It is a pretty rare event when a player who wasn’t first, or even second, in scoring receives Player of the Game honors. Luke Maye had the highest point total with 17 after he snapped his funk. Joel Berry II finished behind him with 13 points, including three huge three-pointers. However, Player of the Game goes to Garrison Brooks.
Brooks has been impressive in flashes this season without a lot of consistency, but the freshman big man turned in 16 crucial minutes in UNC’s win against Duke on Friday night. Theo Pinson found himself in some early foul trouble that forced Roy Williams to turn to his bench early.