UNC Tar Heels Basketball Team Help Roy Tie Dean Smith at 879 Wins
by Derrick Clyburn
The Tar Heels basketball team is back home for the holiday break with a four-game home stretch. Yale was a tough scrappy team that had come off winning four true road games. Including a win at Clemson last week.
UNC is getting quality bench production. Tonight Justin Pierce came off the bench and had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Brandon Robinson had a career-high 20 points hitting five 3- pointers. Jeremiah Francis and Anthony Harris have brought new energy and toughness to the team. Francis ran the show at the point finishing with 10 points and 5 assists.
UNC Game Stats
1 2 T
North Carolina 32 38 70
Yale 28 39 67
North Carolina
Pts FG 3FG FT REB A TO Min
1 BLACK 5 2-9 1-3 0-0 9 1 0 29
4 ROBINSON 20 7-18 5-12 1-1 3 3 2 36
5 BACOT 2 0-5 0-0 2-2 6 0 0 17
13 FRANCIS 10 3-9 0-1 4-6 4 5 2 27
15 BROOKS 11 5-11 0-0 1-4 11 2 1 35
0 HARRIS 6 2-5 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 13
30 SMITH 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 6
32 PIERCE 14 6-11 0-2 2-2 7 1 0 28
55 KEELING 2 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 1 1 9
TOTALS 70 26-71 6-19 12-17 48 14 8 200
Yale
Pts FG 3FG FT REB A TO Min
0 GABBIDON 0 0-4 0-3 0-0 2 0 0 22
2 MONROE 8 3-4 1-2 1-1 3 4 3 29
5 SWAIN 21 5-16 4-10 7-7 3 2 1 37
20 ATKINSON 10 4-9 0-2 2-3 7 0 0 33
23 BRUNER 17 6-10 2-4 3-4 15 5 0 36
1 DIKE 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 2
3 MAHONEY 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 9
10 COTTON 7 2-6 1-5 2-3 2 1 2 21
14 ALAUSA 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2
22 WILLIAMS 4 0-1 0-0 4-4 1 0 1 7
33 YESS 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 67 20-54 8-27 19-22 34 12 10 200
UNC Bright Spots
Brandon Robinson had a career-high 20 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists.
Justin Pierce 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 1 assist.
Jeremiah Francis had 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Garrison Brooks had 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 2 assists.
Needs Work
The Tar Heels need to do a better job keeping the flow of offense going consistently. They have slow starts to the second half for many games. They must be more aggressive attacking the basket.
Final Observations
Congratulations to Coach Roy Williams for winning his 879th game. Roy has tied his mentor. What great run for a coach that doesn’t get half the credit of coaches with fewer accomplishments.
Saturday against Georgia Tech starts the ACC gauntlet. UNC must continue to build upon each win until they get Cole Anthony back. Our prayers are with Anthony Harris who left the game with a knee injury. Prayerfully, it is not serious. He has been playing solid basketball for the Tar Heels.