NAVY

UNC

Wilson pushes No. 18 North Carolina past Navy, 73-61

AP
Nov 18, 2025

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Caleb Wilson had 23 points and 12 rebounds, leading No. 18 North Carolina Tar Heels to a 73-61 win over Navy Midshipmen on Tuesday night.

A true freshman, Wilson also had four steals and three blocks for the Tar Heels (5-0). Luka Bogavac added 16 points, Jarin Stevenson scored 11 and Henri Veesaar had 10.

Austin Benigni scored 19 points for Navy (2-3) and Jinwoo Kim added 14 in the Midshipmen's first trip to Chapel Hill since 1936.

UNC led wire-to-wire, but Navy trimmed the deficit to three points midway through the first half on a layup from Donovan Draper. The Tar Heels responded with a 14-5 run - capped off by free throws from Bogavac - to retake a comfortable double-digit advantage.

Navy cut the Tar Heels' lead to four points early in the second half, but UNC answered with a 24-7 run, highlighted by three spectacular transition dunks from Wilson.

Despite returning 86.6 percent of its scoring from last season - the most of any roster in the nation this year - Navy had trouble finding the basket consistently against UNC, shooting just 30.4 percent from the floor. The Tar Heels have held four opponents to under 40-percent shooting this season and are now 49-4 under fifth-year coach Hubert Davis when doing so.

North Carolina became the third program in Division I men’s basketball to reach 2,400 victories, joining Kentucky and Kansas.

This victory marked the final of five consecutive home games to start the season for the Tar Heels, the longest season-opening home stretch they’ve had since 1918. UNC won’t return to the Dean Smith Center until Dec. 7.

North Carolina: Plays St. Bonaventure in the Fort Myers Tip-Off next Tuesday.

Navy: Hosts NJIT on Saturday.

