North Carolina Rebounds With Win Over UNC Wilmington
After suffering a loss to Michigan in the ACC/ Big Ten Challenge a week ago North Carolina rebounded as they defeated UNC Wilmington.
Cameron Johnson scored 21 points to help No. 14 North Carolina beat UNC Wilmington 97-69 on Wednesday night. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/12/5/mens-basketball-tar-heels-down-uncw.aspx
Freshman forward Nassir Little added 14 points in the Tar Heels' first game since losing at No. 5 Michigan last week. North Carolina (7-2) led 44-35 at halftime but went on a 30-3 run to blow this one open and finish the game shooting 49 percent. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/12/5/mens-basketball-tar-heels-down-uncw.aspx
Junior guard Seventh Woods had seven points and three assists while starting at the point with Coby White sitting due to a sore ankle. Kenny Williams had a solid all-around floor game with 11 points, five rebounds and eight assists. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/12/5/mens-basketball-tar-heels-down-uncw.aspx
Jeantal Cylla had 16 points to lead UNC Wilmington, coached by former UNC assistant C.B. McGrath. The Seahawks (4-6) trailed just 44-39 early in the second half before the shots stopped falling and the Tar Heels got loose in transition to turn the game into a rout.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/12/5/mens-basketball-tar-heels-down-uncw.aspx
BIG PICTURE
UNC Wilmington: Things haven't been easy in either of the Seahawks' games against power-conference opponents this season. They lost Nov. 9 at home against Stanford, and that game got away when they went the last 7½ minutes before halftime without a basket. They hung with the Tar Heels for a half despite shooting just 39 percent before hitting a similar drought, this time nearly seven second-half minutes. And turnovers were again a problem, with the Seahawks committing 25 that led to 34 points for the Tar Heels after watching the Cardinal score 28 points off 20 turnovers last month. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/12/5/mens-basketball-tar-heels-down-uncw.aspx
North Carolina: Last week's loss at Michigan left Roy Williams fuming and saying he wasn't doing a good enough job coaching this group to play its best. The good news for Williams? The Tar Heels play just four games in December — their fewest since the 1961-62 season under a first-year coach named Dean Smith — so Williams will have plenty of time to orchestrate practices and massage the flaws out of his team. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/12/5/mens-basketball-tar-heels-down-uncw.aspx
North Carolina will return to the hardwood on Saturday December 15th when they host top ranked Gonzaga who is still unbeaten.
Tip-off is set for 7:00pm from the Dean E. Smith Center. The game will be televised on ESPN2.