UNC Tar Heels Basketball: Berry Returns, Johnson Out 4-6 Weeks

by Derrick Clyburn

The Tar Heels basketball team had to fight their way to a 93-81 win against a scrappy Bucknell team. Bucknell hit 11 3 pointers to keep them in range for most of the game. Joel Berry debuted tonight and struggled offensively. He was 1-11 from the field and finished with 8 points. Luke Maye led UNC again with 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists. Sterling Manley came off the bench and had 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 2 blocks.

UNC Game Stats

 

North Carolina

FG      3PT     FT     REB  AST  STL   BLK TO   PF  PTS

  1. Maye            6-12    3-4     5-8      9       4         1        2        1       4       20
  2. Pinson         5-12    0-3     9-10    5       6        1        0        2       3       19
  3. Brooks        4-6      0-0     2-2      3       0        0        1        2       4       10
  4. Williams     4-7      2-4     0-0      1       2         2        1        3       4       10
  5. Berry II        1-11     1-5     5-6      4       6         2        0       1       2       8
  6. Huffman    2-2      0-0     0-0     2       0         0        1       0       1       4
  7. Manley       6-10   0-0     4-5     13      0        0        2       2       0       16
  8. Woods        1-2      0-0     0-0     2       1         0        0        1       1       2
  9. Platek         0-1      0-0     0-2     3       1         0        0       0       0       0
  10. Felton         2-3      0-1     0-0      1       2         0        0       1       0       4

 

TEAM           31-66   6-17    25-33   47      22      6       7       13      19      93

47.0%   35.3%   75.8%

Bucknell

FG      3PT     FT   REB  AST  STL  BLK   TO    PF   PTS

  1. Thomas       6-15   4-9     5-8     4        3       1         1        3       3        21
  2. Foulland      9-15   0-1     3-3      5        1       0        3        4       4        21
  3. Mackenzie 3-5     2-3     0-0     0        1       1         0        1       4         8
  4. Toomer       2-5      2-4     0-2     3        1       0         1        1       5         6
  5. Brown         5-16    1-7     0-1      2        8       1         0        1       4        11
  6. Moore         1-1       0-0     0-0    2        0       0         1        0       3        2
  7. Sestina      2-3      1-1       2-2     6         1       1         0        2       1         7
  8. Jones         0-0     0-0      0-0     1        0       0        0        0       0       0
  9. Sotos         1-3      1-3       2-2     3        0       0        0        1       2        5

 

TEAM           29-63   11-28   12-18   28      15      4       6       13      26      81

46.0%   39.3%   66.7%

UNC Bright Spots

Luke Maye has been consistent in the first two games scoring 20 points and adding 9 rebounds.

Sterling Manley as a reserve big had 16 points,  13 rebounds, and 2 blocks.

Theo Pinson had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.

Needs Work

The freshmen bigs need to learn how to front the post better on defense to keep the opponent from getting easy buckets.

Final Observations

It was the first game back for Joel Berry. He was a little rusty. Luke Maye has been a very nice surprise on offense. He showed off his whole repertoire again. Cam Johnson will be out 4-6 weeks recovering from knee surgery. This will set the flow and rotation back that Roy wants til around January. Bucknell was a good early test for the Tar Heels. They had to work hard to the final minutes. Bucknell is projected to win their conference and be selected to the Big Dance.

1 thought on “UNC Basketball Moments After – UNC vs. Bucknell 93-81 Win”

  1. troy rivens

    Very surprised at how Manley looked last night. He played against some decent upperclassmen bigs, and more than held his own in points, as well as on the glass with the offensive boards.

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