Davis scores 26 points to help surging North Carolina thump SMU
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) RJ Davis scored 26 points and Ian Jackson scored 18 points and North Carolina controlled SMU for an 82-67 win on Tuesday night in a contest it never trailed.
Drake Powell scored 17 points for the Tar Heels who finished shooting 47.4% (27 for 57) to 33.3% (23 for 69) for SMU. The Tar Heels (10-6, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) now have won six of their last eight games following a three-game losing streak with two of those opponents then ranked in the top 10.
Reserve Chuck Harris scored 18 points, B.J. Edwards scored 15 points and Matt Cross 13 for SMU (11-4, 2-2).
Elliot Cadeau started the game for North Carolina with a 3-pointer and followed with a layup. Boopie Miller's jump shot a little more than four minutes in knotted the score at 6-all. Powell countered with a jump shot, Davis made 1 of 2 free throws, Powell and Davis followed with 3s and the margin was 15-6.
Powell made a 3 with 11:08 before halftime to give North Carolina its first double-digit lead at 23-13. Ven-Allen Lubin's tip-in gave the Tar Heels a 30-19 advantage and they led by double digits the rest of the way. North Carolina led 39-24 at halftime. North Carolina reached its first 20-point lead at 55-35 on a pair of Ian Jackson foul shots with 13:39 left.
SMU hosts Georgia Tech Saturday. North Carolina heads to N.C. State on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Tar Heels gains possession) | |||
19:30 | +3 | Elliot Cadeau makes three point jump shot (Jalen Washington assists) | 0-3 | |
19:19 | Matt Cross turnover (lost ball) (Elliot Cadeau steals) | |||
19:14 | +2 | Elliot Cadeau makes two point layup | 0-5 | |
18:55 | Jalen Washington blocks Samet Yiğitoğlu's two point layup | |||
18:53 | Kevin Miller offensive rebound | |||
18:45 | Kevin Miller misses two point layup | |||
18:43 | Tar Heels defensive rebound | |||
18:30 | Drake Powell misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
18:28 | Matt Cross defensive rebound | |||
18:02 | B.J. Edwards misses two point jump shot | |||
18:00 | Tar Heels defensive rebound | |||
17:34 | Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot | |||
17:32 | Matt Cross defensive rebound | |||
17:23 | Jalen Washington blocks Samet Yiğitoğlu's two point layup | |||
17:21 | Jalen Washington defensive rebound | |||
17:17 | Kevin Miller shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul) | |||
17:17 | RJ Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
17:17 | +1 | RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-6 | |
17:03 | Elliot Cadeau personal foul | |||
17:01 | +2 | B.J. Edwards makes two point layup (Kevin Miller assists) | 2-6 | |
16:31 | Elliot Cadeau misses two point driving layup | |||
16:29 | Yohan Traore defensive rebound | |||
16:21 | Yohan Traore misses two point jump shot | |||
16:19 | Samet Yiğitoğlu offensive rebound | |||
16:14 | +2 | Samet Yiğitoğlu makes two point layup | 4-6 | |
16:08 | RJ Davis misses two point jump shot | |||
16:06 | Yohan Traore defensive rebound | |||
16:03 | Elliot Cadeau personal foul | |||
15:56 | +2 | Kevin Miller makes two point jump shot | 6-6 | |
15:37 | +2 | Drake Powell makes two point jump shot (RJ Davis assists) | 6-8 | |
15:24 | Jerrell Colbert turnover (lost ball) (RJ Davis steals) | |||
15:19 | Matt Cross shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul) | |||
15:19 | TV timeout | |||
15:19 | RJ Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
15:19 | +1 | RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-9 | |
15:01 | Kevin Miller misses two point driving layup | |||
14:59 | Ian Jackson defensive rebound | |||
14:39 | +3 | Drake Powell makes three point jump shot (Seth Trimble assists) | 6-12 | |
14:17 | Kario Oquendo misses three point jump shot | |||
14:15 | Ian Jackson defensive rebound | |||
14:00 | Drake Powell turnover (bad pass) (Chuck Harris steals) | |||
13:42 | B.J. Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
13:40 | Seth Trimble defensive rebound | |||
13:26 | Seth Trimble turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Miller steals) | |||
13:16 | Matt Cross misses two point jump shot | |||
13:14 | Ian Jackson defensive rebound | |||
13:05 | +3 | RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Ven-Allen Lubin assists) | 6-15 | |
12:52 | +3 | Chuck Harris makes three point jump shot | 9-15 | |
12:40 | Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot | |||
12:38 | Chuck Harris defensive rebound | |||
12:34 | RJ Davis shooting foul (Chuck Harris draws the foul) | |||
12:34 | Chuck Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
12:34 | +1 | Chuck Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-15 | |
12:14 | +3 | Drake Powell makes three point jump shot (Seth Trimble assists) | 10-18 | |
11:59 | Samet Yiğitoğlu offensive foul | |||
11:59 | Samet Yiğitoğlu turnover (offensive foul) | |||
11:59 | TV timeout | |||
11:43 | +2 | RJ Davis makes two point floating jump shot | 10-20 | |
11:20 | +3 | Matt Cross makes three point jump shot (Kario Oquendo assists) | 13-20 | |
11:07 | +3 | Drake Powell makes three point jump shot (Jalen Washington assists) | 13-23 | |
10:54 | Jalen Washington blocks Yohan Traore's two point dunk | |||
10:52 | Kario Oquendo offensive rebound | |||
10:52 | Matt Cross misses three point jump shot | |||
10:50 | Mustangs offensive rebound | |||
10:50 | Jalen Washington personal foul | |||
