National Basketball Association
North Carolina 72, Virginia Tech 60
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 2, 2013
Where: Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Officials:
# Jerry Heater, # Ray Natili, # Tim Nestor
Attendance:
20762
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North Carolina 72, Virginia Tech 60 (OT): James Michael McAdoo scored 22 points and Marcus Paige added eight of his 19 in overtime as the Tar Heels survived a scare from the visiting Hokies.
Reggie Bullock struggled to 11 points on 3-of-13 shooting for North Carolina (15-6, 5-3 ACC), which overcame 37.5 percent shooting to pick up its fifth win in the last six games.
Erick Green, the nation’s leading scorer, was held to 16 points on 7-of-21 shooting and Jarell Eddie added 15 as Virginia Tech (11-10, 2-6) lost its fourth straight.
McAdoo gave the Tar Heels the edge with a short jumper early in the extra period and Paige made it stand up, giving North Carolina its biggest lead of the game up to that point with a 3-pointer and adding a jumper off a turnover.
The Hokies led 42-35 after Marshall Wood’s jumper with 15:23 left but made only one field goal over the next 8:05 as the Tar Heels crept back into the game and grabbed a 47-45 lead. There were five ties and four lead changes in the final 7:18 of regulation, including Joey van Zegeren’s free throws for Virginia Tech with 46 seconds left that forced overtime.
GAME NOTEBOOK: North Carolina G P.J. Hairston sat out after suffering a concussion in a win over Boston College on Tuesday. … Green came in averaging 25.5 points on 49.8 percent shooting. … The Tar Heels get Wake Forest at home on Tuesday before beginning the most difficult stretch of their schedule with trips to Miami and Duke.
Top Game Performances
| Virginia Tech |
|
North Carolina |
|
Erick Green 16 |
Scoring |
James Michael McAdoo 22 |
|
Erick Green 4 |
Assists |
Reggie Bullock 5 |
|
Erick Green 6 |
Rebounds |
James Michael McAdoo 10 |
|
Robert Brown 4 |
Free Throws Made |
James Michael McAdoo 6 |
|
Marquis Rankin 3 |
Steals |
James Michael McAdoo 2 |
|
Jarell Eddie 2 |
Blocks |
Reggie Bullock 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Virginia Tech
|
60 |
38.7 |
4-13 |
8-10 |
10 |
31 |
5 |
8 |
14 |
| North Carolina
|
72 |
37.5 |
5-24 |
19-27 |
16 |
41 |
3 |
6 |
12 |