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Trimble helps No. 20 North Carolina top Georgia Tech, 68-65
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Seth Trimble scored 19 points and No. 20 North Carolina held off upset-minded Georgia Tech for a 68-65 victory in the ACC opener for both teams Saturday.
Trimble was 5 for 6 from the field and 8 for 9 on free throws for the Tar Heels (5-4, 1-0 ACC). RJ Davis added 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists, while Ian Jackson chipped in 15 points off the bench.
Lance Terry scored 22 points for Georgia Tech (4-5, 0-1). Baye Ndongo had 19 points and 12 rebounds.
UNC played without graduate transfer Ty Claude, who spent last season at Georgia Tech, because of an injury to his right eye.
North Carolina: The Tar Heels snapped a three-game losing streak, avoiding what would have been their first four-game slide since 2020, and avoided matching their worst start to a season since 2001-02.
Georgia Tech: Had a season high-tying 14 turnovers and a season low-tying eight assists.
For the fifth consecutive game, the Tar Heels had double-digit turnovers, giving the ball away a season-high 18 times.
North Carolina: La Salle visits Chapel Hill next Saturday.
Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets will play against Northwestern on Dec. 15 in a neutral site game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Doryan Onwuchekwa vs. Ven-Allen Lubin (Lance Terry gains possession) | ||
| 19:33 |  | Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:31 | | Seth Trimble defensive rebound | ||
| 19:13 | | Elliot Cadeau misses two point layup | ||
| 19:11 | | Doryan Onwuchekwa defensive rebound | ||
| 19:00 | | Naithan George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:58 | | Doryan Onwuchekwa offensive rebound | ||
| 18:55 | | Doryan Onwuchekwa misses two point layup | ||
| 18:53 | | Baye Ndongo offensive rebound | ||
| 18:51 | | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point layup | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | | Elliot Cadeau misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:42 | | Lance Terry defensive rebound | ||
| 18:24 | | Baye Ndongo turnover (lost ball) (RJ Davis steals) | ||
| 18:17 | | Luke O'Brien personal foul | ||
| 18:16 | | Drake Powell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:14 | | Naithan George defensive rebound | ||
| 18:07 | | Naithan George misses two point layup | ||
| 18:05 | | Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound | ||
| 18:03 | | Luke O'Brien shooting foul | ||
| 18:03 | | +1 | Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-1 |
| 18:03 | | +1 | Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | | +3 | Doryan Onwuchekwa makes three point jump shot (Lance Terry assists) | 5-2 |
| 17:35 | | Jalen Washington misses two point layup | ||
| 17:33 | | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | ||
| 17:23 | | Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:21 | | Jalen Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 17:21 | | Doryan Onwuchekwa personal foul | ||
| 17:05 | | Elliot Cadeau misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:03 | | Jaeden Mustaf defensive rebound | ||
| 16:48 | | Baye Ndongo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:46 | | Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound | ||
| 16:38 | | +2 | Elliot Cadeau makes two point layup | 5-4 |
| 16:02 | | +3 | Naithan George makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Mustaf assists) | 8-4 |
| 15:49 | | Ian Jackson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:47 | | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | ||
| 15:29 | | Duncan Powell turnover (lost ball) (Seth Trimble steals) | ||
| 15:29 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:11 | | RJ Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:09 | | Naithan George defensive rebound | ||
| 14:52 | | Lance Terry misses two point dunk | ||
| 14:50 | | Lance Terry offensive rebound | ||
| 14:49 | | Lance Terry misses two point layup | ||
| 14:47 | | Duncan Powell offensive rebound | ||
| 14:47 | | Duncan Powell misses two point layup | ||
| 14:45 | | Yellow Jackets offensive rebound | ||
| 14:45 | | Drake Powell shooting foul | ||
| 14:45 | | +1 | Duncan Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-4 |
| 14:45 | | Duncan Powell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 14:45 | | Seth Trimble defensive rebound | ||
| 14:34 | | RJ Davis turnover (lost ball) (Duncan Powell steals) | ||
| 14:30 | | Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Washington steals) | ||
| 14:08 | | Doryan Onwuchekwa blocks RJ Davis's two point layup | ||
| 14:06 | | Seth Trimble offensive rebound | ||
| 14:04 | | Jaeden Mustaf personal foul | ||
| 14:00 | | +2 | Elliot Cadeau makes two point layup | 9-6 |
| 13:37 | | Doryan Onwuchekwa misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:35 | | Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound | ||
| 13:27 | | Elliot Cadeau misses two point layup | ||
| 13:25 | | Elliot Cadeau offensive rebound | ||
| 13:24 | | Doryan Onwuchekwa personal foul | ||
| 13:19 | | Ven-Allen Lubin turnover (lost ball) (Duncan Powell steals) | ||
| 12:57 | | Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:55 | | Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound | ||
