University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Win First Exhibition, 100-66
September 3, 2005 | Men's Basketball
Sept. 3, 2005
Nassau, The Bahamas -- The University of North Carolina men's basketball team won its exhibition game on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Real Deal Shockers of the Bahamian Basketball League, 100-66, at the Sir Kendal Issac Gym.
Junior guard Wes Miller led the Tar Heels in the unofficial statistics with 21 points, connecting on 6 of 16 field goals including 5 of 12 three-pointers. Classmate Reyshawn Terry added 20 points, many of which came on dunks, eight rebounds and five steals. Freshman Tyler Hansbrough finished with 16 points on 6 of 11 shooting, nine rebounds, three blocked shots and three steals.
Quentin Thomas also reached double-figures in scoring with 10 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and four steals. The Tar Heels committed 38 turnovers as a team and forced 31 in 40 minutes of action, but Thomas committed just two of the team's 38 miscues.
Other scoring totals for the Tar Heels included eight points from senior David Noel, seven from freshman Bobby Frasor, six from senior Byron Sanders and freshman Mike Copeland and three from senior Damion Grant.
Carolina's starting lineup included Miller and Thomas at guard, Sanders at center and Terry and Noel at forward. The Tar Heels never trailed in the game, jumping out to a 20-9 nine lead in the first of four 10-minute quarters before substitutions led to a 20-20 tie. Hansbrough broke the tie with two free throws as Carolina went on a 15-3 run and led the rest of the way. UNC led 27-23 after the first quarter and 50-40 at halftime.
Coming out of the lockerroom after the break, Miller hit a three-pointer and a Shocker scored a field goal to make it 53-42 UNC. Carolina then responded with several dunks in a row, including seven straight points on three dunks by Terry (one of which was a three-point play) that made it 60-42. Hansbrough, Noel and Frasor also added dunks in a flurry of Tar Heel layups.
Carolina unofficially shot 43 percent from the floor for the game while holding the Real Deal Shockers to 26 percent. UNC hit 6 of 24 three-point attempts and 22 of 37 free throws in the game.
The Tar Heels will return to action on Sunday morning with another exhibition game against the BBC Wreckers before returning to Chapel Hill on Sunday night to attend classes on Monday on the UNC campus.
