VCU Rams vs. North Carolina Tar Heels

Mar 19, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
VCU	28	47	7	82
UNC	39	36	3	78

Game Recap

No. 11 seed VCU erases 19-point deficit, stuns sixth-seeded North Carolina 82-78 in OT. Terrence Hill Jr. felt he just wasn't himself in the first half of Thursday night's first round NCAA Tournament game.

Player Stats

VCU	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
17Lazar Djokovic	38	5-11	2-5	3-4	5	2	0	2	0	4	15
5Barry Evans	23	1-3	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	2
1Nyk Lewis	31	5-8	0-2	6-7	7	1	3	0	1	2	16
0Brandon Jennings	34	3-8	1-1	0-0	6	0	1	2	0	2	7
2Jadrian Tracey	15	0-4	0-4	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	3	0
8Michael Belle	31	3-5	1-1	1-3	7	1	0	1	3	4	8
6Terrence Hill Jr.	40	13-23	7-10	1-2	5	5	0	0	3	0	34
15Tyrell Ward	13	0-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0

TOTAL	-	30-6645.5%	11-2642.3%	11-1668.8%	35	12	5	5	9	17	82

NORTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Jarin Stevenson	31	4-9	1-3	2-3	5	0	0	1	0	4	11
13Henri Veesaar	42	9-18	3-6	5-9	10	4	1	0	3	2	26
44Luka Bogavac	32	4-11	0-4	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	2	8
3Derek Dixon	41	4-12	3-7	0-0	5	6	0	0	2	2	11
7Seth Trimble	43	5-11	1-4	4-7	8	6	5	0	1	4	15
1Zayden High	7	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4
11Jonathan Powell	20	1-6	0-5	1-1	4	0	0	0	0	2	3
0Kyan Evans	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
4Jaydon Young	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	29-7041.4%	8-2927.6%	12-2060.0%	39	18	8	1	7	17	78

