No. 10 North Carolina breezes to victory at Hawaii
Nov 15, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard RJ Davis (4) capturing a free throw within the second half at Dean E. Smith Middle. Obligatory Credit score: Bob Donnan-Imagn Photographs
RJ Davis scored 18 factors, Elliot Cadeau notched 12 of his 17 factors within the second half and No. 10 North Carolina started its week on the Hawaiian islands with an 87-69 win over Hawaii on Friday in Honolulu.
The Tar Heels (3-1) went on an 11-0 run in early within the second half to create separation towards the Rainbow Warriors (4-1). The fast burst put a halt to a gradual chipping away at a first-half deficit of as many as 11 factors for Hawaii.
The Rainbow Warriors pulled inside three factors simply earlier than halftime, and so they have been down by 5 after Tanner Christensen’s dunk 27 seconds into the second half. North Carolina then ripped off the subsequent 11, a part of an total run of 19-4 that expanded the hole to 60-40.
The Tar Heels’ benefit remained in double-digits the remainder of the way in which, although Hawaii had a number of alternatives to drag inside 9 or 10 factors halfway by way of the half. A missed Gytis Nemeiksa free throw with Hawaii down by 12 factors led to a Cadeau layup, igniting a 14-6 Tar Heels run that blew the sport open.
Seth Trimble joined Cadeau in pacing North Carolina within the second half, scoring 11 of his 13 factors after intermission. Trimble completed 6-for-7 from the foul line, a part of the Tar Heels’ 26-for-34 night time on the charity stripe.
Ian Jackson got here off the North Carolina bench to attain 11 factors, six on an ideal efficiency from the free-throw line.
The Tar Heels have been in a position to get to the stripe persistently by attacking the rim, which additionally helped produce 44 factors within the paint. North Carolina restricted Hawaii to 26 factors on the inside.
Nemeiksa and Christensen every recorded double-doubles for the Rainbow Warriors. Nemeiksa scored a team-high 16 factors and Christensen added 10, with each grabbing 10 rebounds.
Akira Jacobs shot 3-of-6 from 3-point vary and completed with 13 factors off the bench, and Marcus Greene contributed 10 factors.
The Tar Heels start play within the Maui Invitational towards Dayton on Monday. Hawaii performs host to Hawaii Pacific on Tuesday.
Nov 15, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard RJ Davis (4) capturing a free throw within the second half at Dean E. Smith Middle. Obligatory Credit score: Bob Donnan-Imagn Photographs 
