He scored 25 points in a 72-65 win against No. 4 seed Pitt, leading the No. 1 seed Tar Heels to face No. 10 seed NC State for the ACC Tournament title at 8:30 p.m. ET Saturday. It was hardly the ACC Player of the Year’s finest shooting performance. Nonetheless, it made an impact on UNC basketball history.
By going 3-for-10 from outside the arc, the 22-year-old senior guard increased his season 3-point total to 102, just three shy of the programme record established by Justin Jackson on his way to the Tar Heels’ most recent NCAA victory in 2016-17.
Barring injury or an un-Davis-like extreme cold streak, it’s only a matter of time—perhaps as soon
With the Wolfpack, the Tar Heels have the opportunity to move to a combined 5-0 this season against rivals NC State and Duke — until he holds the record and leaves Jackson’s legacy in the dust.
Meanwhile, with his effort against Pitt, RJ Davis surpassed Larry Miller on the UNC program’s all-time scoring list, becoming only the eighth Tar Heel to reach 2,000 points. With 2,000 points on the board, he could pass No. 7 Charlie Scott (2,007) and No. 6 Al Wood (2,015) in only one more round.
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