10:33 | Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
10:31 | Jalen Washington defensive rebound | |||
10:17 | Jae'Lyn Withers misses three point jump shot | |||
10:15 | Matt Cross defensive rebound | |||
10:10 | Kevin Miller misses two point layup | |||
10:08 | Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound | |||
9:46 | Yohan Traore blocks RJ Davis's two point driving layup | |||
9:44 | Tar Heels offensive rebound | |||
9:44 | Drake Powell misses two point jump shot | |||
9:42 | Matt Cross defensive rebound | |||
9:27 | Chuck Harris misses three point jump shot | |||
9:25 | Chuck Harris offensive rebound | |||
9:21 | Chuck Harris turnover (bad pass) (Ian Jackson steals) | |||
9:08 | RJ Davis misses two point jump shot | |||
9:06 | Samet Yiğitoğlu defensive rebound | |||
8:51 | Jalen Washington shooting foul | |||
8:51 | +1 | Chuck Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-23 | |
8:51 | +1 | Chuck Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-23 | |
8:28 | Jae'Lyn Withers turnover (lost ball) (Matt Cross steals) | |||
8:14 | +2 | B.J. Edwards makes two point floating jump shot | 17-23 | |
8:07 | Kario Oquendo blocks Ian Jackson's two point dunk | |||
8:05 | Jae'Lyn Withers offensive rebound | |||
8:05 | Kario Oquendo shooting foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul) | |||
8:05 | +1 | Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-24 | |
8:05 | +1 | Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-25 | |
7:43 | Samet Yiğitoğlu turnover (lost ball) (Jae'Lyn Withers steals) | |||
7:37 | +2 | Elliot Cadeau makes two point layup (Drake Powell assists) | 17-27 | |
7:37 | Mustangs 30 second timeout | |||
7:37 | TV timeout | |||
7:22 | Kario Oquendo misses two point layup | |||
7:20 | Tar Heels defensive rebound | |||
6:53 | Jerrell Colbert blocks Elliot Cadeau's two point driving layup | |||
6:51 | Tar Heels offensive rebound | |||
6:51 | Elliot Cadeau turnover (bad pass) (Chuck Harris steals) | |||
6:44 | Kevin Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
6:42 | Tar Heels defensive rebound | |||
6:14 | Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot | |||
6:12 | Kevin Miller defensive rebound | |||
6:07 | +2 | Chuck Harris makes two point layup (Kevin Miller assists) | 19-27 | |
5:54 | Matt Cross shooting foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul) | |||
5:54 | +1 | Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-28 | |
5:54 | Ven-Allen Lubin misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
5:54 | Yohan Traore defensive rebound | |||
5:40 | Jerrell Colbert turnover (bad pass) (Drake Powell steals) | |||
5:35 | Jerrell Colbert blocks RJ Davis's two point layup | |||
5:33 | Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound | |||
5:33 | +2 | Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point dunk | 19-30 | |
5:20 | Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot | |||
5:18 | Seth Trimble defensive rebound | |||
5:10 | Drake Powell misses two point jump shot | |||
5:08 | Tar Heels offensive rebound | |||
4:54 | James Brown turnover (bad pass) | |||
4:44 | Yohan Traore misses three point jump shot | |||
4:42 | Ian Jackson defensive rebound | |||
4:33 | Seth Trimble misses two point jump shot | |||
4:31 | Ian Jackson offensive rebound | |||
4:26 | +3 | RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Ian Jackson assists) | 19-33 | |
4:10 | Drake Powell shooting foul (B.J. Edwards draws the foul) | |||
4:10 | +1 | B.J. Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-33 | |
4:10 | B.J. Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
4:10 | Tibet Gorener offensive rebound | |||
3:57 | Tibet Gorener misses three point jump shot | |||
3:55 | RJ Davis defensive rebound | |||
3:45 | Samet Yiğitoğlu shooting foul (Drake Powell draws the foul) | |||
3:45 | TV timeout | |||
3:45 | Drake Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
3:45 | +1 | Drake Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-34 | |
3:24 | Kevin Miller misses two point jump shot | |||
3:22 | RJ Davis defensive rebound | |||
3:08 | Drake Powell misses three point jump shot | |||
3:06 | Kevin Miller defensive rebound | |||
2:49 | Samet Yiğitoğlu misses two point layup | |||
2:47 | Tar Heels defensive rebound | |||
2:30 | +2 | Drake Powell makes two point jump shot | 20-36 | |
2:15 | RJ Davis personal foul | |||
2:15 | +1 | B.J. Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-36 | |
2:15 | +1 | B.J. Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-36 | |
1:54 | Drake Powell turnover (lost ball) (B.J. Edwards steals) | |||
1:49 | B.J. Edwards misses two point layup | |||
1:47 | Samet Yiğitoğlu offensive rebound | |||
1:40 | Samet Yiğitoğlu misses two point layup | |||
1:38 | Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound | |||
1:37 | B.J. Edwards personal foul | |||
1:37 | Drake Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
1:37 | Drake Powell offensive rebound | |||
1:31 | +3 | Ian Jackson makes three point jump shot (Drake Powell assists) | 22-39 | |
1:11 | +2 | Matt Cross makes two point floating jump shot (Chuck Harris assists) | 24-39 | |
0:45 | Jae'Lyn Withers misses two point jump shot | |||
0:43 | Matt Cross defensive rebound | |||
0:29 | Matt Cross misses three point jump shot | |||
0:27 | Drake Powell defensive rebound | |||
0:21 | Tar Heels 30 second timeout | |||
0:03 | Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point jump shot | |||
0:01 | Kario Oquendo defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |