Overview
- Stanford beat No. 14 North Carolina 95-90 after erasing a 12-point second‑half deficit, with freshman Ebuka Okorie totaling 36 points and nine assists.
- Jeremy Dent-Smith and Ryan Agarwal hit decisive threes in the final 64 seconds and each finished with 20 points as Stanford went 16-for-28 from deep, the most 3s UNC has allowed under Hubert Davis.
- The Cardinal improved to 14-4 (3-2 ACC) and have now defeated UNC in back-to-back seasons as league foes; the Tar Heels fell to 14-3 (2-2).
- Stanford won without second-leading scorer Chisom Okpara (lower-body injury), further highlighting the Bay Area boost in profile and home-court energy since joining the ACC.
- Next up, UNC visits Cal on Saturday, while Stanford hosts No. 6 Duke, which topped Cal 71-56 behind Cameron Boozer’s 21 points and 13 rebounds before a sellout at Haas Pavilion.