Wofford Knocks Off #5 North Carolina As They Win In Chapel Hill
North Carolina may have been able to escape Knoxville with a win Sunday against Tennessee but that wasn't the case when they returned to Chapel Hill to host Wofford on Wednesday who is a member of the Southern Conference.
Fletcher Magee scored 27 points to help Wofford stun No. 5 North Carolina 79-75 on Wednesday night, snapping the reigning national champion's 23-game home winning streak. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/12/20/mens-basketball-wofford-drops-tar-heels.aspx
The Terriers (8-4) led the entire second half and by as many as 14 points before holding off UNC's late-game run for a huge road win and their first win over a ranked team in 23 games. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/12/20/mens-basketball-wofford-drops-tar-heels.aspx
The Tar Heels (10-2) got within a point twice and missed four 3-pointers for the tie in the final 6 minutes. But they never could overtake the Terriers, who played confidently and kept counter-punching every time UNC made a run. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/12/20/mens-basketball-wofford-drops-tar-heels.aspx
The Terriers closed it out with four straight free throws in the final 15.2 seconds to seal it, then mobbed each other at midcourt as the horn sounded and the Tar Heels headed to the locker room. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/12/20/mens-basketball-wofford-drops-tar-heels.aspx
Joel Berry II scored 23 points to lead UNC, which suffered its first loss to an unranked team while ranked in the top five since falling to Boston College in January 2009. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/12/20/mens-basketball-wofford-drops-tar-heels.aspx
BIG PICTURE
Wofford: The Terriers were picked to finish sixth in the Southern Conference. But Magee and the Terriers closed the first half on an 8-0 run to take a 34-33 lead, then made 10 of 15 shots out of the break to steal momentum and put UNC in catch-up mode. More importantly, they never folded even as the Tar Heels kept inching closer and closer. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/12/20/mens-basketball-wofford-drops-tar-heels.aspx
UNC: This wasn't the way the Tar Heels wanted to follow a tough weekend road win at No. 21 Tennessee. They were often sloppy with the ball, spent much of the game missing shots and struggling to get consistent defensive stops. Luke Maye struggled offensively (17 points on 4-for-16 shooting) and UNC finished the game shooting just 36 percent. "according to http://www.goheels.com/news/2017/12/20/mens-basketball-wofford-drops-tar-heels.aspx
North Carolina will now hit the road as they go to New Orleans Louisiana where they will face Ohio State Saturday who is a member of the Big Ten Conference "according to http://www.bigten.org/
Tip-off is set for 1:30pm. The game will be televised on CBS. "according to http://www.goheels.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball