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RJ Davis rallies North Carolina past No. 18 UCLA 76-74 in CBS Sports Classic

AP
Dec 21, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) RJ Davis made the tying and go-ahead free throws with 13 seconds left, and North Carolina erased a 16-point deficit for a 76-74 victory over No. 18 UCLA on Saturday in the CBS Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden.

Davis scored 17 points and gave the Tar Heels (7-5) their first lead since the opening minutes. Ian Jackson scored a career-high 24 points. Seth Trimble added 12 and forced a UCLA turnover that set up the free throws by Davis as North Carolina outscored UCLA 33-15 over the final 12-plus minutes and shot 46.8%.

Tyler Bilodeau tied a career high with 26 points but the Bruins (10-2) had a nine-game winning streak stopped. Sebastian Mack added 22 for UCLA, which shot 49.1%.

The Tar Heels forged a 72-all tie with 1:32 left on a basket by Jalen Washington. After Bilodeau missed a 3, Mack hit two free throws for a 74-72 lead with 48 seconds left. Davis made one free throw to trim it to a point, and after Trimble forced a turnover on Dylan Andrews, Davis hit two more for a 75-74 edge.

North Carolina: The Tar Heels overcame a season high-tying 18 turnovers.

UCLA: Bilodeau entered the game shooting 35.5% from 3 and made his first five attempts before his critical miss.

The Bruns led 59-45 when Bilodeau was forced to the bench with his fourth foul with 11:45 remaining. The Tar Heels went on a 20-9 run until Bilodeau returned with 5:15 left and trailed 68-65.

North Carolina withstood missing 11 of 35 free throws.

North Carolina hosts Campbell on Dec. 29 in its final non-conference game before continuing ACC play. UCLA faces No. 13 Gonzaga next Saturday in the new home of the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood.

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This story has been corrected to show that RJ Davis scored 17 points. A previous version said he had 16.

