North Carolina 73-61 Navy (Nov 18, 2025) Sport Recap

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — — Caleb Wilson had 23 factors and 12 rebounds, main No. 18 North Carolina to a 73-61 win over Navy on Tuesday night time.

A real freshman, Wilson additionally had 4 steals and three blocks for the Tar Heels (5-0). Luka Bogavac added 16 factors, Jarin Stevenson scored 11 and Henri Veesaar had 10.

Austin Benigni scored 19 factors for Navy (2-3) and Jinwoo Kim added 14 within the Midshipmen’s first journey to Chapel Hill since 1936.

UNC led wire-to-wire, however Navy trimmed the deficit to 3 factors halfway by means of the primary half on a layup from Donovan Draper. The Tar Heels responded with a 14-5 run — capped off by free throws from Bogavac — to retake a cushty double-digit benefit.

Navy reduce the Tar Heels’ result in 4 factors early within the second half, however UNC answered with a 24-7 run, highlighted by three spectacular transition dunks from Wilson.

Despite returning 86.6 p.c of its scoring from final season — essentially the most of any roster within the nation this 12 months — Navy had bother discovering the basket persistently towards UNC, taking pictures simply 30.4 p.c from the ground. The Tar Heels have held 4 opponents to underneath 40-percent taking pictures this season and at the moment are 49-4 underneath fifth-year coach Hubert Davis when doing so.

North Carolina turned the third program in Division I males’s basketball to succeed in 2,400 victories, becoming a member of Kentucky and Kansas.

This victory marked the ultimate of 5 consecutive dwelling video games to start out the season for the Tar Heels, the longest season-opening dwelling stretch they’ve had since 1918. UNC gained’t return to the Dean Smith Center till Dec. 7.

Up subsequent

North Carolina: Plays St. Bonaventure within the Fort Myers Tip-Off subsequent Tuesday.

Navy: Hosts NJIT on Saturday.

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