UNC’s RJ Davis scored a career high 30 points as the Tar Heels rebounded from a loss the day before by beating No. 20 Arkansas in the consolation game of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas. (11\/24)<\/p>\n
Carolina, which led by 12 in the first half, lost the lead and trailed at the half 38-35. “We needed to respond after what happened yesterday and after losing the lead in the first half,” UNC coach Hubert Davis said. <\/p>\n
The Tar Heels, who fell in overtime to Villanova on Thursday, responded by outscoring the Razorbacks 52-34 in the second half.<\/p>\n
There were four lead changes and three ties in the first six minutes of the second half before Davis changed the tone of the game with an off-balanced driving layup while being fouled. After the free throw, the Heels led 51-48. <\/p>\n
The Heels never trailed again as the Davis three-point play started a 17-4 run that put them in control at 65-52 midway through the second half. <\/p>\n
Arkansas pulled to within six with seven minutes to play but Harrison Ingram hit a turnaround jumper in the lane and Davis followed with a baseline jumper that fouled out Razorback big man Makhi Mitchell.<\/p>\n
The lead got as high as 15 at 85-60 on a three pointer by UNC’s Paxson Woycik with 1:22 to play. <\/p>\n
The Tar Heels were in control early too but couldn’t sustain it. Carolina took advantage of six early Razorback turnovers to get out to a 12-point advantage. Arkansas’ Tremon Mark, who led all scorers with a career-high 34, got hot hitting eight straight shots to not only get the Razorbacks back in the game but in the lead.<\/p>\n
Carolina was playing without starter Cormac Ryan, who twisted his ankle late in the Villanova game. In his place Seth Trimble responded with a career-high 12 points, which included two big threes from the right corner.<\/p>\n
The only other Tar Heel in double figures was Ingram, who scored 13, hauled in 10 rebounds and dished out six assists. <\/p>\n
The Tar Heels, now 5-1, return home to play seventh-ranked Tennessee on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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