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1st Half
NAVY
Midshipmen
31
UNC
Tar Heels
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Aidan Kehoe vs. Caleb Wilson (Midshipmen gains possession)
19:41		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
19:39		Luka Bogavac defensive rebound
19:26	+3	Henri Veesaar makes three point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists)	0-3
19:02		Aidan Kehoe misses two point jump shot
19:00		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
18:52	+2	Caleb Wilson makes two point dunk (Kyan Evans assists)	0-5
18:19		Henri Veesaar blocks Jinwoo Kim's two point jump shot
18:17		Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
18:07	+2	Caleb Wilson makes two point dunk (Luka Bogavac assists)	0-7
17:42		Jinwoo Kim misses three point jump shot
17:40		Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
17:30		Mike Woods blocks Caleb Wilson's two point layup
17:28		Jinwoo Kim defensive rebound
17:19		Henri Veesaar shooting foul (Mike Woods draws the foul)
17:19	+1	Mike Woods makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-7
17:19	+1	Mike Woods makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-7
17:14		Donovan Draper blocks Caleb Wilson's two point layup
17:13		Tar Heels offensive rebound
17:13		Jinwoo Kim personal foul (Caleb Wilson draws the foul)
17:12		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
17:10		Jordan Pennick defensive rebound
17:01	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point jump shot	4-7
16:54	+3	Luka Bogavac makes three point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists)	4-10
16:34		Donovan Draper misses three point jump shot
16:32		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
16:16	+2	Henri Veesaar makes two point layup (Luka Bogavac assists)	4-12
15:52	+2	Cooper Jackson makes two point layup (Donovan Draper assists)	6-12
15:52		TV timeout
15:42		Cam Cole shooting foul (Jarin Stevenson draws the foul)
15:42	+1	Jarin Stevenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-13
15:42	+1	Jarin Stevenson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-14
15:34		Jordan Pennick misses three point jump shot
15:32		Caleb Wilson defensive rebound
15:26		Kyan Evans turnover (bad pass)
15:04		Donovan Draper turnover (lost ball)
14:45		Aidan Kehoe shooting foul (Luka Bogavac draws the foul)
14:45	+1	Luka Bogavac makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-15
14:45	+1	Luka Bogavac makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-16
14:27		Jinwoo Kim misses two point jump shot
14:25		Caleb Wilson defensive rebound
14:10		Mike Woods blocks Derek Dixon's two point layup
14:08		Mike Woods defensive rebound
13:50	+3	Mike Woods makes three point jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)	9-16
13:33	+3	Derek Dixon makes three point jump shot (Zayden High assists)	9-19
13:16		Zayden High shooting foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
13:16	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-19
13:16	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-19
13:00		Jarin Stevenson misses two point jump shot
12:58		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
12:47	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup (Jinwoo Kim assists)	13-19
12:36		Jinwoo Kim personal foul (Jarin Stevenson draws the foul)
12:19		Derek Dixon misses two point layup
12:17		Jarin Stevenson offensive rebound
12:16		David Burnett personal foul (Jarin Stevenson draws the foul)
12:16		Derek Dixon misses three point jump shot
12:14		Midshipmen defensive rebound
12:02		Jarin Stevenson blocks Mike Woods's two point layup
12:00		Midshipmen offensive rebound
12:00		TV timeout
11:58	+2	Jinwoo Kim makes two point layup (Austin Benigni assists)	15-19
11:45		Henri Veesaar misses two point jump shot
11:43		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
11:20		Jinwoo Kim misses three point jump shot
11:18		Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
11:00		Donovan Draper personal foul (Henri Veesaar draws the foul)
10:55		David Burnett shooting foul (Henri Veesaar draws the foul)
10:55	+1	Henri Veesaar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-20
10:55		Henri Veesaar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:55		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
10:40	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point layup	17-20
10:30		Caleb Wilson offensive foul (Mike Woods draws the foul)
10:30		Caleb Wilson turnover (offensive foul)
10:07		Caleb Wilson personal foul (Jordan Pennick draws the foul)
10:00		Donovan Draper misses three point jump shot
9:58		Luka Bogavac defensive rebound
9:54		Luka Bogavac turnover (lost ball)
9:39		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
9:37		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
9:26	+3	Kyan Evans makes three point jump shot	17-23
9:23		Midshipmen 30 second timeout
9:23		TV timeout
9:02		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
9:00		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
8:49	+3	Luka Bogavac makes three point jump shot (Henri Veesaar assists)	17-26
8:20	+2	Jordan Pennick makes two point jump shot	19-26
8:13	+2	Luka Bogavac makes two point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists)	19-28
8:13		Donovan Draper shooting foul (Luka Bogavac draws the foul)
8:13		Luka Bogavac misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:13		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
7:53		Mike Woods misses two point layup
7:51		Donovan Draper offensive rebound
7:51		Luka Bogavac shooting foul (Donovan Draper draws the foul)
7:51		Donovan Draper misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:51	+1	Donovan Draper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-28
7:32	+2	Jarin Stevenson makes two point dunk (Kyan Evans assists)	20-30
7:08		Jinwoo Kim misses two point layup
7:06		Tar Heels defensive rebound
6:54	+2	Jarin Stevenson makes two point dunk (Henri Veesaar assists)	20-32
6:37		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
6:35		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
6:35		Aidan Kehoe misses two point layup
6:33		Mike Woods offensive rebound
6:31	+2	Mike Woods makes two point layup	22-32
6:21		Henri Veesaar misses three point jump shot
6:19		Jinwoo Kim defensive rebound
5:55		Aidan Kehoe misses two point jump shot
5:53		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
5:45		Mike Woods personal foul (Luka Bogavac draws the foul)
5:45	+1	Luka Bogavac makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-33
5:45	+1	Luka Bogavac makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-34
5:34		Kyan Evans personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
5:23		Jarin Stevenson personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
5:23	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-34
5:23	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-34
5:07		Luka Bogavac misses two point layup
5:05		Zayden High offensive rebound
5:05		Zayden High misses two point layup
5:03		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
4:57	+2	Austin Benigni makes two point layup	26-34
4:40		Jaydon Young misses three point jump shot
4:38		Jarin Stevenson offensive rebound
4:28		Kyan Evans misses two point layup
4:26		Aidan Kehoe defensive rebound
4:02		Cam Cole misses three point jump shot
4:00		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
3:36		Jaydon Young turnover (lost ball) (Mike Woods steals)
3:18		Kyan Evans shooting foul (Aidan Kehoe draws the foul)
3:18		TV timeout
3:18	+1	Aidan Kehoe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-34
3:18		Aidan Kehoe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:18		Caleb Wilson defensive rebound
2:57	+2	Henri Veesaar makes two point layup	27-36
2:26		Donovan Draper misses two point jump shot
2:24		Caleb Wilson defensive rebound
2:13		Kyan Evans turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Draper steals)
2:08		Donovan Draper misses two point layup
2:06		Luka Bogavac defensive rebound
1:50		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
1:48		Cam Cole defensive rebound
1:26		Austin Benigni turnover (bad pass)
1:12		Aidan Kehoe shooting foul (Caleb Wilson draws the foul)
1:12	+1	Caleb Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-37
1:12	+1	Caleb Wilson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-38
0:47		Donovan Draper misses two point layup
0:45		Midshipmen offensive rebound
0:43		Jarin Stevenson shooting foul (David Burnett draws the foul)
0:43		David Burnett misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:43	+1	David Burnett makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-38
0:24		Henri Veesaar misses two point jump shot
0:22		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
0:02	+3	Austin Benigni makes three point jump shot	31-38
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NAVY
Midshipmen
30
UNC
Tar Heels
35

