North Carolina Tops Notre Dame In Season Opener, Atlantic Coast Conference Opener
North Carolina and Notre Dame who is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in every sport except on the grid iron opened up their seasons differently this year instead of playing non-conference opponents they opened up their seasons playing each other making it a conference game.
North Carolina began their season winning the season opener as well as the Atlantic Coast Conference opener making them 1-0 on the season and 1-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Cole Anthony didn't need much time to make his mark on the North Carolina record book. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/6/mens-basketball-basketball-vs-notre-dame.aspx?path=mbball
Anthony set the school record for scoring by a freshman in his debut, finishing with 34 points and 11 rebounds while leading the ninth-ranked Tar Heels past Notre Dame 76-65 in their opener Wednesday night. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/6/mens-basketball-basketball-vs-notre-dame.aspx?path=mbball
With his father — former UNLV and NBA guard Greg Anthony — in the stands, the Atlantic Coast Conference preseason freshman of the year broke the 17-year-old scoring record by a freshman in his first game and finished 12 of 24 from the field with six 3-pointers.
Anthony scored 15 points during a 29-13 second-half run that put the Tar Heels in control. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/6/mens-basketball-basketball-vs-notre-dame.aspx?path=mbball
While North Carolina began their season 1-0 in the season opener as well as 1-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference Notre Dame meanwhile had a setback in the season opener as well as the Atlantic Coast Conference opener making them 0-1 on the season and 0-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. “according to https://goheels.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball https://und.com/sports/mbball/schedule/
Prentiss Hubb, T.J. Gibbs and John Mooney combined to score 51 of Notre Dame’s 65 total points, but the Fighting Irish fell to the No. 9/11 North Carolina Tar Heels 74-65 to open the season on the road Wednesday. “according to https://und.com/hubbs-career-night-not-enough-in-loss-at-9-11-unc/
HOW IT HAPPENED
After falling behind 23-19, Notre Dame went on a 9-0 run with 4:40 left in the first half, culminating in a three from Hubb, to take a 28-23 lead. The Irish managed to enter the halftime break with a 31-30 advantage. Notre Dame relied on its three-point shooting in the period, knocking down six shots to account for 18 of its 31 points. “according to https://und.com/hubbs-career-night-not-enough-in-loss-at-9-11-unc/
North Carolina proceeded to take a 71-59 lead in the second stanza before Notre Dame went on a 6-0 run to shrink the deficit to 71-65 with 2:50 to go in the contest. North Carolina responded and outscored the Irish the rest of the way, ending the game with a final score of 74-65.
North Carolina has a quick turn around as they head to Wilmington North Carolina for a game on Friday against the University Of North Carolina @ Wilmington.