With members of the Miami Heat in attendance, the Miami Hurricanes looked like an NBA team high flyin’ over the Tar Heels, knocking in three pointers and smiling all the way to an 87-61 victory.
The Hurricanes, who got off to a quick 13-2 lead, banged in 15 three pointers including hitting nine of 10 at one point in the game including five straight to put the game out of reach.
With six minutes left in the first half the Tar Heels had clawed back to within seven at 22-15. But Miami went on a 17-8 run, during which time the Heat, er, Hurricanes hit five straight threes to make it 39-23.
Down 44-27 after a Kenny Kadji three at the half, it only got worse for the Tar Heels. The largest deficit of the game came with just over a minute to play when Miami went up 85-57 following a Durand Scott three.
“They were hitting on a lot of cylinders,” UNC coach Roy Williams said. “We didn’t have any answers.”
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