Carolina exploded for 58 points in the second half by shooting 62% and pulling away late to win their sixth straight and go to 7-1 in the ACC for thr first time since 2011-12. Carolina also had four players to score at least 17 points, including a career-best 17 from Nate Britt off the bench as the #13/#14 Tar Heels outlasted Syracuse tonight 93-83. Carolina trailed 40-35 at the half and attacked the 2-3 zone in the second half by going 18 for 29, and throughout the game by making a season-best nine three-pointers and making 56% from deep. Carolina also had some sloppy moments while attacking the zone as they turned the ball over 20 times. For Carolina, Marcus Paige scored 22 points to lead the team on 6 of 10 from the floor, had eight assists and six rebounds. Brice Johnson had 17 points and 11 rebounds, 15 of the 17 after halftime, for his fourth double-double in his last six games. Johnson was also a perfect 6 of 6 shooting tonight. Kennedy Meeks also had 17 to go with eight rebounds. Britt also had 17, a career-high, by making four from long range. For the game, the Tar Heels shot 55% tonight and was 9 of 16 from behind the arc. They also held the Orange to 29% from deep range on 24 attempts. They could not contain Trevor Cooney and Rakeem Christmas, both scoring a combined 50 points on 16 for 38 shooting and both playing the entire game. Carolina now improves to 17-4 on the season and move back to a tie for second with Notre Dame. Carolina is 7-1 in the ACC for the third time under Roy Williams and has now won their sixth-straight game. The Tar Heels will now get some much needed rest after playing four games in nine days and three in their last six. They do go back on the road to play Louisville for the second time this season this Saturday afternoon at 4:00 on ESPN. A win here will match Carolinas best ACC start in ten years.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 03:50:16 +0000
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