UNC shoots poorly in rare home loss

uncbasketballclipartNorth Carolina shot worse than it has in several years in a rare non-conference loss at home as the Tar Heels fell to Iowa 60-55 Wednesday night.

The Tar Heels had lost just three home non-conference games during the Roy Williams era but shot a miserable 28 percent from the floor in the loss.

Late in the game, Iowa also got seven offensive rebounds on six trips down the floor. The Hawkeyes broke a 51-51 tie with five minutes to go on a 9-4 run to take the win.

“They had one offensive rebound in the first half and 16 in the second half,” UNC coach Roy Williams said. “They made plays.”

Iowa’s Mike Gesell, an AAU teammate of fellow Iowan Marcus Paige of UNC, broke a 55-all tie with 1:16 left as he drove the lane, scored and was given a foul on Tar Heel Isiah Hicks.

The three-point play was all the Hawkeyes needed as Paige committed a charge and then missed a long three with five seconds left.

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