RJ Davis had 22 points, Ian Jackson scored 15 of his 19 in the second half, and North Carolina avoided an upset bid by Boston College with a 102-96 Atlantic Coast Conference win in Chapel Hill on Saturday.

After back-to-back ACC losses to Stanford and Wake Forest, Tar Heels recover for 102-96 overtime win over Boston College.

As the first of the fated Tobacco Road games this season fast approaches, Duke finds itself at No. 2 in the country and riding a 14-game winning streak, while North Carolina has completely disappeared from the polls.

Five players scored in double figures for UNC as the Tar Heels escaped a near-disastrous home ACC loss to Boston College in Chapel Hill on Saturday.

Lubin 3-5 0-0 6, Cadeau 5-10 0-0 11, R.Davis 6-12 1-2 16, Jackson 4-10 0-0 9, Trimble 3-14 4-5 10, Powell 3-5 1-2 8, Claude 0-1 0-0 0, Withers 2-2 0-0 5, Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-59 6-9 65.

Wake Forest’s Hunter Sallis (23) puts up a shot over North Carolina guard R.J. Davis (4) in the first half on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C. Robert ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- - RJ Davis scored seven points in overtime and Seth Trimble hit the go-ahead jumper, lifting North Carolina to a 102-96 victory over Boston College on Saturday. Davis hit a 3 ...

North Carolina hosts Boston College after RJ Davis scored 21 points in North Carolina's 67-66 loss to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. The Tar Heels are 7-2 in home games. North Carolina scores 81.5 ...

Stopping that losing streak at two rather than seeing it slide to three was big for North Carolina, but it didn't come easy. Boston College took the Tar Heels to overtime before RJ Davis' seven ...

Seth Trimble, considered UNC’s most effective defender, missed games after a concussion and has had a double-double in each of the past two games.

North Carolina seized more rebounds and made more shots from the field. Pitt played nearly seven minutes without recording a basket, and its two most important players — Jaland Lowe and Ishmael Leggett — played the entire second half without scoring (aside from free throws).

Two-time Duke basketball national champion Christian Laettner has fallen to No. 8 among ACC scorers. It required a fifth season in college. Even so, UNC basketball star RJ Davis now sits above Duke basketball treasure Christian Laettner with sole possession of seventh place on the all-time ACC scoring list.