University of North Carolina Athletics
Brice Johnson's Big Game
January 6, 2016 | Men's Basketball
♦ Brice Johnson had 39 points and 23 rebounds against Florida State on Jan. 4, 2016. He scored 28 points in the second half (he played all 20 minutes in the half), which was one point more than he scored in any of his previous 123 games as a Tar Heel (previous career high was 27 vs. UCLA on 12/19/15).
♦ This was the 24th time a Tar Heel has scored 39 or more points and his 39 points tie the 18th-highest total in a game in UNC history.
♦ It was the 35th time a Tar Heel has grabbed 20 or more rebounds and the 23 boards tie the 11th-highest single-game total in UNC history.
♦ It was the 11th time a Tar Heel had at least 30 points and 20 rebounds in the same game. That lists includes:
Player Pts. Reb. Opp. Date
Brice Johnson 39 23 at Florida State 1/4/2016
Mitch Kupchak 35 21 at Tulane 2/14/76
Billy Cunningham 48 25 Tulane 12/10/64
Billy Cunningham 31 22 at Maryland 2/18/64
Billy Cunningham 30 25 Virginia Tech 1/18/64
Billy Cunningham 40 28 Maryland 1/13/64
Billy Cunningham 32 20 at Kentucky 12/9/63
Pete Brennan 32 22 Wake Forest 1/4/58
Lennie Rosenbluth 45 22 William and Mary 2/7/56
Lennie Rosenbluth 30 23 Clemson 12/4/55
Lennie Rosenbluth 32 25 Virginia 1/11/55
♦ Johnson is one of five Tar Heels to ever have at least 30 points and 20 rebounds in the same game, joining 1957 National and ACC Player of the Year Lennie Rosenbluth, 1965 ACC Player of the Year Billy Cunningham, 1958 ACC Player of the Year Pete Brennan and 1976 ACC Player of the Year Mitch Kupchak.
♦ Johnson is the first Tar Heel to have 30 points and 20 rebounds in 40 years, since Mitch Kupchak in 1976 did it against Tulane in a quadruple overtime game in New Orleans. It was just the second 30/20 by a Tar Heel in 52 years.
♦ Johnson joined Billy Cunningham as the only players in Carolina history to ever have at least 39 points and 23 rebounds in a game. Cunningham did that twice in 1964.
♦ Johnson established career highs in points (39), field goals made (14), free throws made (11), free throw attempts (16), offensive rebounds (7), defensive rebounds (16), rebounds (23), steals (tied, 3) and minutes played (37).
♦ Carolina players have accomplished 40/20 three times, 30/20 eight times and 20/20 another 12 times.