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1st Half
UCLA
Bruins
40
UNC
Tar Heels
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Tyler Bilodeau vs. Ven-Allen Lubin (Elliot Cadeau gains possession)
19:32	+2	Drake Powell makes two point driving floating jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)	0-2
19:13		Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass)
19:02		Drake Powell turnover (lost ball) (Skyy Clark steals)
18:53	+3	Tyler Bilodeau makes three point jump shot (Skyy Clark assists)	3-2
18:45		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
18:43		Eric Dailey Jr. defensive rebound
18:38	+3	Tyler Bilodeau makes three point jump shot (Eric Dailey Jr. assists)	6-2
18:14		Seth Trimble misses three point jump shot
18:12		Dylan Andrews defensive rebound
17:55		Tyler Bilodeau misses two point turnaround jump shot
17:53		Drake Powell defensive rebound
17:32		Elliot Cadeau misses two point pullup jump shot
17:29		Tar Heels offensive rebound
17:19		Seth Trimble misses two point driving layup
17:17		Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
17:09	+2	Tyler Bilodeau makes two point turnaround jump shot (Eric Dailey Jr. assists)	8-2
17:09		Ty Claude shooting foul (Tyler Bilodeau draws the foul)
17:09	+1	Tyler Bilodeau makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-2
17:02		Tyler Bilodeau shooting foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul)
17:02		Elliot Cadeau misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:02	+1	Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-3
16:42		Dylan Andrews misses three point jump shot
16:40		Drake Powell defensive rebound
16:30	+3	RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)	9-6
15:59		Skyy Clark misses three point pullup jump shot
15:57		RJ Davis defensive rebound
15:51	+3	Ian Jackson makes three point pullup jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	9-9
15:24	+2	Tyler Bilodeau makes two point jump shot (Lazar Stefanovic assists)	11-9
15:11		Skyy Clark personal foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul)
15:11		TV timeout
15:02		Jae'Lyn Withers misses two point layup
15:00		Jae'Lyn Withers offensive rebound
15:00	+2	Jae'Lyn Withers makes two point tip layup	11-11
14:34		RJ Davis personal foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul)
14:33		Ian Jackson personal foul
14:31	+2	Lazar Stefanovic makes two point running jump shot (Dylan Andrews assists)	13-11
14:13		Jae'Lyn Withers turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Johnson steals)
14:03		Dylan Andrews misses three point jump shot
14:00		Tar Heels defensive rebound
13:43		Seth Trimble misses three point pullup jump shot
13:41		Dylan Andrews defensive rebound
13:39		Dylan Andrews turnover (bad pass)
13:26		Jae'Lyn Withers turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Johnson steals)
13:21		Jae'Lyn Withers blocks Sebastian Mack's two point driving layup
13:19		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
12:59	+2	RJ Davis makes two point pullup jump shot	13-13
12:40	+2	Eric Dailey Jr. makes two point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	15-13
12:13		Cade Tyson turnover (out of bounds)
11:57		Drake Powell blocks Eric Dailey Jr.'s two point layup
11:55		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
11:34		Jump ball. Seth Trimble vs. Sebastian Mack (Bruins gains possession)
11:34		Seth Trimble turnover (lost ball) (Sebastian Mack steals)
11:34		TV timeout
11:21	+3	Sebastian Mack makes three point jump shot (Tyler Bilodeau assists)	18-13
11:07		Jalen Washington turnover (bad pass) (Eric Dailey Jr. steals)
11:01	+3	Skyy Clark makes three point jump shot (Eric Dailey Jr. assists)	21-13
10:39		Kobe Johnson shooting foul (Jalen Washington draws the foul)
10:39	+1	Jalen Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-14
10:39		Jalen Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:39		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
10:17		Aday Mara turnover (traveling)
9:56		Skyy Clark personal foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul)
9:43		Elliot Cadeau turnover (lost ball) (Sebastian Mack steals)
9:37	+2	Sebastian Mack makes two point driving layup	23-14
9:28		Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point layup
9:26		Aday Mara defensive rebound
9:18		Seth Trimble blocks Sebastian Mack's two point driving layup
9:18		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
9:12		Eric Dailey Jr. shooting foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
9:12		Seth Trimble misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:12	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-15
