{"id":151,"date":"2010-08-13T13:51:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-13T20:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsports.us\/?p=151"},"modified":"2011-01-15T14:55:49","modified_gmt":"2011-01-15T19:55:49","slug":"uncs-mcdonald-lights-up-the-bahamas-with-25-points-we-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=151","title":{"rendered":"UNC’s McDonald lights up the Bahamas with 25 points (we think)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>UNC sophomore Leslie McDonald scored 25 points in only 17 minutes to help the Tar Heels to a 123-86 victory over the Bahamas All-Stars last night.<\/p>\n

The official stats in the Bahamas games are suspect however as some journalists on hand say McDonald scored 20 – still a good number for a guy who got the ninth most minutes on the team last year.<\/p>\n

Similarly, freshman Harrison Barnes was credited officially with 23 points but others on hand say he scored 28. Officially, Reggie Bullock added 17 points, Henson had 16 points and a team-high 15 rebounds, Tyler Zeller chipped in 14 points in only 15 minutes and Dexter Strickland scored 10.<\/p>\n

It’s a good thing the Tar Heels have a little depth as they fouled enough for the Bahamas to shoot 56 free throws.<\/p>\n

Carolina shot 55.6 percent (45-81) from the field, 50 percent (10-20) three pointers, and 69.7 percent (23-33) from the free throw line.<\/p>\n

While McDonald’s big scoring night is a bit of a surprise, it really shouldn’t be. McDonald did score only three points a game last year and shot only 31 percent from the floor but he was just a freshman and he did have a couple of big scoring games. He came to the Tar Heels as the all-time leading scorer in Memphis private school history and he won Player of the Year honors in Tennessee as a high school senior. The 6-foot-4 guard also was fourth team Parade All-American as a senior.<\/p>\n

Scoring shouldn’t be the problem it was last year with guys like McDonald having another year under their belts and freshmen sensations Barnes and Bullock in the fold.<\/p>\n

The Tar Heels returned to Chapel Hill today and won’t be seen in public as a team again until Late Night with Roy in October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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