National Basketball Association
North Carolina 97, McNeese St. 63
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 22, 2012
Where: Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Officials:
# Brian Dorsey, # Dwayne Gladden, # Jerry Heater
Attendance:
18258
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No. 19 North Carolina 97, McNeese
State 63: P.J. Hairston scored a career-high 20 points as the Tar
Heels cruised to an easy win over the visiting Cowboys.
North Carolina (9-3) held McNeese
State to just six points in the first 9:50 of the opening half,
building a 16-point lead that was never threatened. After Craig McFerrin
scored a layup with 7:32 to bring McNeese State within 29-12, the Tar Heels
went on a 25-11 tear to increase the lead to 31 at halftime.
Reggie Bullock added 17 points
for North Carolina, including five 3-pointers, as the Tar Heels shot 46.4
percent (13-of-28) from beyond the arc. James Michael McAdoo had 12
points and seven rebounds, while Leslie McDonald chipped in 11 points.
Jeremie Mitchell paced McNeese
State (6-4) with 13 points on 5-for-6 shooting. McFerrin finished
with 10 points.
The Tar Heels, who came into the
game ranked third in the nation averaging 44.7 rebounds, finished with a 52-36 advantage against the Cowboys.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The 34-point
margin of defeat was easily the worst of the year for the Cowboys. …
The win improved North Carolina to 6-0 at home this season. The Tar
Heels are 3-3 away from the Smith Center. … McNeese State won't
play against until 2013, with a trip to Northwestern State the team's
next scheduled game on Jan. 3. UNC is off for a week before hosting
UNLV on Dec. 29.
Top Game Performances
| McNeese St. |
|
North Carolina |
|
Jeremie Mitchell 13 |
Scoring |
P.J. Hairston 20 |
|
Dontae Cannon 4 |
Assists |
Marcus Paige 9 |
|
Desharick Guidry 9 |
Rebounds |
P.J. Hairston 8 |
|
Dontae Cannon 2 |
Free Throws Made |
P.J. Hairston 7 |
|
Desharick Guidry 2 |
Steals |
Leslie McDonald 2 |
|
Craig McFerrin 4 |
Blocks |
P.J. Hairston 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| McNeese St.
|
63 |
35.6 |
3-17 |
8-19 |
12 |
36 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
| North Carolina
|
97 |
47.3 |
13-28 |
14-22 |
29 |
52 |
3 |
5 |
14 |