In a much-anticipated battle of top-20 teams, the No. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels outlasted a tough No. 16 Clemson Tigers club at Littlejohn Coliseum, 65-55. During the game Armando Bacot passed Charlie Scott for 5th all-time on the North Carolina scoring list. Bacot scored 14 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and blocked 2 shots in the win. Chase Hunter scored 17 points and Ian Schieffelin stuffed the stat sheet with 16 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks and 5 steals in the loss.
