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Roy Williams gets 880th career win passing mentor Dean Smith

North Carolina ended a five-game losing streak by beating Miami 94-71 on Saturday.
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North Carolina head coach Roy Williams yells from the sidelines during the second half of a men's NCAA tournament college basketball Midwest Regional semifinal game against Auburn Friday, March 29, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Brandon Robinson scored a career-high 29 points and North Carolina ended a five-game losing streak by beating Miami 94-71 on Saturday.

Hall of Fame UNC coach Roy Williams earned his 880th career victory to pass late mentor Dean Smith for fourth on the men’s Division I all-time list nearly a month after tying him in a win against Yale. 

Freshman Armando Bacot added 19 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for the Tar Heels, who had lost six straight league games for the first time in program history amid injuries and shaky play. 

The Tar Heels finished with a season-high scoring output and shot a season-best 58%, with Robinson hitting six 3-pointers. Miami played without top scorer Chris Lykes and No. 3 scorer Kameron McGusty due to injuries. Isaiah Wong had 19 points to lead Miami. 

MOST WINS BY A DIVISION I HEAD COACH 

1148 Mike Krzyzewski

959 Jim Boeheim

902 Bob Knight

880 Roy Williams

879 Dean Smith

876 Adolph Rupp

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