Davidson.
+2 (12:24) Zayden High makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Henri Veesaar assists).
915
(12:05) Foul on RJ Godfrey.
(12:05) RJ Godfrey turnover.
(11:58) Foul on Henri Veesaar.
(11:58) Henri Veesaar turnover.
+2 (11:46) RJ Godfrey makes layup.
1115
(11:19) Kyan Evans misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(11:14) Ace Buckner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:05) Carter Welling makes layup (Ace Buckner assists).
1315
(10:49) Zayden High misses layup.
(10:49) RJ Godfrey Block.
(10:44) RJ Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
(10:37) Foul on Kyan Evans.
(10:20) Dillon Hunter misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(10:18) Seth Trimble Defensive Rebound.
(10:14) Seth Trimble misses driving layup.
(10:14) Carter Welling Block.
(10:10) RJ Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
(10:02) Carter Welling misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:58) Jonathan Powell Defensive Rebound.
(9:45) Foul on Dillon Hunter.
+1 (9:45) Seth Trimble makes free throw 1 of 2.
1316
+1 (9:45) Seth Trimble makes free throw 2 of 2.
1317
+3 (9:23) RJ Godfrey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jestin Porter assists).
1617
(9:04) Jarin Stevenson bad pass turnover.
(9:04) Dillon Hunter Steal.
+3 (8:58) Jestin Porter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dillon Hunter assists).
1917
(8:36) Zayden High misses layup.
(8:33) RJ Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
(8:10) Carter Welling misses 6-foot hook shot.
(8:07) RJ Godfrey Offensive Rebound.
(7:58) Ace Buckner bad pass turnover.
(7:58) Jonathan Powell Steal.
(7:54) Jonathan Powell misses driving layup.
(7:54) Butta Johnson Block.
(7:52) North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(7:44) Seth Trimble misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:40) RJ Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:24) RJ Godfrey makes layup.
2117
(7:09) Jonathan Powell misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:06) Butta Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(6:49) Carter Welling misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:46) Jonathan Powell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:34) Henri Veesaar makes 19-foot jumper (Derek Dixon assists).
2119
+2 (6:08) RJ Godfrey makes layup.
2319
(5:39) Seth Trimble misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:35) Carter Welling Defensive Rebound.
(5:18) Ace Buckner bad pass turnover.
(5:18) Seth Trimble Steal.
+3 (5:03) Derek Dixon makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
2322
(4:45) Ace Buckner misses layup.
(4:43) RJ Godfrey Offensive Rebound.
(4:39) RJ Godfrey bad pass turnover.
(4:39) Jarin Stevenson Steal.
(4:33) Foul on Ace Buckner.
+3 (4:25) Luka Bogavac makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2325
(4:07) Nick Davidson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:04) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
(3:43) Seth Trimble misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(3:39) Jake Wahlin Defensive Rebound.
(3:32) Nick Davidson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:30) Clemson Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:30) Foul on Luka Bogavac.
(3:17) Nick Davidson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:13) Jonathan Powell Defensive Rebound.
(3:03) Derek Dixon misses layup.
(3:00) Jestin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(2:54) Jake Wahlin misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:50) Jonathan Powell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:34) Henri Veesaar makes 2-foot dunk (Luka Bogavac assists).
2327
+2 (2:06) Nick Davidson makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Dillon Hunter assists).
2527
(1:34) Seth Trimble misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(1:33) Clemson Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:33) Foul on Luka Bogavac.
(1:33) Jestin Porter misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:32) Zayden High Defensive Rebound.
(1:21) Jonathan Powell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:19) North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(1:06) Jarin Stevenson traveling turnover.
+2 (0:45) Butta Johnson makes 21-foot step back jumpshot.
2727
(0:30) Zayden High misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:27) Butta Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:02) Butta Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jake Wahlin assists).
3027

2nd half

Team Stats

CLEM

UNC

63Points67

26-60(43.3%)Field Goal(%)22-58(37.9%)

7-20(35.0%)3-Point(%)12-27(44.4%)

4-6(66.7%)Free Throw(%)11-15(73.3%)

36(7)Rebounds(Offensive)37(9)

11Assists13

4Steals6

5Blocks2

10Turnovers9

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

5Largest Lead7

Game Details

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Dean E. Smith Center · Chapel Hill, NC

attendance: 20,753 (95.4%)

tv: ESPN

spread: UNC -2.5

over/under: 141.5