{"id":6688,"date":"2014-02-15T17:19:25","date_gmt":"2014-02-15T22:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=6688"},"modified":"2014-02-15T17:21:25","modified_gmt":"2014-02-15T22:21:25","slug":"paige-outside-mcadoo-inside-carry-heels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=6688","title":{"rendered":"Paige outside, McAdoo inside carry Heels over Pitt"},"content":{"rendered":"

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James Michael McAdoo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>North Carolina worked up a 12-point lead via the outside shooting of Marcus Paige and inside play of James Michael McAdoo and held on for a 75-71 home win over Pittsburgh Saturday.<\/p>\n

“It’s a big win over a very good basketball team,” UNC coach Roy Williams said. “I’m glad I don’t have to go to Pittsburgh this year. They’re awfully good but we made some big plays.”<\/p>\n

McAdoo finished with a game-high 24 points and 12 rebounds while Paige scored 18 with all five of his field goals coming beyond the arc.<\/p>\n

The Tar Heels’ sixth straight victory (17-7 overall) didn’t come easy against the physical Panthers, who held a seven-point lead midway through the first half and cut a 12-point deficit to two in the second half.<\/p>\n

Carolina, who fell behind 20-13, rallied and tied it at 27 on a McAdoo steal and dunk with 5:40 left in the half. Isiah Hicks dunked over a defender on a fastbreak to give the Heels their first lead since it was 9-8.<\/p>\n

A Paige four-point play – he was fouled on a three-point shot – helped the Heels to a 35-31 halftime lead.<\/p>\n

Three more three pointers by Paige over a six-minute period in the second half helped the Heels up the lead to double figures at 56-46. <\/p>\n

An old-fashioned three-point play by Brice Johnson on a feed by Hicks gave the Heels their largest lead of the game at 61-49 with 8:50 to play in the game.<\/p>\n

A 12-2 Pitt run cut it to 63-61 with less than five minutes to play. Click here<\/b><\/a> to read more about the wild finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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