North Carolina Tar Heels vs Texas Southern Tigers
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTH REGION - 1st ROUND
64
23-12
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
TXSO | 27 | 37 | 64 |
| 52 | 51 | 103 |
103
28-7
Texas Southern Tigers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 33 | 19 | 6-14 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 25 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 34 | 13 | 6-15 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | 9 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 19 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
64 | 22-60 | 7-27 | 13-16 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 17 | |
37% | 26% | 81% |
North Carolina Tar Heels
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 24 | 21 | 8-13 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | 17 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | 13 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | 3 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 12 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | 10 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 10 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
103 | 38-75 | 8-22 | 19-26 | 54 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 34 | 13 | |
51% | 36% | 73% |
Game Information
Greenville, SC
Referee:Paul Faia
Referee:Mike Reed
Referee:Les Jones
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Southwestern Athletic ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
| Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |
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