Time		Play	Score
19:55		Kyan Evans turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Draper steals)
19:53		Donovan Draper misses two point layup
19:51		Caleb Wilson defensive rebound
19:50		Mike Woods shooting foul (Caleb Wilson draws the foul)
19:43		Official timeout
19:50	+1	Caleb Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-39
19:50		Caleb Wilson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:50		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
19:40	+2	Mike Woods makes two point driving layup	33-39
19:23		Luka Bogavac misses three point jump shot
19:20		Midshipmen defensive rebound
19:04	+2	Aidan Kehoe makes two point layup (Austin Benigni assists)	35-39
18:51		Caleb Wilson misses two point layup
18:49		Jinwoo Kim defensive rebound
18:42		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
18:40		Luka Bogavac defensive rebound
18:31		Mike Woods personal foul (Caleb Wilson draws the foul)
18:24		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
18:22		Henri Veesaar offensive rebound
18:16		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
18:14		Jinwoo Kim defensive rebound
17:57		Jinwoo Kim misses two point jump shot
17:55		Kyan Evans defensive rebound
17:48		Cam Cole personal foul (Luka Bogavac draws the foul)
17:42		Luka Bogavac misses three point jump shot
17:40		Jarin Stevenson offensive rebound
17:39	+2	Jarin Stevenson makes two point putback dunk	35-41
17:16		Mike Woods misses three point jump shot
17:14		Caleb Wilson defensive rebound
17:09	+2	Caleb Wilson makes two point driving dunk	35-43
17:03		Midshipmen 30 second timeout
17:03		TV timeout
16:46		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
16:44		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
16:39		Donovan Draper misses three point jump shot
16:37		Luka Bogavac defensive rebound
16:34		Austin Benigni shooting foul (Luka Bogavac draws the foul)
16:34		Luka Bogavac misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:34	+1	Luka Bogavac makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-44
16:17		Jinwoo Kim turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Wilson steals)
16:14	+2	Caleb Wilson makes two point driving dunk	35-46
16:14		Aidan Kehoe shooting foul (Caleb Wilson draws the foul)
16:14	+1	Caleb Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-47
16:00	+3	Jinwoo Kim makes three point jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)	38-47
15:50	+2	Caleb Wilson makes two point driving dunk	38-49
15:26		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
15:24		Caleb Wilson defensive rebound
15:18		Caleb Wilson turnover (bad pass) (Mike Woods steals)
15:15		Henri Veesaar blocks Mike Woods's two point layup
15:13		Midshipmen offensive rebound
15:13		TV timeout
14:55		Donovan Draper turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Wilson steals)
14:48		Austin Benigni blocks Luka Bogavac's two point layup
14:46		Jordan Pennick defensive rebound
14:16	+2	Cooper Jackson makes two point hook shot (Mike Woods assists)	40-49
13:47		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
13:44		Cooper Jackson personal foul (Henri Veesaar draws the foul)
13:37		Donovan Draper personal foul (Caleb Wilson draws the foul)
13:37	+1	Caleb Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-50
13:37		Caleb Wilson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:37		David Burnett defensive rebound
13:18		Mike Woods turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Wilson steals)
13:13		Luka Bogavac misses two point layup
13:11		Caleb Wilson offensive rebound
13:11	+2	Caleb Wilson makes two point tip layup	40-52
12:55		Jordan Pennick turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Wilson steals)
12:50	+2	Henri Veesaar makes two point cutting dunk (Caleb Wilson assists)	40-54
12:42		Midshipmen 30 second timeout
12:35		Caleb Wilson blocks Jinwoo Kim's two point layup
12:34		Midshipmen offensive rebound
12:22		Jinwoo Kim misses three point jump shot
12:20		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
12:12		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
12:10		Austin Benigni defensive rebound
12:02		Jinwoo Kim misses three point jump shot
12:00		Caleb Wilson defensive rebound
11:54		Caleb Wilson offensive foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
11:54		Caleb Wilson turnover (offensive foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:39		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
11:37		Caleb Wilson defensive rebound
11:21		Jonathan Powell turnover (bad pass) (Aidan Kehoe steals)
10:55		Jinwoo Kim misses two point hook shot
10:53		Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