9:10		Trent Perry turnover (traveling)
9:08		Bruins kicked ball violation
9:08		Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass) (Lazar Stefanovic steals)
8:57		Ven-Allen Lubin personal foul
8:55		Lazar Stefanovic misses three point running jump shot
8:53		Aday Mara offensive rebound
8:47		Aday Mara misses two point hook shot
8:45		Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
8:42	+3	Ian Jackson makes three point jump shot (Seth Trimble assists)	23-18
8:09		Bruins turnover (shot clock violation)
7:59		Ian Jackson turnover (out of bounds)
7:59		TV timeout
7:50		Dylan Andrews turnover (bad pass) (Ven-Allen Lubin steals)
7:44		Eric Dailey Jr. personal foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul)
7:38		RJ Davis misses two point stepback jump shot
7:36		Trent Perry defensive rebound
7:17	+2	Tyler Bilodeau makes two point turnaround jump shot	25-18
7:06		Trent Perry personal foul (Ian Jackson draws the foul)
7:06		Ian Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:06		Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
6:52	+3	Sebastian Mack makes three point jump shot (Dylan Andrews assists)	28-18
6:38		Elliot Cadeau misses three point jump shot
6:36		Sebastian Mack defensive rebound
6:15	+3	Sebastian Mack makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	31-18
6:03		Tyler Bilodeau personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
6:03	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-19
6:03	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-20
5:54		William Kyle III turnover (lost ball) (Seth Trimble steals)
5:36		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
5:31		Tar Heels offensive rebound
5:24		Ian Jackson turnover (bad pass)
5:04		Sebastian Mack turnover (lost ball) (Seth Trimble steals)
4:59	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point cutting layup (Seth Trimble assists)	31-22
4:41		Dylan Andrews misses two point driving layup
4:39		Ian Jackson defensive rebound
4:38		Lazar Stefanovic shooting foul (Ian Jackson draws the foul)
4:38	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-23
4:38	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-24
4:31		Dylan Andrews misses two point pullup jump shot
4:29		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
4:29		Lazar Stefanovic personal foul (Cade Tyson draws the foul)
4:29		Cade Tyson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:29		Cade Tyson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:29		Ian Jackson offensive rebound
4:20	+3	Ian Jackson makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	31-27
4:10		Trent Perry misses two point pullup jump shot
4:08		William Kyle III offensive rebound
3:57	+2	Sebastian Mack makes two point jump shot	33-27
3:43		RJ Davis turnover (bad pass) (Trent Perry steals)
3:38		Seth Trimble shooting foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul)
3:38		TV timeout
3:38	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-27
3:38		Sebastian Mack misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:38		Ian Jackson defensive rebound
3:22		Ian Jackson misses two point stepback jump shot
3:20		William Kyle III defensive rebound
3:03	+2	William Kyle III makes two point cutting dunk (Sebastian Mack assists)	36-27
2:37		Seth Trimble misses two point stepback jump shot
2:35		Tar Heels offensive rebound
2:34		Kobe Johnson shooting foul (Drake Powell draws the foul)
2:34	+1	Drake Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-28
2:34	+1	Drake Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-29
2:16	+2	Sebastian Mack makes two point driving layup	38-29
2:05		Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot
2:03		Trent Perry defensive rebound
1:35	+2	William Kyle III makes two point dunk (Sebastian Mack assists)	40-29
1:22		Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot
1:20		William Kyle III defensive rebound
0:51		Seth Trimble blocks Sebastian Mack's three point pullup jump shot
0:49		William Kyle III offensive rebound
0:48		Bruins turnover (shot clock violation)
0:44	+2	Elliot Cadeau makes two point driving layup	40-31
0:44		William Kyle III shooting foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul)
0:44	+1	Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-32
0:32		Bruins 30 second timeout
0:21		Sebastian Mack turnover (lost ball)
0:21		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
0:05		Seth Trimble misses three point jump shot
0:03		Dominick Harris defensive rebound
0:01		Dominick Harris misses two point driving layup
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UCLA
Bruins
34
UNC
Tar Heels
44

