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Roy Williams and Villanova's Jay Wright
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Tar Heels Play Controlled Scrimmage At Villanova
October 20, 2018 | Men's Basketball
VILLANOVA, PA. – The University of North Carolina and Villanova University – winners of the last three NCAA men's basketball championships – played a controlled scrimmage Saturday at Finneran Pavilion on the Wildcats' campus.
Villanova senior Phil Booth made nine three-pointers and led all scorers with 41 points over two 20-minute and one 10-minute periods.
Graduate student Cameron Johnson led five Tar Heels in double figures with 19 points.
Villanova out-scored the Tar Heels, 41-36, in the first 20 minutes and 48-43 in the second 20-minute segment. UNC freshman Nassir Little made a free throw with no time on the clock to tie an additional 10-minute segment, 25-25.
In addition to Johnson's 19, Coby White (17), Luke Maye (16), Little (13) and Garrison Brooks (11) also scored in double figures over the 50 minutes for the Tar Heels.
Eric Paschall scored 18 of his 24 points from three-point range and freshman Saddiq Bey made five threes en route to 23 points for the Wildcats.
Following the second 20-minute segment, the teams scrimmaged for 10 minutes in which both teams played exclusively zone defenses (UNC won, 14-13). UNC's reserves also won a 5-minute segment, 14-5.
"The scrimmage helped us a great deal," says UNC head coach Roy Williams. "It showed us early on that Villanova's talent, experience and toughness was much better than ours because they were so much more active. As the game went along we got a little bit better but it was a slap in the face for us. Hopefully we will bounce back and be the kind of team that I think we can be.
"I think we are going to be able to shoot the ball well but we have to get the shot that we want. I was most disappointed in our defensive play, rebounding and running the floor."
Carolina returns to action on Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Dean E. Smith Center against Mount Olive in the second and final pre-season game.
Villanova senior Phil Booth made nine three-pointers and led all scorers with 41 points over two 20-minute and one 10-minute periods.
Graduate student Cameron Johnson led five Tar Heels in double figures with 19 points.
Villanova out-scored the Tar Heels, 41-36, in the first 20 minutes and 48-43 in the second 20-minute segment. UNC freshman Nassir Little made a free throw with no time on the clock to tie an additional 10-minute segment, 25-25.
In addition to Johnson's 19, Coby White (17), Luke Maye (16), Little (13) and Garrison Brooks (11) also scored in double figures over the 50 minutes for the Tar Heels.
Eric Paschall scored 18 of his 24 points from three-point range and freshman Saddiq Bey made five threes en route to 23 points for the Wildcats.
Following the second 20-minute segment, the teams scrimmaged for 10 minutes in which both teams played exclusively zone defenses (UNC won, 14-13). UNC's reserves also won a 5-minute segment, 14-5.
"The scrimmage helped us a great deal," says UNC head coach Roy Williams. "It showed us early on that Villanova's talent, experience and toughness was much better than ours because they were so much more active. As the game went along we got a little bit better but it was a slap in the face for us. Hopefully we will bounce back and be the kind of team that I think we can be.
"I think we are going to be able to shoot the ball well but we have to get the shot that we want. I was most disappointed in our defensive play, rebounding and running the floor."
Carolina returns to action on Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Dean E. Smith Center against Mount Olive in the second and final pre-season game.
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