10:35		Jarin Stevenson misses two point layup
10:33		Jinwoo Kim defensive rebound
10:18		Caleb Wilson blocks Aidan Kehoe's two point layup
10:16		Austin Benigni offensive rebound
10:16		Jump ball. Austin Benigni vs. Caleb Wilson (Midshipmen gains possession)
10:05		Austin Benigni misses three point jump shot
10:03		Caleb Wilson defensive rebound
9:35		Caleb Wilson misses three point jump shot
9:33		Jonathan Powell personal foul (Mike Woods draws the foul)
9:18		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
9:16		Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
9:08	+2	Caleb Wilson makes two point driving reverse dunk (Jarin Stevenson assists)	40-56
8:52		Caleb Wilson blocks Mike Woods's three point jump shot
8:50		Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
8:40	+2	Caleb Wilson makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	40-58
8:19		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
8:17		Jonathan Powell defensive rebound
7:57		Mike Woods personal foul (Derek Dixon draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:57	+1	Derek Dixon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-59
7:57	+1	Derek Dixon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-60
7:46		Jinwoo Kim misses three point jump shot
7:44		Derek Dixon defensive rebound
7:36		Jarin Stevenson turnover (lost ball) (Jinwoo Kim steals)
7:35		Jarin Stevenson personal foul (Jinwoo Kim draws the foul)
7:18		James Brown blocks Austin Benigni's two point layup
7:16		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
7:11		David Burnett blocks Derek Dixon's two point layup
7:09		Jinwoo Kim defensive rebound
7:03	+2	Jinwoo Kim makes two point driving layup	42-60
6:41	+3	Luka Bogavac makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Powell assists)	42-63
6:20	+2	Cooper Jackson makes two point cutting dunk (Donovan Draper assists)	44-63
6:02	+3	Derek Dixon makes three point jump shot (James Brown assists)	44-66
5:41		Donovan Draper misses three point jump shot
5:39		Luka Bogavac defensive rebound
5:26		Luka Bogavac misses three point jump shot
5:24		Jonathan Powell offensive rebound
5:17		Jonathan Powell misses three point jump shot
5:15		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
5:05		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
5:03		Jarin Stevenson defensive rebound
4:57		David Burnett shooting foul (James Brown draws the foul)
4:57	+1	James Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-67
4:57	+1	James Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-68
4:44	+3	Jinwoo Kim makes three point stepback jump shot	47-68
4:33		Kyan Evans misses three point jump shot
4:31		Austin Benigni defensive rebound
4:28		James Brown personal foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
4:11	+3	Austin Benigni makes three point jump shot (Aidan Kehoe assists)	50-68
3:53		James Brown offensive foul (Donovan Draper draws the foul)
3:53		James Brown turnover (offensive foul)
3:53		TV timeout
3:34		Jinwoo Kim misses three point jump shot
3:32		Austin Benigni offensive rebound
3:25		Mike Woods misses two point jump shot
3:23		Aidan Kehoe offensive rebound
3:19		Kyan Evans kicked ball violation
3:05		Jonathan Powell shooting foul (Austin Benigni draws the foul)
3:05	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-68
3:05	+1	Austin Benigni makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-68
2:45		Henri Veesaar misses two point hook shot
2:43		Donovan Draper defensive rebound
2:33	+2	Jinwoo Kim makes two point pullup jump shot (Austin Benigni assists)	54-68
2:21		Jonathan Powell turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Draper steals)
2:15	+3	Austin Benigni makes three point pullup jump shot	57-68
2:13		Midshipmen 60 second timeout
2:02		Jarin Stevenson turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Draper steals)
1:58	+2	Donovan Draper makes two point driving dunk	59-68
1:28	+3	Jarin Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Kyan Evans assists)	59-71
1:07		Caleb Wilson shooting foul (Jinwoo Kim draws the foul)
1:07	+1	Jinwoo Kim makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-71
1:07	+1	Jinwoo Kim makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-71
0:45		Henri Veesaar misses two point dunk
0:43		Caleb Wilson offensive rebound
0:43	+2	Caleb Wilson makes two point putback dunk	61-73
0:25		Austin Benigni misses two point layup
0:23		Austin Benigni offensive rebound
0:22		Austin Benigni misses two point jump shot
0:19		Midshipmen offensive rebound
0:13		Aidan Kehoe misses two point layup
0:11		Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Henri Veesaar defensive rebound