National Basketball Association
North Carolina 74, Furman 61
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Where: Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Officials:
# Ron Groover, # Mark Schnur, # Bill Covington
Attendance:
21750
By Field Level Media
Dawson Garcia scored 20 points and North Carolina used a big second half to defeat visiting Furman 74-61 on Tuesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Armando Bacot's 14 points and 12 rebounds were also crucial as the Tar Heels (8-2) won their fifth game in a row. Brady Manek provided 13 points off the bench and Caleb Love had 10 points.
North Carolina began the second half on a 15-4 run, sparked by Bacot's eight points, to pull away from a 39-39 halftime tie. Furman never made much of a run after the burst from the Tar Heels.
Alex Hunter poured 17 of his 21 points in the first half for Furman (7-4), which stayed within range for stretches because of 3-point shooting. The Paladins made 10 shots from 3-point range compared to five for North Carolina.
Jalen Slawson supplied 12 points for Furman, but those were not enough to pull off a second victory against an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent after topping Louisville last month.
Garcia grabbed 10 rebounds as part of North Carolina's 44-25 advantage on the boards. Garcia and Bacot both shot 7-for-12 from the field as part of the team's 50-percent rate.
North Carolina hasn't allowed more than 63 points in any of its last five games after putting an emphasis on defense following losses on back-to-back days to nationally ranked Purdue and Tennessee.
At halftime, Hunter had 17 points and Garcia 16 in what was shaping up as a scoring duel between the two.
The Tar Heels improved to 24-2 against Furman, though the teams hadn't met in 35 years. The teams hadn't faced off in Chapel Hill since 1972, as the previous 14 games were played as neutral-site matchups in Charlotte.
North Carolina is 6-0 in home games, but its next game comes Saturday against No. 4 UCLA in Las Vegas.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Furman |
|
North Carolina |
|
Alex Hunter 21 |
Scoring |
Dawson Garcia 20 |
|
Jalen Slawson 7 |
Assists |
RJ Davis 7 |
|
Conley Garrison 6 |
Rebounds |
Armando Bacot 12 |
|
Mike Bothwell 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Dawson Garcia 5 |
|
Jalen Slawson 3 |
Steals |
Caleb Love 2 |
|
Conley Garrison 1 |
Blocks |
Armando Bacot 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Furman
|
61 |
40.0 |
10-33 |
3-3 |
18 |
23 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
| North Carolina
|
74 |
50.0 |
5-16 |
9-14 |
18 |
42 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
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