University of North Carolina Athletics

Garrison Brooks
UNC-Tennessee Tech Postgame Notes
November 16, 2018 | Men's Basketball
POSTGAME NOTES
CAROLINA 108, TENNESSEE TECH 58
CONTINENTAL TIRE LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL
NOV. 16, 2018
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
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UNC Scoring Leader:Â Luke Maye 15
UNC Rebound Leader:Â Maye 8
UNC Assist Leader:Â Seventh Woods 8 (career high)
Points Per Possession:Â UNC 1.09 (108 points on 99 possessions); Tennessee Tech .64 (58 points on 91 possessions)
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Carolina Notes
• This was Carolina's 200th non-conference win in the Dean E. Smith Center in 216 games.
• Carolina is 4-0 for the third straight season and ninth time in 16 seasons under Roy Williams.
• Had a season-high 29 assists on 41 field goals, a season-high eight blocks and a season-high 16 steals.
• Shot a season-high 55.5 percent from the floor (55.6 and 55.3 in the two halves).
• Has shot 50 percent or better from the floor in five of eight halves this season.
• Scored 50 and 58 points by half. UNC has scored 50 or more points in five of the last six halves.
• Has led by 26 and 24 points at the half in the last two games.
• Scored 29 fastbreak points, more than any game in at least three seasons. Season-high last year was 21.
• Scored 30 second-chance points, most since UNC scored 36 against Nicholls on 12/19/2011.
• Fifty-point margin of victory is UNC's largest since beating NC State by 51 on 1/8/2017.
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Tar Heel Player Notes
• Seventh Woods had a career-high eight assists (previous was six against Long Beach on 11/15/2016).
• Woods made a three-pointer and scored seven points, all in the first half. It was the third 3FG of Woods career. He last made a three at Hawai'I on 11/18/16. The seven points were the most he scored since he had a career-high nine points against Northern Iowa in the first game of his sophomore season.
• Woods tied his career-best with three field goals.
• Woods has 20 assists and four turnovers this year. He had 69 and 54 in his first two seasons
• Maye led six Tar Heels in double figures with 15 points. It was the 38th time in his career he has scored in double figures.
• Cameron Johnson scored 10. He is the only Tar Heel to score in double figures in all four games this year.
• Sterling Manley scored a season-high 13, the second-most points in his career. He tied his career high with six field goals (also against Bucknell on 11/15/2017).
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Roy Williams Notes
• 846-227 in 31 seasons
• 428-126 in 16 seasons at Carolina
• 214-30 at home at Carolina, including 112-5 against non-ACC teams in the Smith Center
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Series Notes
• Carolina is 2-0 against Tennessee Tech
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Next Game:Â Monday, November 19, Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational vs. Saint Francis, 8 p.m., Chapel Hill, N.C.Â
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CAROLINA 108, TENNESSEE TECH 58
CONTINENTAL TIRE LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL
NOV. 16, 2018
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
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UNC Scoring Leader:Â Luke Maye 15
UNC Rebound Leader:Â Maye 8
UNC Assist Leader:Â Seventh Woods 8 (career high)
Points Per Possession:Â UNC 1.09 (108 points on 99 possessions); Tennessee Tech .64 (58 points on 91 possessions)
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Carolina Notes
• This was Carolina's 200th non-conference win in the Dean E. Smith Center in 216 games.
• Carolina is 4-0 for the third straight season and ninth time in 16 seasons under Roy Williams.
• Had a season-high 29 assists on 41 field goals, a season-high eight blocks and a season-high 16 steals.
• Shot a season-high 55.5 percent from the floor (55.6 and 55.3 in the two halves).
• Has shot 50 percent or better from the floor in five of eight halves this season.
• Scored 50 and 58 points by half. UNC has scored 50 or more points in five of the last six halves.
• Has led by 26 and 24 points at the half in the last two games.
• Scored 29 fastbreak points, more than any game in at least three seasons. Season-high last year was 21.
• Scored 30 second-chance points, most since UNC scored 36 against Nicholls on 12/19/2011.
• Fifty-point margin of victory is UNC's largest since beating NC State by 51 on 1/8/2017.
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Tar Heel Player Notes
• Seventh Woods had a career-high eight assists (previous was six against Long Beach on 11/15/2016).
• Woods made a three-pointer and scored seven points, all in the first half. It was the third 3FG of Woods career. He last made a three at Hawai'I on 11/18/16. The seven points were the most he scored since he had a career-high nine points against Northern Iowa in the first game of his sophomore season.
• Woods tied his career-best with three field goals.
• Woods has 20 assists and four turnovers this year. He had 69 and 54 in his first two seasons
• Maye led six Tar Heels in double figures with 15 points. It was the 38th time in his career he has scored in double figures.
• Cameron Johnson scored 10. He is the only Tar Heel to score in double figures in all four games this year.
• Sterling Manley scored a season-high 13, the second-most points in his career. He tied his career high with six field goals (also against Bucknell on 11/15/2017).
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Roy Williams Notes
• 846-227 in 31 seasons
• 428-126 in 16 seasons at Carolina
• 214-30 at home at Carolina, including 112-5 against non-ACC teams in the Smith Center
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Series Notes
• Carolina is 2-0 against Tennessee Tech
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Next Game:Â Monday, November 19, Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational vs. Saint Francis, 8 p.m., Chapel Hill, N.C.Â
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