No. 19North Carolina Tar Heels

T. Rowe Price ACC Tournament · Quarterfinal

Ugh, no.

North Carolina Tar Heels lost to the Clemson Tigers

24-9 80 – 79

Ranked #19 · 24-8

Final · Thu, Mar 12

Game Details

Spectrum Center (Charlotte) · 17,627 fans · ESPN

Highlights

Clemson holds off furious 2nd half rally from No. 19 North Carolina to win 80-79 in ACC Tournament

Nick Davidson scored 17 points, and Clemson nearly allowed an 18-point second-half lead to slip away before holding on to beat No. 19 North Carolina 80-79 on Thursday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

Recap via ESPN

1:17 Clemson Tigers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels: Game Highlights

0:18 Henri Veesaar drains a midrange fadeaway for UNC

0:19 Derek Dixon knocks down midrange jumper for UNC

0:16 Dillon Hunter splashes a midrange shot for Clemson

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	T
CLEM	39	41	80
UNC	31	48	79

Game Flow

CLEM UNC

H1H2

9-0Biggest Run7-0

18Largest Lead6

4 lead changes · tied 3 times

Win Probability · North Carolina Tar Heels

tip-offnow: 0%

Game Leaders

Clemson Tigers

Nick Davidson · 17Points
Dillon Hunter · 3Assists
Nick Davidson · 11Rebounds

North Carolina Tar Heels

Henri Veesaar · 28Points
Seth Trimble · 8Assists
Henri Veesaar · 17Rebounds

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

Team	GB
Duke	-
Virginia	2
Miami	4
North Carolina	5
Clemson	5
Louisville	6
NC State	7
Florida State	7
California	8
Stanford	8
Virginia Tech	9
SMU	9
Wake Forest	10
Syracuse	11
Pittsburgh	12
Notre Dame	13
Boston College	13
Georgia Tech	15

Team Stats

Clemson TigersNorth Carolina Tar Heels

Shooting

27-55, 49% Field Goals 29-61, 48%

9-19, 47% 3-Pointers 11-30, 37%

17-23, 74% Free Throws 10-17, 59%

Possessions

29 Rebounds 38

3 Offensive Rebounds 11

11 Assists 15

6 Steals 3

3 Blocks 4

7 Turnovers 10

16 Fouls 18

Scoring

24 Points in Paint 32

7 Fast Break Points 7

18 Largest Lead 6

Box Score

Clemson Tigers ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
J. WahlinF	3	2	1	24	1-3	0-2	1-2	0	2	2	1	1	3
RJ GodfreyF	13	3	2	23	6-14	0-1	1-1	1	1	0	1	2	1
A. BucknerG	11	2	3	31	5-9	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	0
B. JohnsonG	10	0	0	30	4-11	2-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3
D. HunterG	14	5	3	31	4-6	0-1	6-6	1	1	0	0	5	1
Bench
C. ThompsonF	2	2	0	12	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	2	2
D. ThomasF	0	1	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1
N. DavidsonF	17	11	0	22	5-6	4-4	3-6	2	0	0	0	11	4
J. PorterG	10	2	2	25	2-6	2-3	4-6	1	1	1	1	1	1
B. DavidsonF	DNP: Did not play
T. SteinourF	DNP: Did not play
C. WellingF	DNP: Did not play
Z. FosterG	DNP: Did not play
Team	80	29	11		27-55	9-19	17-23	7	6	3	3	26	16

North Carolina Tar Heels ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
J. StevensonF	12	7	0	35	4-11	2-6	2-3	0	0	2	1	6	2
H. VeesaarC	28	17	2	36	10-16	3-6	5-7	6	0	2	5	12	3
L. BogavacG	5	1	2	30	1-6	1-4	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	3
D. DixonG	16	3	2	33	6-9	4-6	0-0	1	2	0	0	3	1
S. TrimbleG	13	3	8	31	6-11	0-2	1-3	1	1	0	1	2	3
Bench
Z. HighF	2	2	0	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	2
J. PowellG	3	1	1	10	1-3	1-3	0-2	0	0	0	1	0	2
K. EvansG	0	0	0	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1
J. YoungG	0	0	0	12	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1
J. HolbrookF	DNP: Did not play
C. WilsonF	DNP: Did not play
J. BrownF	DNP: Did not play
I. MatlekovicC	DNP: Did not play
E. SmithG	DNP: Did not play
I. DenisG	DNP: Did not play
E. DavisG	DNP: Did not play
Team	79	38	15		29-61	11-30	10-17	10	3	4	11	27	18

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