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Eric Dailey Jr. shooting foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
19:48	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-33
19:48	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-34
19:19	+2	Skyy Clark makes two point pullup jump shot	42-34
19:09		Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Johnson steals)
19:03	+2	Skyy Clark makes two point layup	44-34
18:56	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point driving layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	44-36
18:25		Bruins turnover (shot clock violation)
18:04		Seth Trimble misses two point floating jump shot
18:02		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
17:51		Skyy Clark misses three point pullup jump shot
17:49		RJ Davis defensive rebound
17:42	+3	RJ Davis makes three point pullup jump shot	44-39
17:26	+2	Dylan Andrews makes two point running jump shot	46-39
17:09		RJ Davis misses three point pullup jump shot
17:07		Ty Claude offensive rebound
16:50		Ian Jackson offensive foul
16:50		Ian Jackson turnover (offensive foul)
16:33		Ty Claude personal foul (Tyler Bilodeau draws the foul)
16:31		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:29		Ian Jackson defensive rebound
16:18		Dylan Andrews personal foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul)
16:00		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
15:58		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
15:57	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point putback layup	46-41
15:33	+2	Tyler Bilodeau makes two point driving reverse layup	48-41
15:22		Elliot Cadeau turnover (lost ball) (Skyy Clark steals)
15:18		TV timeout
15:08	+3	Tyler Bilodeau makes three point jump shot (Skyy Clark assists)	51-41
14:40		Seth Trimble misses three point jump shot
14:38		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
14:23		Ven-Allen Lubin shooting foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul)
14:23	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-41
14:23	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-41
14:06		Ian Jackson misses three point pullup jump shot
14:04		Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
13:42		Tyler Bilodeau misses two point turnaround jump shot
13:40		Drake Powell defensive rebound
13:34		Kobe Johnson personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
13:26	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point driving layup	53-43
13:26		Tyler Bilodeau shooting foul (Ian Jackson draws the foul)
13:26		Ian Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:26		Ty Claude personal foul
13:21	+3	Tyler Bilodeau makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Mack assists)	56-43
13:05		Seth Trimble turnover (bad pass)
12:52	+3	Tyler Bilodeau makes three point jump shot (Skyy Clark assists)	59-43
12:34	+2	RJ Davis makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	59-45
12:15		Ian Jackson personal foul (Tyler Bilodeau draws the foul)
12:01		Tyler Bilodeau misses two point turnaround bank jump shot
11:59		Tyler Bilodeau offensive rebound
11:55		Tyler Bilodeau misses two point layup
11:53		Ty Claude defensive rebound
11:45		Tyler Bilodeau shooting foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
11:45		TV timeout
11:45	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-46
11:45	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-47
11:32		Dylan Andrews misses two point pullup jump shot
11:30		RJ Davis defensive rebound
11:15		RJ Davis misses three point pullup jump shot
10:53	+2	William Kyle III makes two point alley-oop dunk (Skyy Clark assists)	61-47
10:53		Jae'Lyn Withers shooting foul (William Kyle III draws the foul)
10:53		William Kyle III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:53		Kobe Johnson offensive rebound
10:50		Kobe Johnson misses two point putback layup
10:48		William Kyle III offensive rebound
10:48		William Kyle III misses two point tip layup
10:46		Dylan Andrews offensive rebound
10:29		Skyy Clark misses two point driving floating jump shot
10:27		Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
10:14	+3	Drake Powell makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)	61-50
9:54		William Kyle III turnover (bad pass) (Jae'Lyn Withers steals)
9:49	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point driving layup (Drake Powell assists)	61-52
9:46		Bruins 30 second timeout
9:46		TV timeout
9:33		Jae'Lyn Withers personal foul (Skyy Clark draws the foul)
9:33		Skyy Clark misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:33		Drake Powell defensive rebound
9:10	+3	Elliot Cadeau makes three point pullup jump shot (Jae'Lyn Withers assists)	61-55
8:59	+2	Skyy Clark makes two point driving layup	63-55
8:44		Ian Jackson misses three point stepback jump shot
8:42		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
8:35		Elliot Cadeau personal foul (Skyy Clark draws the foul)
8:35		Skyy Clark misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:35		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
8:18		Elliot Cadeau offensive foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul)
8:18		Elliot Cadeau turnover (offensive foul)
8:08		RJ Davis shooting foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul)
8:08	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-55
8:08	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-55
7:52	+3	Seth Trimble makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)	65-58
7:28		William Kyle III offensive foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
7:28		William Kyle III turnover (offensive foul)
7:28		TV timeout
7:11		Elliot Cadeau misses two point driving layup
7:09		Seth Trimble offensive rebound
7:08		Skyy Clark personal foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
7:08	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-59
7:08	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-60
6:54		Kobe Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:52		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
6:44		Skyy Clark personal foul (Ian Jackson draws the foul)
6:44	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-61
6:44		Ian Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:44		William Kyle III defensive rebound
6:39		William Kyle III turnover (bad pass)
6:28		Aday Mara shooting foul (Ian Jackson draws the foul)
6:28	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-62
6:28	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-63
6:10		Jalen Washington personal foul (Aday Mara draws the foul)
6:10		Aday Mara misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:10	+1	Aday Mara makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-63
5:43	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point stepback jump shot	66-65
5:28		Elliot Cadeau personal foul (Lazar Stefanovic draws the foul)
5:28	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-65
5:28	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-65
5:15		Ian Jackson turnover (lost ball)
4:51		Sebastian Mack misses two point pullup jump shot
4:49		RJ Davis defensive rebound
4:41	+2	RJ Davis makes two point driving layup	68-67
4:27		Jalen Washington personal foul (Tyler Bilodeau draws the foul)
4:27		Tyler Bilodeau misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:27	+1	Tyler Bilodeau makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-67
4:05		Sebastian Mack personal foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul)
4:05	+1	Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-68
4:05		Elliot Cadeau misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:05		Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
3:43	+2	Lazar Stefanovic makes two point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists)	71-68
3:15		Tyler Bilodeau blocks RJ Davis's two point driving layup
3:13		Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
2:57		Jalen Washington personal foul (Tyler Bilodeau draws the foul)
2:57		TV timeout
2:57		Tyler Bilodeau misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:57		Tyler Bilodeau misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:57		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
2:29	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point driving layup	71-70
2:04		Jalen Washington personal foul (Tyler Bilodeau draws the foul)
2:04	+1	Tyler Bilodeau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-70
2:04		Tyler Bilodeau misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:04		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
1:35		Seth Trimble misses three point pullup jump shot
1:33		Jalen Washington offensive rebound
1:32	+2	Jalen Washington makes two point putback layup	72-72
1:11		Tyler Bilodeau misses three point jump shot
1:09		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
0:48		RJ Davis offensive foul (Kobe Johnson draws the foul)
0:48		RJ Davis turnover (offensive foul)
0:36		RJ Davis personal foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-72
0:36	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-72
0:22		Skyy Clark personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
0:22		RJ Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:22	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-73
0:22		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
0:21		Dylan Andrews turnover (lost ball)
0:21		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
0:13		Lazar Stefanovic shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
0:13	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-74
0:13		Bruins 60 second timeout
0:13	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-75
0:10		Bruins 30 second timeout
0:03		Sebastian Mack misses two point driving floating jump shot
0:01		Drake Powell defensive rebound
0:01		Lazar Stefanovic personal foul (Drake Powell draws the foul)
0:01		Official timeout
0:01	+1	Drake Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-76
0:01		Drake Powell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:01		Kobe Johnson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Kobe Johnson defensive rebound