RJ Davis had 22 points, Ian Jackson scored 15 of his 19 in the second half, and North Carolina avoided an upset bid by Boston College with a 102-96 Atlantic Coast Conference win in Chapel Hill on Saturday.

After back-to-back ACC losses to Stanford and Wake Forest, Tar Heels recover for 102-96 overtime win over Boston College.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — RJ Davis scored seven points in overtime and Seth Trimble hit the go-ahead jumper, lifting North Carolina to a 102-96 victory over Boston College on Saturday.

Stopping that losing streak at two rather than seeing it slide to three was big for North Carolina, but it didn't come easy. Boston College took the Tar Heels to overtime before RJ Davis' seven ...

Lubin 3-5 0-0 6, Cadeau 5-10 0-0 11, R.Davis 6-12 1-2 16, Jackson 4-10 0-0 9, Trimble 3-14 4-5 10, Powell 3-5 1-2 8, Claude 0-1 0-0 0, Withers 2-2 0-0 5, Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-59 6-9 65.

North Carolina seized more rebounds and made more shots from the field. Pitt played nearly seven minutes without recording a basket, and its two most important players — Jaland Lowe and Ishmael Leggett — played the entire second half without scoring (aside from free throws).

Two-time Duke basketball national champion Christian Laettner has fallen to No. 8 among ACC scorers. It required a fifth season in college. Even so, UNC basketball star RJ Davis now sits above Duke basketball treasure Christian Laettner with sole possession of seventh place on the all-time ACC scoring list.

Radford plays the UNC Asheville Bulldogs after Jarvis Moss scored 24 points in the Highlanders' 82-69 victory over the Presbyterian Blue Hose. The teams meet Wednesday for the first time

Jaland Lowe scored 18 points, Zack Austin added 15 points and a season-high tying five blocks to help Pittsburgh beat North Carolina 73-65 on Tuesday night. Ishmael Leggett also scored 15 for Pitt (14-6,

Jaland Lowe scored 18 points, Zack Austin added 15 points and a season-high tying five blocks to help Pittsburgh beat North Carolina 73-65 on Tuesday night.

As the first of the fated Tobacco Road games this season fast approaches, Duke finds itself at No. 2 in the country and riding a 14-game winning streak, while North Carolina has completely disappeared from the polls.

Austin and the Panthers turned the tables Tuesday night, as Pitt prevailed over the Tar Heels, 73-65, in a wildly entertaining game inside Petersen Events Center.