| 12:50 | | Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass) (Naithan George steals) | ||
| 12:44 | | +2 | Duncan Powell makes two point layup | 11-6 |
| 12:14 | | Jae'Lyn Withers turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 12:02 | | +3 | Lance Terry makes three point jump shot | 14-6 |
| 11:42 | | +2 | Ian Jackson makes two point layup | 14-8 |
| 11:27 | | Luke O'Brien misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | RJ Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | Jae'Lyn Withers offensive foul | ||
| 11:16 | | Jae'Lyn Withers turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:16 | | TV timeout | ||
| 10:49 | | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point hook shot | 16-8 |
| 10:37 | | +2 | Ian Jackson makes two point layup | 16-10 |
| 10:22 | | Jaeden Mustaf misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Jae'Lyn Withers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Duncan Powell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Duncan Powell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | Ian Jackson offensive foul | ||
| 9:39 | | Ian Jackson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:27 | | Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Jalen Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | Jalen Washington turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 9:21 | | Lance Terry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Jalen Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | Lance Terry shooting foul | ||
| 9:15 | | +1 | Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-11 |
| 9:15 | | +1 | Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-12 |
| 9:11 | | Naithan George turnover (bad pass) (Seth Trimble steals) | ||
| 9:03 | | Jalen Washington turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:50 | | Baye Ndongo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:48 | | Jalen Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | RJ Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Yellow Jackets defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Lance Terry misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | +2 | Seth Trimble makes two point layup | 16-14 |
| 7:57 | | Naithan George turnover (lost ball) (Elliot Cadeau steals) | ||
| 7:52 | | +2 | Seth Trimble makes two point dunk | 16-16 |
| 7:52 | | Yellow Jackets 30 second timeout | ||
| 7:52 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:36 | | Naithan George misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | RJ Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | +2 | Elliot Cadeau makes two point layup | 16-18 |
| 6:50 | | Jaeden Mustaf turnover (carrying) | ||
| 6:41 | | +3 | RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists) | 16-21 |
| 6:18 | | Lance Terry turnover (lost ball) (Seth Trimble steals) | ||
| 6:05 | | RJ Davis turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 5:54 | | Naithan George offensive foul | ||
| 5:54 | | Naithan George turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:42 | | Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Lance Terry defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | +3 | Lance Terry makes three point jump shot | 19-21 |
| 5:16 | | +2 | Seth Trimble makes two point jump shot | 19-23 |
| 4:44 | | Jalen Washington shooting foul | ||
| 4:44 | | +1 | Baye Ndongo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-23 |
| 4:44 | | Baye Ndongo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:44 | | Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:27 | | +3 | Ian Jackson makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists) | 20-26 |
| 4:04 | | Naithan George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Baye Ndongo offensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point layup | 22-26 |
| 3:35 | | Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:33 | | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Baye Ndongo misses two point layup | ||
| 3:19 | | Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | Duncan Powell personal foul | ||
| 3:16 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:16 | | Ven-Allen Lubin misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:16 | | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | +2 | Jaeden Mustaf makes two point dunk (Baye Ndongo assists) | 24-26 |
| 2:40 | | +3 | RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Drake Powell assists) | 24-29 |
| 2:20 | | +2 | Baye Ndongo makes two point layup (Lance Terry assists) | 26-29 |
| 2:00 | | +2 | RJ Davis makes two point jump shot | 26-31 |
| 1:26 | | Naithan George misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | Jaeden Mustaf personal foul | ||
| 1:16 | | Seth Trimble misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:16 | | Baye Ndongo defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | Jaeden Mustaf misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Jaeden Mustaf offensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | +2 | Jaeden Mustaf makes two point layup | 28-31 |
| 0:39 | | RJ Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:37 | | Lance Terry defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | Seth Trimble personal foul | ||
| 0:11 | | +2 | Naithan George makes two point jump shot | 30-31 |
| 0:01 | | Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Tar Heels offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |