North Carolina Continues Their Road Trip As They Visit Elon
After winning their season opener on the road at Wofford on Tuesday North Carolina who is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference will continue their road trip as they visit Elon who is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association on Friday.
North Carolina who is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference comes into their game against Elon with a record of 1-0 while Elon meanwhile like North Carolina comes into the game with a record of 1-0.
As for North Carolina’s season opener they beat Wofford.
Luke Maye had 24 points, Cameron Johnson provided a huge spark in the second half and No. 8 North Carolina avenged an upset loss to Wofford last year with a 78-67 victory on Tuesday night to tip off the regular season. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/11/6/mens-basketball-tar-heels-open-season-at-wofford.aspx
Johnson made five 3-pointers and had 17 points along with eight rebounds. Garrison Brooks added 20 as the Tar Heels improved to 15-1 in season openers under coach Roy Williams. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/11/6/mens-basketball-tar-heels-open-season-at-wofford.aspx
Maye, the ACC preseason player of the year, finished 7 of 13 from the field and 8 of 9 from the foul line. But it was Johnson who provided the big boost for the Tar Heels, knocking down three 3-pointers in a span of three minutes after Wofford had tied the game with 10:32 remaining. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/11/6/mens-basketball-tar-heels-open-season-at-wofford.aspx
Fletcher McGee finished with 21 points for Wofford after a slow start. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/11/6/mens-basketball-tar-heels-open-season-at-wofford.aspx
Wofford visited Chapel Hill, North Carolina, last December and stunned then-No. 6 UNC 79-75 behind 27 points from McGee. This time the Tar Heels invaded the 3,400-seat Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium, which opened in 2017, and pulled away late in the second half. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/11/6/mens-basketball-tar-heels-open-season-at-wofford.aspx
Wofford battled back to tie the game at 46 with 10:33 left after McGee made a pair of 3-pointers from the top of the key, including one where he turned his body 90 degrees while falling away. But the Tar Heels regained control as Johnson buried a 3-point from the right corner and Seventh Woods scored on a driving layup. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/11/6/mens-basketball-tar-heels-open-season-at-wofford.aspx
BIG PICTURE
Wofford: The Terriers proved (again) they can play with the nation's best. They didn't shoot well, making just 9 of 35 shots from 3-point range. But the future is bright for a team that returns most of its players from last season. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/11/6/mens-basketball-tar-heels-open-season-at-wofford.aspx
North Carolina: One of the biggest questions for the Tar Heels is who will replace Joel Berry at point guard. Freshman Coby White got the start at point guard and struggled with some early turnovers, but turned it on down the stretch making a key 3-pointer from the corner. He finished with eight points and three assists. Woods backed up White and had two points and three assists. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2018/11/6/mens-basketball-tar-heels-open-season-at-wofford.aspx
Like North Carolina, Elon won their season opener as they topped Manhattan.