Play-by-Play

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1st halfVCUUNC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by North Carolina.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by VCU.
(19:35) Foul on Jadrian Tracey.
+1 (19:35) Henri Veesaar makes free throw 1 of 2.
01
+1 (19:35) Henri Veesaar makes free throw 2 of 2.
02
(19:18) Brandon Jennings misses 9-foot hook shot.
(19:14) Nyk Lewis Offensive Rebound.
(19:11) Nyk Lewis misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:07) Luka Bogavac Defensive Rebound.
(18:55) Seth Trimble misses driving layup.
(18:53) Luka Bogavac Offensive Rebound.
(18:52) Luka Bogavac misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(18:48) Brandon Jennings Defensive Rebound.
(18:34) Lazar Djokovic misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:31) Seth Trimble Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:19) Jarin Stevenson makes layup (Seth Trimble assists).
04
(18:19) Foul on Lazar Djokovic.
+1 (18:19) Jarin Stevenson makes free throw 1 of 1.
05
(18:05) Jadrian Tracey misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(18:02) Seth Trimble Defensive Rebound.
(17:57) Henri Veesaar misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:53) Nyk Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(17:34) Jadrian Tracey misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(17:34) Lazar Djokovic Offensive Rebound.
(17:34) Foul on Jarin Stevenson.
+1 (17:34) Lazar Djokovic makes free throw 1 of 2.
15
+1 (17:34) Lazar Djokovic makes free throw 2 of 2.
25
(17:15) Henri Veesaar misses 7-foot hook shot.
(17:13) Brandon Jennings Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:03) Lazar Djokovic makes driving layup.
45
(16:52) Derek Dixon misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(16:49) Lazar Djokovic Defensive Rebound.
(16:47) Foul on Derek Dixon.
+2 (16:38) Lazar Djokovic makes layup (Barry Evans assists).
65
(16:21) Henri Veesaar misses 8-foot hook shot.
(16:21) Brandon Jennings Block.
(16:21) VCU Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:04) Barry Evans makes layup (Lazar Djokovic assists).
85
(15:46) Luka Bogavac misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:42) Michael Belle Defensive Rebound.
(15:37) Terrence Hill Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:36) North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:21) Jarin Stevenson makes layup (Henri Veesaar assists).
87
+2 (15:05) Lazar Djokovic makes 14-foot floating jump shot (Terrence Hill Jr. assists).
107
(14:45) Jarin Stevenson misses layup.
(14:42) Henri Veesaar Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:40) Henri Veesaar makes 1-foot dunk.
109
(14:19) Brandon Jennings misses driving layup.
(14:16) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
(13:54) Seth Trimble misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(13:52) Terrence Hill Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(13:52) Foul on Jarin Stevenson.
(13:37) Terrence Hill Jr. bad pass turnover.
(13:37) Seth Trimble Steal.
(13:24) Zayden High misses layup.
(13:24) Michael Belle Block.
(13:20) Zayden High Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:19) Zayden High makes layup.
1011
(13:04) Terrence Hill Jr. misses driving layup.
(13:01) Derek Dixon Defensive Rebound.
(12:52) Jonathan Powell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:48) Barry Evans Defensive Rebound.
(12:46) Foul on Luka Bogavac.
(12:37) Michael Belle misses 10-foot hook shot.
(12:34) Derek Dixon Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:25) Zayden High makes 5-foot hook shot (Derek Dixon assists).
1013
+3 (12:11) Terrence Hill Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Belle assists).
1313
(11:52) Jonathan Powell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:48) Tyrell Ward Defensive Rebound.
(11:39) Terrence Hill Jr. misses driving layup.
(11:35) Tyrell Ward Offensive Rebound.
(11:35) Tyrell Ward misses tip in layup.
(11:35) Zayden High Defensive Rebound.
(11:33) Foul on Michael Belle.
(11:33) Seth Trimble misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:33) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:33) Seth Trimble makes free throw 2 of 2.
1314
+2 (11:05) Nyk Lewis makes driving layup.
1514
(10:53) Derek Dixon out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(10:42) Jadrian Tracey misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:38) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:35) Derek Dixon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Seth Trimble assists).
1517
(10:13) Tyrell Ward misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:10) Jadrian Tracey Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:08) Terrence Hill Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jadrian Tracey assists).
1817
(9:42) Foul on Tyrell Ward.
+2 (9:37) Luka Bogavac makes 19-foot pullup jump shot.
1819
(9:15) Lazar Djokovic misses driving layup.
(9:13) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:09) Derek Dixon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Henri Veesaar assists).
1822
(8:43) Terrence Hill Jr. misses driving layup.
(8:39) Michael Belle Offensive Rebound.
(8:37) Michael Belle bad pass turnover.
(8:37) Kyan Evans Steal.
+2 (8:34) Seth Trimble makes layup.
1824
(8:03) team shot clock turnover .
(7:46) Jonathan Powell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:43) VCU Defensive Rebound.
(7:22) Foul on Seth Trimble.
(7:09) Barry Evans misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:06) Luka Bogavac Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:48) Henri Veesaar makes layup (Luka Bogavac assists).
1826
+2 (6:22) Brandon Jennings makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
2026
(5:52) Henri Veesaar misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:48) Lazar Djokovic Defensive Rebound.
(5:42) Brandon Jennings misses driving layup.
(5:39) Zayden High Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:35) Luka Bogavac makes 13-foot floating jump shot (Seth Trimble assists).
2028
(5:12) Foul on Henri Veesaar.
(5:12) Lazar Djokovic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:12) VCU Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:12) Lazar Djokovic makes free throw 2 of 2.
2128
(4:54) Derek Dixon misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(4:51) North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(4:45) Luka Bogavac misses driving layup.
(4:45) Lazar Djokovic Block.
(4:42) Terrence Hill Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:29) Michael Belle bad pass turnover.
(4:29) Seth Trimble Steal.
+2 (4:25) Seth Trimble makes 1-foot dunk.
2130
(4:01) Barry Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:58) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
(3:44) Seth Trimble misses driving layup.
(3:40) Henri Veesaar Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:39) Henri Veesaar makes 1-foot dunk.
2132
(3:23) Lazar Djokovic misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:21) Zayden High Defensive Rebound.
(3:10) Foul on Nyk Lewis.
+2 (2:55) Henri Veesaar makes layup (Seth Trimble assists).
2134
(2:35) Jadrian Tracey bad pass turnover.
(2:35) Luka Bogavac Steal.
+2 (2:29) Seth Trimble makes 1-foot dunk.
2136
+3 (2:11) Terrence Hill Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer.
2436
(1:38) Luka Bogavac misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(1:36) Nyk Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(1:27) Foul on Seth Trimble.
(1:27) Terrence Hill Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:26) Jonathan Powell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:02) Henri Veesaar makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derek Dixon assists).
2439
(0:46) Foul on Jaydon Young.
+1 (0:46) Nyk Lewis makes free throw 1 of 2.
2539
+1 (0:46) Nyk Lewis makes free throw 2 of 2.
2639
(0:32) Luka Bogavac misses layup.
(0:32) Lazar Djokovic Block.
(0:28) Michael Belle Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:02) Terrence Hill Jr. makes driving layup.
2839

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

VCU

UNC

82Points78

30-66(45.5%)Field Goal(%)29-70(41.4%)

11-26(42.3%)3-Point(%)8-29(27.6%)

11-16(68.8%)Free Throw(%)12-20(60.0%)

39(7)Rebounds(Offensive)44(11)

12Assists18

5Steals8

5Blocks1

10Turnovers8

17(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

4Largest Lead19

Game Details

Thursday, March 19, 2026 · 6:50 PM

Bon Secours Wellness Arena · Greenville, SC

capacity: 15,000

tv: TNT

spread: UNC -2.5

over/under: 150.5