North Carolina's Losing Streak Extended To Four While Wake Forest Snaps Their Two Game Losing Streak In Winston Salem
North Carolina’s losing streak was extended in Winston Salem.
What was it extended to? Four games!
North Carolina (10-14, 3-10) continued its season-long run of offensive troubles in a shaky performance, which at one point had coach Roy Williams angrily slamming a clipboard to the court during a timeout. But the Tar Heels shot just 33% and made 1 of 16 3-pointers, hindering comeback efforts even after Wake Forest cooled in the second half.” According to an article written by Aaron Beard of the Associated Press
The Tar Heels got within 66-57 on Cole Anthony's free throws with 2:37 left and had a chance to draw closer, but Christian Keeling hit the front iron on a 3-point attempt near the 2-minute mark in what turned out to be their last best chance.”“According to an article by Aaron Beard Of The Associated Press
Anthony had 15 points on 5-for-19 shooting for the Tar Heels. Junior forward Garrison Brooks, the team's No. 2 scorer, managed just seven points while missing all five of his shots and never looked comfortable while wearing protective goggles after being poked in the eye during the Duke loss. According to an article written by Aaron Beard Of The Associated Press
Brooks also left briefly after taking an inadvertent blow to the face from Ody Oguama on a shot follow through with 3:02 left before halftime, returning for the second half after receiving a pair of stitches to his upper lip.”according to an article written by Aaron Beard Of The Associated Press
Keeling, a graduate transfer from Charleston Southern, had a season-high 15 points for the Tar Heels.”according to an article written by Aaron Beard Of The Associated Press
While North Carolina’s losing streak was extended to four games Wake Forest meanwhile snapped their two game losing streak.
Wake Forest men's basketball defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels 74-57 for the first time since the 2013-14 season on Tuesday night at the LJVM Coliseum. It was the Deacs' largest margin of victory over North Carolina since 2002.”according to https://godeacs.com/news/2020/2/11/mens-basketball-deacs-down-carolina-74-57.aspx
Andrien White led the Deacs with 15 points behind four three-pointers. Brandon Childress recorded a double-double with 14 points and a career-high 10 assists. Freshman Ody Oguama grabbed a team-best eight boards to go along with eight points. “according to https://godeacs.com/news/2020/2/11/mens-basketball-deacs-down-carolina-74-57.aspx
HOW IT HAPPENED
The game opened with both teams starting slow offensively, with the Deacs leading 12-10 before going on a 7-0 run to take a nine-point lead with 8:30 to play. An 8-0 Wake Forest run, sparked by a 4-point play from White, pushed the lead to 29-15 with 5:15 to go in the half. Another 8-0 run gave the Deacs a 39-19 lead with 2:15 in the half before Wake took a 44-26 lead into the break, its largest halftime lead of the season. White had 12 points and Childress had seven assists in the first half to lead the Deacs.”according to https://godeacs.com/news/2020/2/11/mens-basketball-deacs-down-carolina-74-57.aspx
Wake Forest (11-13, 4-10 ACC) opened the second half on a 10-2 run to push the lead to 26, its largest of the season, at 54-28 over the 3:30 of the half. The Tar Heels (10-14, 3-10 ACC) cut the lead to 18 at the midway point of the half and used a 9-0 run to close within 10 points, 64-54, with 3:15 to play but the Deacs pushed the final margin to 17 at 74-57. “according to https://godeacs.com/news/2020/2/11/mens-basketball-deacs-down-carolina-74-57.aspx
North Carolina will return to Chapel Hill to host the defending national champions in Virginia on Saturday night.