National Basketball Association
North Carolina 107, Hofstra 63
When: 5:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 18, 2010
Where: Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Officials:
# Anthony Jordan, # Kevin Mathis, # Kelly Self
Attendance:
N/A
By SportsDirect Inc.
Teams that didn't get North Carolina while it was down last season might regret it this year. The eighth-ranked Tar Heels showed off their entire arsenal in a 107-63 rout of Hofstra Thursday in the first round of the Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off in San Juan.
North Carolina went 20-17, 5-11 in the ACC, last season and missed the NCAA tournament. The Tar Heels didn't have Harrison Barnes or a mature John Henson last year, though. They do now and have the look of a team that will be returning to the field of 65.
Barnes, who some project as the No. 1 pick in next year's NBA Draft, led the Tar Heels with 19 points. He scored on the inside and stepped out to hit 4 of his 5 3-point attempts. Henson, who didn't have the kind of impact that was expected last season as a freshman, appears to have improved over the offseason. The sophomore had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Leslie McDonald came off the bench to hit four 3-pointers and finish with 16 points.
The Tar Heels (2-0) advance to the second round and will face the winner of Thursday's nightcap between Western Kentucky and Minnesota on Friday night.
Hofstra was over-matched from the opening tip and trailed by 25 at halftime. The Pride (1-1) fall into the losers bracket, where they'll play the loser of the Western Kentucky-Minnesota game. Charles Jenkins led Hofstra with a game-high 24, but only one other player finished in double figures for the Pride.
Top Game Performances
| Hofstra |
|
North Carolina |
|
Charles Jenkins 24 |
Scoring |
Harrison Barnes 19 |
|
Charles Jenkins 4 |
Assists |
Kendall Marshall 9 |
|
David Imes 7 |
Rebounds |
John Henson 11 |
|
Mike Moore 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Kendall Marshall 3 |
|
Charles Jenkins 3 |
Steals |
Dexter Strickland 3 |
|
Greg Washington 2 |
Blocks |
John Henson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Hofstra
|
63 |
41.3 |
5-13 |
6-14 |
11 |
27 |
4 |
6 |
|
| North Carolina
|
107 |
56.3 |
12-17 |
15-26 |
29 |
49 |
5 |
8 |
|
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