Overview
- Stanford erased a 12-point second-half deficit, with Jeremy Dent-Smith hitting the go-ahead 3-pointer at 1:04 and Ryan Agarwal adding another with 32 seconds left.
- The Cardinal shot 16-for-28 from beyond the arc and 57.1% overall while playing without second-leading scorer Chisom Okpara due to a lower-body injury.
- Okorie finished with 36 points and nine assists, while Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar led North Carolina with 26 points apiece.
- The win is Stanford’s second straight season defeat of UNC as ACC opponents, moving the Cardinal to 14-4 (3-2 ACC) and dropping the Tar Heels to 14-3 (2-2).
- The Bay Area ACC swing also saw No. 6 Duke beat Cal 71-56 behind Cameron Boozer’s 21 points and 13 rebounds, with UNC visiting Cal and Stanford hosting Duke on Saturday.