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Chapel Hill: UNC beats Wofford 109-70

Terrence Brown scored 21 and five Tar Heels reached double figures Friday at the Smith Center. Maximo Adams had 11 points and 11 rebounds. UNC is 2-0.

ConfirmedThe main facts are confirmed by official or first-hand sources.

By Alexandru Stanciu · Published

What we know

Confirmed

  • North Carolina beat Wofford 109-70 on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill. The halves were Wofford 34 and 36, and North Carolina 51 and 58. UNC is 2-0. Wofford is 0-2.Confirmed by UNC Athletics recap and postgame notes; Wofford Athletics recap; Associated Press via CBS Sports
  • Terrence Brown scored 21 points. Jaydon Young scored 15, Alex Samodurov scored 13 with seven rebounds, Maximo Adams had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Jarin Stevenson scored 10. UNC's recap and the Associated Press list those five in double figures. The postgame notes call Adams's line his first collegiate double-double.Confirmed by UNC Athletics recap and postgame notes; Associated Press via CBS Sports
  • UNC's notes say 109 points are the most for the program since a 113-96 win over NC State on Feb. 5, 2019, and that 58 bench points are the most in a game that was not Senior Day since 65 at Elon on Nov. 9, 2018. The recap also lists 58 bench points.Confirmed by UNC Athletics postgame notes and recap
  • Wofford's recap lists North Carolina at 38 of 73 from the field (52.1 percent), 10 of 25 from three (40 percent) and 23 of 29 at the free-throw line. It lists Wofford at 23 of 69 (33.3 percent). Rebounds were 49-42 and turnovers 8-13, North Carolina first on both. Cutter Sisk scored 27 for Wofford.Confirmed by Wofford Athletics recap; UNC Athletics recap and notes for the percentages, the 49-42 rebounds, the turnover totals and Sisk's 27
  • UNC's notes say the Tar Heels are 5-2 all-time against Wofford and that Wofford had won the previous two meetings in Chapel Hill. The notes list the next game as Wyoming on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Smith Center on ACC Network. The Associated Press also says North Carolina hosts Wyoming on Tuesday.Confirmed by UNC Athletics postgame notes; Associated Press via CBS Sports

Still unknown

  • Whether Adams, Young, Samodurov or Stevenson started. The Associated Press describes scoring from reserves. UNC's notes name Isaiah Denis as a bench player and do not sort the five double-figure scorers into starters and reserves, so no lineup is stated here

What happened

In Chapel Hill, North Carolina beat Wofford 109-70 on Friday night at the Dean E. Smith Center.

The game was Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. UNC's recap, its postgame notes, Wofford's recap and an Associated Press story posted by CBS Sports all list that final. The halves were 34 and 36 for Wofford, and 51 and 58 for the Tar Heels. North Carolina is 2-0. Wofford is 0-2.

This site's college basketball openers file covered the first games of the week. Friday was UNC's second win. The football team also played Saturday. That result is in the UConn recap.

Who scored

Terrence Brown led UNC with 21 points. Jaydon Young scored 15. Alex Samodurov had 13 points and seven rebounds. Maximo Adams had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Jarin Stevenson scored 10. The school recap and the AP posting both place those five in double figures. UNC's notes call Adams's line his first collegiate double-double.

The notes say 109 points are the most for the program since a 113-96 home win over NC State on Feb. 5, 2019. They also say the 58 bench points are the most in a game that was not Senior Day since a 65-point bench night at Elon on Nov. 9, 2018. The recap uses the same 58 and the same 2019 comparison.

Wofford's sheet lists North Carolina at 38 of 73 from the field, 10 of 25 from three and 23 of 29 at the line, and lists the Terriers at 23 of 69. Rebounds were 49-42. Turnovers were 8 for UNC and 13 for Wofford. Cutter Sisk scored 27 for the visitors. UNC's recap and the AP posting also use 27 for Sisk.

The AP posting describes some of the UNC scoring as coming from reserves. The notes say Isaiah Denis came off the bench and do not sort Brown, Young, Samodurov, Adams and Stevenson into a starting five. No lineup is stated here.

The series, and Tuesday

UNC's notes say the all-time series is 5-2, and that Wofford had won the previous two meetings in Chapel Hill. The next game on those notes is Wyoming, Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Smith Center, on ACC Network. The AP posting also says the Tar Heels host Wyoming on Tuesday.

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Why it matters

UNC men's basketball plays in Chapel Hill. Friday was the second game of Michael Malone's first season, a 109-point night at the Smith Center before a Tuesday visit from Wyoming.

Sources

  1. Five Tar Heels In Double Figures As MBB Blasts Wofford, 109-70 (UNC Athletics recap, Nov. 6, 2026: 109-70 at the Smith Center; Brown 21; Young 15; Samodurov 13 and seven rebounds; Adams 11 and 11, first double-double; Stevenson 10; five in double figures; 58 bench points; 2-0 and 0-2; most points since 113 against NC State on Feb. 5, 2019; Sisk 27 for Wofford; next Wyoming, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 7 p.m. Text-only. No athletics photos used.)

    Official sourcePublished by UNC Athletics · Checked Nov 8, 2026, 12:17 PM

  2. UNC-Wofford Postgame Notes (UNC Athletics, Nov. 6, 2026: 109-70 at Roy Williams Court at the Dean E. Smith Center; Brown 21; Adams 11 and 11, first collegiate double-double; Young 15; Samodurov 13 and seven rebounds; five in double figures; 58 bench points, most non-Senior Day total since Nov. 9, 2018, at Elon; most points since Feb. 5, 2019; 2-0 and 0-2; 5-2 all-time against Wofford; Wofford had won the previous two games in Chapel Hill; next vs. Wyoming, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 7 p.m., ACC Network. Text-only.)

    Official sourcePublished by UNC Athletics · Checked Nov 8, 2026, 12:17 PM

  3. Men's Basketball Drops Road Game at North Carolina (Wofford Athletics recap, Nov. 6, 2026, 10:02 p.m.: 109-70 at the Dean E. Smith Center; halves 34-36 and 51-58; Wofford 0-2; UNC 2-0; UNC 38 of 73, 10 of 25 from three, 23 of 29 at the line; Wofford 23 of 69; rebounds 49-42; turnovers 8 and 13; Sisk 27. Text-only. No Wofford photos used.)

    Official sourcePublished by Wofford Athletics · Checked Nov 8, 2026, 12:17 PM

  4. North Carolina routs Wofford 109-70 behind Terrence Brown (Associated Press, via CBS Sports, Nov. 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m. ET: Brown 21; Young 15; Samodurov 13; Adams 11 points and 11 rebounds; Stevenson 10; Sisk 27; UNC 2-0; Wofford 0-2; hosts Wyoming on Tuesday. A starter-or-reserve split in that story is not used. Text-only. No AP or CBS photos used.)

    Third-party sourcePublished by Associated Press, via CBS Sports · Checked Nov 8, 2026, 12:17 PM

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