National Basketball Association
North Carolina 92, Fairfield 65
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 15, 2015
Where: Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Officials:
# Dwayne Gladden, # Matt Porter, # Raymond Styons
Attendance:
13178
By The Sports Xchange
Nate Britt scored 11 of his 17 points in the second half as top-ranked North Carolina pulled away to drub Fairfield 92-65 its home opener Sunday at the Smith Center.
Forward Brice Johnson added 16 points and guard Joel Berry had 15 points as the Tar Heels (2-0) shot 54.8 percent from the field in the second half. Guard Theo Pinson and forward Justin Jackson each tallied 11 points.
Britt, a junior guard, matched a career-high point total, aided by four 3-point baskets.
Forward Marcus Gilbert had 16 of his 25 points in the first half for Fairfield (0-2), though he fouled out at the 3:12 mark. Forward Jonathan Kasibabu fouled out with 6:02 remaining after collecting 10 rebounds without scoring.
The Stags were within 28-27 with less than six minutes to play in the first half , but North Carolina held a 40-32 edge at the break.
The Tar Heels made only 2 of 13 shots from 3-point range in the first half and finished 8 of 23 for the game.
The Stags committed 19 turnovers.
North Carolina won the only previous meeting between the teams in a first-round game of the 1997 NCAA Tournament. At the time, that victory allowed legendary coach Dean Smith to tie Adolph Rupp for the most coaching wins in NCAA Division I men's history with 876.
Top Game Performances
| Fairfield |
|
North Carolina |
|
Marcus Gilbert 25 |
Scoring |
Nate Britt 17 |
|
Jerome Segura 8 |
Assists |
Theo Pinson 8 |
|
Jonathan Kasibabu 10 |
Rebounds |
Kennedy Meeks 12 |
|
Marcus Gilbert 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Brice Johnson 8 |
|
Coleman Johnson 2 |
Steals |
Kennedy Meeks 4 |
|
Marcus Gilbert 1 |
Blocks |
Kennedy Meeks 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Fairfield
|
65 |
35.4 |
10-35 |
9-15 |
14 |
33 |
2 |
7 |
19 |
| North Carolina
|
92 |
50.0 |
8-23 |
18-32 |
22 |
42 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
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