Six Tar Heels – Leslie McDonald, Kennedy Meeks, Brice Johnson, Marcus Paige, JP Tokoto and James Michael McAdoo – scored in double figures for the first time this season as the home team extended a 19-point halftime lead to its largest margin of 33 points by game’s end.
UNC trailed 6-4 early but after a McDonald three put the Heels up for the first time at 9-6, the Tar Heels never looked back.
“In the first half early, I didn’t think we were really into it,” UNC coach Roy Williams said. “Then we played better defense and we just shot the ball really well.”
Hot shooting – including from beyond the arc and from the free throw line – quickly put Carolina in control.