National Basketball Association
North Carolina 81, Georgia Tech 49
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Where: McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
# Mike Eades, # Mike Roberts, # Lamar Simpson
Attendance:
6913
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No. 19 North Carolina 81, Georgia Tech 49: Freshman Joel Berry II scored 11 of his season-high 15 points in the first half as the visiting Tar Heels broke things open with an 18-4 first-half run.
Freshman Justin Jackson finished with 13 points for North Carolina (21-9, 11-6 ACC), which was not threatened after the opening minutes in building a 39-21 halftime advantage. Marcus Paige recorded a career-best six steals – five in the first half – and hit the 200th 3-pointer of his career as the Tar Heels shot 53.1 percent from the field and won back-to-back games for the first time since Jan. 24-26.
Charles Mitchell scored 16 points and Demarco Cox added 14 points to lead undermanned Georgia Tech (12-18, 3-15), which lost leading scorer Marcus Georges-Hunt to a right foot injury in the opening minutes. The Yellow Jackets committed 18 turnovers and shot 32.8 percent from the field in ending the regular season on a four-game losing streak.
The Yellow Jackets committed seven turnovers - including four on consecutive possessions - in the first seven minutes but were within 16-11 with just under 11 minutes remaining in the first half, but the Tar Heels pulled away with their decisive run. Berry hit back-to-back 3-pointers early in the burst, Nate Britt scored five points during the run and Jackson’s tip-in with just over five minutes left put North Carolina up 34-15.
Berry’s third 3-pointer of the half helped the Tar Heels carry an 18-point advantage into intermission. Georgia Tech missed five of its first six shots after halftime, and baskets by Paige and Jackson extended North Carolina’s lead to 43-21 with 17½ minutes to play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Yellow Jackets were without F Quinton Stephens (abdominal strain), G Josh Heath played sparingly due to illness and G Chris Bolden remains suspended for conduct detrimental to the team. … North Carolina's Kennedy Meeks and Brice Johnson shot a combined 4-of-15 from the field, but Johnson finished with nine rebounds and blocked four shots. … The Tar Heels end the regular season at home Saturday against No. 3 Duke.
Top Game Performances
| North Carolina |
|
Georgia Tech |
|
Joel Berry II 15 |
Scoring |
Charles Mitchell 16 |
|
Marcus Paige 4 |
Assists |
Travis Jorgenson 4 |
|
Brice Johnson 9 |
Rebounds |
Demarco Cox 8 |
|
Joel Berry II 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Charles Mitchell 4 |
|
Marcus Paige 6 |
Steals |
Travis Jorgenson 2 |
|
Brice Johnson 4 |
Blocks |
Ben Lammers 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| North Carolina
|
81 |
53.1 |
6-18 |
7-11 |
17 |
35 |
8 |
11 |
11 |
| Georgia Tech
|
49 |
32.8 |
1-16 |
10-19 |
8 |
35 |
2 |
6 |
18 |
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