{"id":6334,"date":"2013-11-17T19:31:02","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T00:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=6334"},"modified":"2013-11-17T20:56:44","modified_gmt":"2013-11-18T01:56:44","slug":"heels-cant-overcome-3s-missed-fts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=6334","title":{"rendered":"Heels can’t overcome 3s, missed FTs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brice Johnson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>For a while it looked as if North Carolina would escape a three-point barrage and poor free throw shooting but Belmont’s J.J. Mann drilled three triples in the last minute as the Heels went down 83-80 at home.<\/p>\n

Belmont extended a 41-34 halftime lead to 11 at 55-44 five minutes into the second half. But over the next eight minutes the Tar Heels seemed to right the ship with a 21-5 run to take a 65-60 lead with 6:54 left.<\/p>\n

The Heels still led by eight at 78-70 with two and a half minutes left.<\/p>\n

That’s when Mann took over. First he hit two free throws in a one-and-one situation and then, following a Tar Heels turnover after burning clock, Mann took advantage of a screen to drain a three with 1:01 to go to make it 78-75.<\/p>\n

Marcus Paige hit a couple of free throws for Carolina but Mann came right back with a three from the right side with 53 seconds left to pull Belmont to 80-78.<\/p>\n

UNC burned clock again but then Paige lost the ball drive to the hoop at the end of the shot clock with 20 seconds to go.<\/p>\n

Just seven seconds later, Mann popped in the go ahead basket with 13 seconds left.<\/p>\n

While Mann scored a career-high 28 points, the team as a whole scored 15 threes and 20 of 22 free throws. UNC on the other hand hit just 22 of 48 free throws and a mere two of seven three pointers.<\/p>\n

Brice Johnson, who scored 14 off the bench for the Heels, summed it up this way, “When you miss 26 free throws, that’s the ball game right there.”<\/p>\n

It was the first non-conference loss for the Heels at home since 2005.<\/p>\n

For more, please click here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Boxscore<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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