Nov. 22, 2011
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Carolina vs. Tennessee State
Postgame Notes
Final Score: Carolina 102, Tennessee State 69
Carolina had 32 assists on 41 baskets, the most assists in the 291 games that Roy Williams has been UNC's head coach (previous high inthe Williams Era was 30 against UNC Asheville on Nov. 30, 2008).
Reggie Bullock scored a career-high 23 points, making a career-best 6 of 7 from three-point range. Previous bests were 18 points vs. Clemson and four threes at Boston College last season.
Bullock has made nine three-pointers in the last two games (9 of 15) after shooting 1 for 4 from three-point range in the first two games this year.
The Tar Heels have scored 82 points off the bench in the last two games (35 vs. Mississippi Valley State and 47 tonight) after scoring just 27 combined bench points in the first two games.
Kendall Marshall tied his season-high with 15 assists, the second time in the last three games he has 15 assists. It was his third career outing in 24 starts with at least 15 assists (16 against Florida State last year). No other Tar Heel in history has more than one game with 15 or more assists(Raymond Felton 18, Jeff Lebo 17, Ed Cota 17).
Marshall now has 43 assists and 12 turnovers in the first four games, an assist-error ratio of 3.6 to 1.
John Henson had his third straight double-double and his 12th double-double in his last 14 games. Henson had 16 points and 10 rebounds and also had a career-high six assists (previous was four) and blocked four shots to move into third place in UNC history with 194.
Carolina shot a season-high 62.1 percent from the floor, shooting 63.9 percent in the firs half and 60.0 percent in the second half. It was the first time the Tar Heels shot 60 percent from the floor in both halves since beating Arkansas in the second round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament in Raleigh.
• The Tar Heels have scored 100 or more points in consecutive games for the first time since beating Notre Dame and UNC Asheville in November 2008.
