National Basketball Association
Purdue 93, North Carolina 84
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 20, 2021
Where: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
Officials:
# D.J. Carstensen, # Keith Kimble, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance:
9176
By Field Level Media
Sasha Stefanovic's 23 points and Jaden Ivey's 22 carried No. 6 Purdue past No. 18 North Carolina 93-84 Saturday in a game with some rapid scoring spurts for both teams in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament in Uncasville, Conn.
Trevion Williams shot 8-for-10 from the field and had 20 points off the bench for Purdue (4-0).
The Boilermakers will meet No. 5 Villanova in Sunday's title game, followed by North Carolina against No. 17 Tennessee in the consolation game. Villanova topped Tennessee 71-53 in Saturday's first game.
North Carolina (3-1) received 26 points from Dawson Garcia, but the outcome resulted in the first loss for first-year coach Hubert Davis.
RJ Davis and Caleb Love both scored 18 points for the Tar Heels, who made 12 shots from 3-point range.
North Carolina took its first lead at 65-64 with less than 10 minutes to play on Garcia's 3-pointer. Purdue then responded with a 10-0 run, and the Tar Heels followed with the next seven points.
It was the Boilermakers' turn again with the next seven points for an 81-72 edge with less than five minutes to play.
North Carolina's Armando Bacot sat out almost 10 straight second-half minutes after picking up his fourth foul. He finished with two points.
Purdue shot 50 percent from the field in the first half and led 41-35 at the break. The Boilermakers held a couple of eight-point leads in the opening half.
Stefanovic drilled four 3-point shots in the first half and also had four assists.
Garcia shot 7-for-7 for 15 first-half points and began the second half by making a 3.
But the Tar Heels, who were charged with 11 turnovers in the first half, didn't attempt a free throw before halftime.
Purdue was 2-for-4 on first-half foul shots. In the first nine minutes of the second half, North Carolina was 7-for-7 on foul shots.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Purdue |
|
North Carolina |
|
Sasha Stefanovic 23 |
Scoring |
Dawson Garcia 26 |
|
Sasha Stefanovic 8 |
Assists |
RJ Davis 4 |
|
Jaden Ivey 10 |
Rebounds |
Dawson Garcia 8 |
|
Jaden Ivey 4 |
Free Throws Made |
RJ Davis 4 |
|
Eric Hunter Jr. 2 |
Steals |
Dawson Garcia 1 |
|
Caleb Furst 2 |
Blocks |
Dawson Garcia 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Purdue
|
93 |
55.7 |
10-23 |
15-22 |
21 |
28 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
| North Carolina
|
84 |
44.9 |
12-29 |
10-12 |
13 |
32 |
5 |
3 |
14 |
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