North Carolina Wins Their Road Opener At UNC Wilmington

Last season North Carolina beat UNC Wilmington at home in Chapel Hill.

This season they defeated them yet again but this time instead of at home on the road in Wilmington.

There's no questioning Cole Anthony's scoring punch for ninth-ranked North Carolina. Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams would the Tar Heels to find some reliable production to complement their star freshman. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/8/mens-basketball-tar-heels-at-uncw.aspx

Anthony had 20 points and 10 rebounds to help North Carolina beat UNC Wilmington 78-62 on Friday night, though the Tar Heels had only three players carrying the load after managing only two double-figure scorers in the season opener. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/8/mens-basketball-tar-heels-at-uncw.aspx

Graduate transfer Justin Pierce and junior forward Garrison Brooks each had 18 points and 12 rebounds. That offset a bad shooting night for Anthony, who had 34 points in his college debut against Notre Dame on Wednesday night to set an Atlantic Coast Conference record for most points by a freshman in a college debut.
Yet the rest of the lineup hasn't produced much, and it's getting thinner due to injury concerns.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/8/mens-basketball-tar-heels-at-uncw.aspx

"You saw it right there, guys," Williams said. "We're not a very good basketball team if we've only got three guys that can make a shot." “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/8/mens-basketball-tar-heels-at-uncw.aspx

The Tar Heels lost freshman big man Armando Bacot in the first half and were reduced to a seven-man rotation. The others in that group — starters Christian Keeling and Leaky Black, and reserves Andrew Platek and Brandon Huffman — combined to make 8 of 23 shots (34.7 and scored 22 points.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/8/mens-basketball-tar-heels-at-uncw.aspx

That came after Brooks managed 10 points in the only other double-digit output amid Anthony's opening-night show. This time, Anthony made just 7 of 24 shots but had three assists and four 3-pointers for the Tar Heels (2-0).”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/8/mens-basketball-tar-heels-at-uncw.aspx

Shykeim Phillips and Jaylen Sims each scored 12 points for the Seahawks (1-1). They trailed 40-29 at halftime before UNC stretched the lead with a 10-0 burst. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/8/mens-basketball-tar-heels-at-uncw.aspx

"Obviously some guys can be disappointed in how they played because they didn't make some shots and maybe turned it over," UNC Wilmington coach C.B. McGrath said. "But their effort, they should all be proud of."“according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/8/mens-basketball-tar-heels-at-uncw.aspx

While North Carolina got another win against the University Of North Carolina @Wilmington UNC Wilmington meanwhile suffered another loss to North Carolina.

Three players posted double-doubles as No. 9 North Carolina powered past UNCW, 78-62, before a sellout crowd in the Tar Heels' first appearance at Trask Coliseum on Friday night. “according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2019/11/8/mens-basketball-tar-heels-break-away-from-seahawks.aspx

"I wasn't disappointed in our effort. We battled on the boards and kept competing," said UNCW Head Coach C.B. McGrath. "If we play this hard every night and compete like we did, we can win a ton of games."“according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2019/11/8/mens-basketball-tar-heels-break-away-from-seahawks.aspx

"The environment was awesome. Students lined up all day; the student section was full over an hour before we warmed up. I told our guys we needed to give them a good show. If they come every single game like that, it can be a great atmosphere all season long."“according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2019/11/8/mens-basketball-tar-heels-break-away-from-seahawks.aspx

Junior forward Garrison Brooks registered the first double-double of his career with 18 points and 12 rebounds to anchor the Tar Heels, who raised their record to 2-0 on the young season. Graduate transfer guard Justin Pierce added 18 points and 12 boards and freshman guard Cole Anthony finished with a game-high 20 points and 10 rebounds.”according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2019/11/8/mens-basketball-tar-heels-break-away-from-seahawks.aspx

Sophomore guard Jaylen Sims and freshman guard Shykeim Phillips paced UNCW with 12 points. Simms grabbed 10 rebounds for his first career double-double. Sophomore forward Marten Linssen scored 10 points as the Seahawks placed three in double digits.”according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2019/11/8/mens-basketball-tar-heels-break-away-from-seahawks.aspx

The Seahawks stayed close over the first 11 minutes before the Tar Heels caught up and used an 18-7 run over the final minutes to build a 40-29 cushion at the break. UNC pieced together a 12-2 spurt midway through the final period to pull away down the stretch. “according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2019/11/8/mens-basketball-tar-heels-break-away-from-seahawks.aspx

Junior forward Brandon Huffman gave the Tar Heels their largest lead of the game, 70-48 with 8:39 remaining.
“according to https://uncwsports.com/news/2019/11/8/mens-basketball-tar-heels-break-away-from-seahawks.aspx