North Carolina, NC State Were On Opposite Ends Of The Spectrum In Their First Match Up Of The Regular Season On Saturday In Chapel Hill
North Carolina, NC State were on opposite ends of the spectrum in their first match up of the regular season on Saturday in Chapel Hill.
Why?
Because North Carolina won 100-80!
In North Carolina’s 100-80 win over NC State Armando Bacot recorded his 16th double-double of the season, scoring 18 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.
Armando Bacot recorded his 16th double-double of the season, scoring 18 points and grabbing 13 rebounds, and North Carolina beat North Carolina State 100-80 on Saturday.
It was the fourth game in eight days for the Tar Heels (15-6, 7-3 ACC) who have won three straight. The Tar Heels never trailed in a contest in which the members of the 1981-82 national championship team were honored.
North Carolina put up a season-high 56 points before halftime on the strength of 10-for-15 shooting from 3-point range and finished 15 for 27 from behind the arc.
Brady Manek led the first-half blitz with four 3s and seven Tar Heels recorded a 3. The 56-first half points were just two shy of what North Carolina tallied in a 58-47 win over Boston College on Wednesday night.
In addition to Bacot's double-double, he recorded six blocked shots. Caleb Love scored 21 points and R.J. Davis and Manek scored 17 apiece.
North Carolina led 56-31 at halftime and pushed the margin to 73-38 on RJ Davis' 3 with 14:53 remaining.
“according to an article by the Associated Press”
Meanwhile, NC State lost 80-100 in the first match up of the regular season!
Why?
North Carolina hit 10 three-pointers in the opening half and NC State could never recover.
North Carolina shot 10-15 from three point range in the opening 20 minutes and 20-of-32 overall to open a 56-31 advantage over NC State at the break.
North Carolina would extend its lead to 35 points in the opening five minutes of the second half.
North Carolina finished with 15 three-pointers and shot 55.6 percent from three-point range.
North Carolina had four players score in double figures, led by Caleb Love with 21 points. Armando Bacot added a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
“according to an article on gopack.com”
North Carolina, NC State are going to match up again on February 26, 2022 this time, in North Carolina’s capital.
For now though though North Carolina is now going to prepare for their inaugural match up of the regular season with Louisville in Louisville Kentucky Tuesday while NC State is going to prepare to host Syracuse for their only match up of the regular season on Wednesday.
Tip off for North Carolina’s game on Tuesday is set for 8:00pm from the KFC Yum Center!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!
Tip off for NC State’s game on Wednesday is set for 9:00pm from PNC Arena!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN2!