National Basketball Association
Texas 85, North Carolina 67
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Where: Frank Erwin Special Events Center, Austin, Texas
Officials:
# Doug Sirmons, # Mike Stuart, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
13134
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Texas 85, No. 19 North Carolina 67: Sheldon McClellan scored 18 points and Julien Lewis added 16 as the Longhorns pulled away late against the visiting Tar Heels.
Reggie Bullock led North Carolina (8-2) with 18 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, and James Michael McAdoo had 14 points and nine boards. The Tar Heels trailed by 13 at halftime before opening the second half on a 17-8 run.
North Carolina cut the lead to four when Bullock scored with 7:52 left, but Lewis hit a 3-pointer with 4:52 to play to put Texas ahead 68-58, and the Longhorns maintained control in the final minutes. Jonathan Holmes contributed 15 points and eight rebounds for Texas (7-4).
North Carolina shot a season-low 31.3 percent from the field, including 3-of-19 (15.8 percent) from 3-point range. The Tar Heels outrebounded the Longhorns 43-40, but committed 18 turnovers.
Freshman Ioannis Papapetrou recorded his first double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds for Texas, which improved to 87-3 in non-conference home games since the start of the 2002-03 season.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas played without starting PG Myck Kabongo, who remains out because of an ongoing NCAA investigation. … The Tar Heels have lost three of their past four games away from home. …Bullock’s 18 points are a season high.
Top Game Performances
| North Carolina |
|
Texas |
|
Reggie Bullock 18 |
Scoring |
Sheldon McClellan 18 |
|
Marcus Paige 5 |
Assists |
Javan Felix 8 |
|
Reggie Bullock 13 |
Rebounds |
Ioannis Papapetrou 10 |
|
James Michael McAdoo 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Sheldon McClellan 10 |
|
James Michael McAdoo 6 |
Steals |
Javan Felix 3 |
|
J.P. Tokoto 2 |
Blocks |
Connor Lammert 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| North Carolina
|
67 |
31.3 |
3-19 |
22-32 |
11 |
43 |
4 |
10 |
18 |
| Texas
|
85 |
40.5 |
6-17 |
19-26 |
12 |
40 |
2 |
12 |
13 |