North Carolina Tar Heels vs Providence Friars
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - EAST REGION - 2nd ROUND
77
23-12
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
PROV | 36 | 41 | 77 |
| 39 | 40 | 79 |
79
24-9
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- James Michael McAdoo made Jumper.
- Bryce Cotton made Layup. Assisted by Kadeem Batts.
- Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
- James Michael McAdoo made Layup.
- Kadeem Batts made Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Cotton.
- Bryce Cotton made Three Point Jumper.
- Kennedy Meeks made Jumper. Assisted by Leslie McDonald.
- Tyler Harris made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Cotton.
- J.P. Tokoto missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kennedy Meeks missed Jumper.
- Kennedy Meeks made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
- Kadeem Batts made Free Throw.
- Kadeem Batts missed Free Throw.
- Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
- LaDontae Henton made Jumper. Assisted by Kadeem Batts.
- Brice Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
- Bryce Cotton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Leslie McDonald made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
- LaDontae Henton made Jumper.
- Brice Johnson made Layup. Assisted by J.P. Tokoto.
- Bryce Cotton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Leslie McDonald made Jumper. Assisted by J.P. Tokoto.
- Josh Fortune made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Cotton.
- Nate Britt missed Jumper.
- Carson Desrosiers made Jumper. Assisted by LaDontae Henton.
- Marcus Paige made Jumper. Assisted by J.P. Tokoto.
- LaDontae Henton missed Three Point Jumper.
- J.P. Tokoto made Layup. Assisted by Brice Johnson.
- Leslie McDonald missed Three Point Jumper.
- Brice Johnson made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Tyler Harris missed Free Throw.
- Tyler Harris made Free Throw.
- Jackson Simmons missed Jumper.
- Leslie McDonald missed Jumper.
- James Michael McAdoo made Layup.
- Leslie McDonald missed Jumper.
- James Michael McAdoo missed Dunk.
- Joel James missed Layup.
- Bryce Cotton missed Three Point Jumper.
- LaDontae Henton made Layup.
- LaDontae Henton made Free Throw.
- Marcus Paige made Three Point Jumper.
- LaDontae Henton missed Three Point Jumper.
- James Michael McAdoo missed Jumper.
- Bryce Cotton made Layup.
- James Michael McAdoo missed Jumper.
- Bryce Cotton missed Layup.
- Tyler Harris made Two Point Tip Shot.
- James Michael McAdoo made Layup. Assisted by J.P. Tokoto.
- Kennedy Meeks made Layup. Assisted by James Michael McAdoo.
- Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
- Josh Fortune missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nate Britt missed Jumper.
- LaDontae Henton made Free Throw.
- LaDontae Henton made Free Throw.
- Kennedy Meeks missed Layup.
- Kennedy Meeks made Layup.
- Bryce Cotton made Free Throw.
- Bryce Cotton made Free Throw.
- Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
- Bryce Cotton missed Jumper.
- James Michael McAdoo missed Layup.
- J.P. Tokoto missed Free Throw.
- J.P. Tokoto made Free Throw.
- J.P. Tokoto made Dunk.
- LaDontae Henton missed Jumper.
- LaDontae Henton made Layup.
- LaDontae Henton missed Jumper.
- Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
- Carson Desrosiers missed Jumper.
- Desmond Hubert missed Layup.
- Carson Desrosiers missed Free Throw.
- Marcus Paige made Free Throw.
- Marcus Paige made Free Throw.
- Bryce Cotton made Free Throw.
- Bryce Cotton made Free Throw.
- Bryce Cotton made Jumper.
- Marcus Paige missed Layup.
- Bryce Cotton missed Layup.
- Bryce Cotton made Jumper.
- James Michael McAdoo missed Jumper.
- Leslie McDonald missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kennedy Meeks made Layup.
- Marcus Paige made Layup. Assisted by J.P. Tokoto.
- Josh Fortune missed Three Point Jumper.
- James Michael McAdoo made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
- Leslie McDonald missed Free Throw.
- Leslie McDonald made Free Throw.
- Bryce Cotton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Harris.
- James Michael McAdoo made Layup. Assisted by J.P. Tokoto.
- Bryce Cotton made Layup.
- Kennedy Meeks made Jumper.
- Josh Fortune missed Three Point Jumper.
- LaDontae Henton made Free Throw.
- LaDontae Henton made Free Throw.
- Bryce Cotton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Paige made Jumper.
- Josh Fortune missed Jumper.
- Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyler Harris missed Layup.
- Tyler Harris missed Dunk.
- Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nate Britt missed Layup.
- Nate Britt missed Layup.
- Brice Johnson made Dunk.
- Bryce Cotton made Jumper.
- James Michael McAdoo missed Jumper.
- Bryce Cotton made Layup.
- J.P. Tokoto made Jumper. Assisted by James Michael McAdoo.
- LaDontae Henton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Paige made Layup.
- Tyler Harris made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Cotton.
- Marcus Paige missed Layup.
- Tyler Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Cotton.
- James Michael McAdoo missed Jumper.
- Bryce Cotton made Jumper.
- J.P. Tokoto missed Jumper.
- LaDontae Henton made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Cotton.
- Leslie McDonald missed Three Point Jumper.
- Bryce Cotton made Jumper.
- Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
- Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
- Bryce Cotton missed Jumper.
- Tyler Harris made Layup.
- Tyler Harris made Free Throw.
- Marcus Paige missed Jumper.
- Brice Johnson made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Bryce Cotton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Bryce Cotton made Three Point Jumper.
- Kadeem Batts made Jumper. Assisted by Bryce Cotton.
- Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
- James Michael McAdoo made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Kadeem Batts made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Cotton.
- Kadeem Batts made Free Throw.
- Brice Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by James Michael McAdoo.
- Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
- James Michael McAdoo missed Jumper.
- Brice Johnson made Jumper.
- Tyler Harris missed Layup.
- Leslie McDonald missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Paige made Three Point Jumper.
- Bryce Cotton made Free Throw.
- Bryce Cotton made Free Throw.
- Bryce Cotton made Free Throw.
- J.P. Tokoto made Jumper.
- J.P. Tokoto made Free Throw.
- Bryce Cotton missed Three Point Jumper.
- LaDontae Henton missed Jumper.
- LaDontae Henton made Free Throw.
- LaDontae Henton missed Free Throw.
- Bryce Cotton made Layup.
- Marcus Paige made Three Point Jumper.
- LaDontae Henton missed Layup.
- Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
- James Michael McAdoo made Free Throw.
- James Michael McAdoo missed Free Throw.
- James Michael McAdoo made Free Throw.
- James Michael McAdoo missed Free Throw.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS

Game Information
San Antonio, TX
Referee:Kevin Brill
Referee:Chris Rastatter
Referee:Bo Boroski
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big East ConferenceBig East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |
| 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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