North Carolina opened its home basketball schedule with a 101-75 victory over Mississippi Valley State despite cold-shooting from outside and 33 points by MVSU’s Brent Arrington.
Luckily for the Tar Heels the rest of the Delta Devils team shot just 29 percent. The Heels had shooting woes of their own as they shot just slightly better than 50 percent from the free throw line (16 of 31) and slightly better than 25 percent (5 of 19) from the three-point line.
Eight Tar Heels played 14 or more minutes and six of them scored in double figures. For more on the game, please click here.