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Final · Mon, Nov 2, 2026 · Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, NC · attendance 15,735 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

North Carolina beat Western Carolina 80-72

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Mon, Nov 2, 2026

North Carolina beat Western Carolina 80-72 at Dean E. Smith Center.

Matt Able led North Carolina with 18 points. Jaxon Prunty had 18 points for Western Carolina. Isaiah Manning led all players with 8 rebounds for Western Carolina.

Western Carolina covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 12.3 points.

Scoring · North Carolina: Matt Able 18, Terrence Brown 14, Neo Avdalas 13, Maximo Adams 10, Jarin Stevenson 8, Jaydon Young 6, Angelo Brizzi 5, Sayon Keita 4, Isaiah Denis 2. Western Carolina: Jaxon Prunty 18, Jaeden Roberts 17, Jacob Zhu 9, Tayeshaun Smith 8, Isaiah Manning 6, Fola Sodipo 6, Samuel Dada 4, Travelle Bryson 3, Malachi Brown 1.

Cullowhee, home of Western Carolina, was long thought to mean 'Valley of the Lilies,' but the name comes from the Cherokee joolth-cullah-wee, 'Judacullah's Place.'

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

WCU 68, UNC 88model score

-20.3model spread (home)

156.3model total

12.3points off the final margin

UnderdogWCU +22.52.2 Won Under 157.51.2 Won

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	-22.5	157.5	-8000	2200	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +8 (home) ATS WCU covered Total 152 → under

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
WCU	–	235	1	same
UNC	non-SoCon team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	WCU	UNC
FG	20-59	23-55
FG%	34	42
3PT	10-24	9-30
3P%	42	30
FT	22-27	25-35
FT%	81	71
Rebounds	41	32
Offensive rebounds	13	7
Defensive rebounds	28	25
Assists	11	12
Steals	7	4
Blocks	3	4
Turnovers	9	9
Points off turnovers	5	12
Fast break points	8	8
Points in paint	18	24
Fouls	28	17
Largest lead	0	13
Possessions (est.)	67.8	73.6
Points per 100 possessions	106.2	108.7

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Western Carolina Catamounts

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Jaxon Prunty G	32	18	4-13	3-6	7-8	0	0	3	0	1	0	0
Malachi Brown G	31	1	0-2	0-0	1-2	2	5	3	3	2	0	3
Isaiah Manning G	26	6	1-12	0-5	4-4	1	8	1	0	1	1	2
Jaeden Roberts G	23	17	6-11	4-7	1-2	0	2	0	1	0	0	5
Samuel Dada F	10	4	0-2	0-0	4-4	2	4	1	1	1	0	4
Jacob Zhu	24	9	4-8	1-3	0-0	0	5	2	1	0	0	5
Tayeshaun Smith	22	8	3-3	1-1	1-1	1	3	0	0	1	1	3
Fola Sodipo	11	6	1-2	0-0	4-6	2	6	0	0	0	1	4
Travelle Bryson	10	3	1-4	1-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
Donovan Raymond	7	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1
Antonio McKoy	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Cross Arias	DNP
Jose Martins	DNP
Titian DeRosa	DNP
Jake Baker	DNP
Drew Hollifield	DNP

North Carolina Tar Heels

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Neo Avdalas G	31	13	4-8	2-4	3-5	0	7	4	3	0	0	2
Jarin Stevenson F	30	8	3-8	0-4	2-4	0	2	0	1	1	1	2
Terrence Brown G	30	14	3-11	0-3	8-10	2	5	2	1	2	1	0
Matt Able G	26	18	6-10	2-6	4-6	1	3	2	2	0	0	3
Sayon Keita C	20	4	1-2	0-0	2-2	0	2	0	0	0	1	4
Maximo Adams	18	10	3-5	2-4	2-2	1	4	0	1	0	1	1
Jaydon Young	14	6	2-5	2-5	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1
Alex Samodurov	12	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1
Angelo Brizzi	10	5	1-1	1-1	2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Isaiah Denis	9	2	0-4	0-3	2-2	0	1	4	0	1	0	2
John Holbrook	DNP
Cade Bennerman	DNP
Cameron Fens	DNP
Malloy Smith	DNP
Evan Smith	DNP
Kevin Thomas	DNP