Overview
- Freshman Caleb Wilson led UNC with 23 points and 12 rebounds plus four steals and three blocks in the home win.
- The Tar Heels led wire-to-wire, held Navy to 30.4% shooting and won the glass 45–38, while Austin Benigni scored 19 and Jinwoo Kim 14 for the Midshipmen.
- North Carolina moved to 5-0 and closed a five-game season-opening homestand, its longest such start since 1918.
- The program became the third in Division I men’s basketball to reach 2,400 all-time victories, joining Kentucky and Kansas.
- UNC remains No. 18 in the AP poll and No. 19 in the coaches poll, with St. Bonaventure and Michigan State next in Fort Myers followed by a Dec. 2 game at Kentucky, as turnovers, perimeter shooting and bench depth remain watch points.