Tyler Seibring posted game-highs of 17 points and eight rebounds, and Elon University men's basketball opened its 2018-19 campaign on Tuesday, Nov. 6, with a 62-56 victory over Manhattan College inside of Draddy Gymnasium. “according to https://elonphoenix.com/news/2018/11/7/mens-basketball-elon-edges-manhattan-62-56-in-its-season-opener.aspx?path=mbball
Elon (1-0) had three players finish in double figures against the Jaspers. In addition to Seibring's 17 points, Dainan Swoope added 14 points and Steven Santa Ana chipped in 12 for the Phoenix. Seibring grabbed a game-high tying eight rebounds and Sheldon Eberhardt led the team with five assists. “according to https://elonphoenix.com/news/2018/11/7/mens-basketball-elon-edges-manhattan-62-56-in-its-season-opener.aspx?path=mbball
"We are thrilled to get the win," said head coach Matt Matheny "I felt like the toughness shown from our guys on both ends of the court tonight helped us pull it out. We knew it would be a chaotic game against Manhattan who likes to play a chaotic style, and I thought our guys were aggressive offensively for 40 minutes. As a result, we turned the ball over a lot, but I thought most of our turnovers were mistakes of aggression and I think we got just enough stops to pull out the victory." “according to https://elonphoenix.com/news/2018/11/7/mens-basketball-elon-edges-manhattan-62-56-in-its-season-opener.aspx?path=mbball
The Jaspers (0-1) were led on the scoring end by Nehemiah Mack and Thomas Capuano, who each scored 10 points. Capuano tied Seibring with a game-high eight rebounds and led Manhattan with a team-best four assists. “according to https://elonphoenix.com/news/2018/11/7/mens-basketball-elon-edges-manhattan-62-56-in-its-season-opener.aspx?path=mbball
HIGHLIGHTS
Elon got off to a hot start as Seibring scored seven unanswered points to open the contest. The Phoenix then extended the run to 11-3 as it ended with a double-clutch layup by Kris Wooten at the 13:34 mark. “according to https://elonphoenix.com/news/2018/11/7/mens-basketball-elon-edges-manhattan-62-56-in-its-season-opener.aspx?path=mbball
Although Manhattan cut into the lead with a 5-0 run, Elon responded with a 15-3 burst and the Phoenix took a 26-11 lead after Swoope's three with 3:09 left in the half. The Jaspers then sliced Elon's advantage to 32-21 at the half outscoring the Phoenix 10-6 in the final three minutes. “according to https://elonphoenix.com/news/2018/11/7/mens-basketball-elon-edges-manhattan-62-56-in-its-season-opener.aspx?path=mbball
Seibring hit a three-pointer at the 17:41 mark in the second half to put Elon ahead 37-23, but Manhattan responded and cut the Phoenix's lead to seven points 41-34 with 12:16 on the clock.”according to https://elonphoenix.com/news/2018/11/7/mens-basketball-elon-edges-manhattan-62-56-in-its-season-opener.aspx?path=mbball
After a Swoope triple helped Elon regain an 11-point lead at 47-36, the Jaspers kept fighting with a 6-0 run and sliced Elon's lead to 47-42 with six minutes to go. Seibring made another important basket down the stretch hitting a three on the next scoring play to extend the maroon and gold's lead to 50-42. “according to https://elonphoenix.com/news/2018/11/7/mens-basketball-elon-edges-manhattan-62-56-in-its-season-opener.aspx?path=mbball
However, Manhattan cut Elon's lead to just three points three times over a two-minute span, with the latest coming at 54-51 with 1:50 on the clock following Warren Williams' layup.
Seibring came through again with a fadeaway jumper with 58 seconds remaining and Eberhardt came up with a big steal and fast break finish to put the Phoenix at a 58-51 advantage. The Jaspers only got within four points of Elon over the final seconds and the Phoenix held on for the victory. “according to https://elonphoenix.com/news/2018/11/7/mens-basketball-elon-edges-manhattan-62-56-in-its-season-opener.aspx?path=mbball
NOTES
- Elon improves to 6-1 overall in its last seven season openers with the win over Manhattan. The Phoenix improves to 8-2 in season openers under head coach Matt Matheny
- The Phoenix improves to 5-5 all-time against members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) with the win.
- The contest was the first meeting between the two schools with Elon getting its first win over Manhattan.
Tyler Seibringscored in double figures for the 69th time in his career. Dainan Swoope did so for the 58th time and Steven Santa Ana achieved the mark for the 48th time.
- Santa Ana scored 12 points against the Jaspers and has now scored 925 points for his career. He is just 75 away from reaching the 1,000-point mark. “according to https://elonphoenix.com/news/2018/11/7/mens-basketball-elon-edges-manhattan-62-56-in-its-season-opener.aspx?path=mbball
Tip-off is set for 7:00pm from Alumni Gym. The game will be televised on ESPNU. “according to https://elonphoenix.com/news/2018/11/7/mens-basketball-elon-edges-manhattan-62-56-in-its-season-opener.aspx?path=mbball