National Basketball Association
North Carolina 96, Long Beach St. 91
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 11, 2010
Where: Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Officials:
# Tim Kelly, # Tim Nestor, #0 Sean Corbin
Attendance:
16571
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Freshmen Harrison Barnes scored 19 points and Leslie McDonald added 17 to lead North Carolina over Long Beach State 96-91 in a non-conference game at the Dean Smith Center Saturday.
McDonald came off the bench to hit five 3-pointers all in the first half as the Tar Heels (7-3) won their third straight game.
T.J. Robinson led all scorers for Long Beach State with 31 points. Casper Ware finished with 22 for the Niners, who fell to 5-6.
North Carolina went on an 18-4 run late in the first half to take control of the contest.
The 49ers led 25-23 following a 3-pointer by Tristan Wilson, but Kendall Marshall tied the game at 25 on the Tar Heels’ next possession and McDonald followed with a 3-pointer to put North Carolina ahead to stay.
North Carolina led 48-34 at the half and built the advantage to as much as 17 in the opening minutes of the second half before Long Beach State made a long run and cut the deficit to two on two separate instances in the second half.
Leading 79-76 with 5:38 to play, North Carolina scored the next eight points to finally put the game away.
After losing two straight, the Tar Heels have won three in a row, including a victory over No. 11 Kentucky, its lone victory over a ranked team this season.
Top Game Performances
| Long Beach St. |
|
North Carolina |
|
TJ Robinson 31 |
Scoring |
Harrison Barnes 19 |
|
Casper Ware 10 |
Assists |
Larry Drew II 8 |
|
TJ Robinson 7 |
Rebounds |
Harrison Barnes 10 |
|
Casper Ware 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Dexter Strickland 5 |
|
Greg Plater 2 |
Steals |
Harrison Barnes 1 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Long Beach St.
|
91 |
50.7 |
10-31 |
7-13 |
21 |
33 |
0 |
5 |
|
| North Carolina
|
96 |
56.2 |
11-23 |
13-22 |
22 |
34 |
0 |
6 |
|
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