Belt game 1,705 · February 22, 2005
North Carolina take the belt
North Carolina beat NC State 81–71 on the road to start reign 477 of the College Basketball belt, the 14th for the program.
NC State had held it since February 13, 2005, with 1 defense over 9 days.
North Carolina held it for 18 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Georgia Tech on March 12, 2005.
477Reign number
14Team's reign
4Defenses
18Days held
Box score
NC State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Hodge | 37 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 4-5 | 2-2 |
| Engin Atsur | 38 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-13 | 2-8 | 4-4 |
| Jordan Collins | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Andrew Brackman | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Tony Bethel | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Cameron Bennerman | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Ilian Evtimov | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Simmons | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Gavin Grant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
North Carolina
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Felton | 38 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 7-9 |
| Jawad Williams | 28 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 2-2 |
| Sean May | 29 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marvin Williams | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 10-12 |
| Melvin Scott | 28 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 4-8 | 0-0 |
| Reyshawn Terry | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Jackie Manuel | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Byron Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Noel | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Quentin Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jesse Holley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| C.J. Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wes Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.
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