Scores

Final

N Carolina Cent 42

(2-12, 0-1 MEAC)

North Carolina 79

(10-2, 9-0 home)

7:00 PM ET, December 30, 2011

CARMICHAEL ARENA,

1 2 T
NCCU 21 2142
UNC 43 3679

Top Performers

North Carolina Central: C. Williams 15 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl

North Carolina: C. Shegog 20 Pts, 6 Reb, 6 Ast, 2 Stl, 5 Blk

Chay Shegog's big night powers North Carolina

Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Chay Shegog had 20 points and five blocked shots to pace North Carolina (No. 23 ESPN/USA Today, No. 24 AP) to a 79-42 victory over North Carolina Central on Friday night.

Krista Gross added 15 points and 11 rebounds for her third double-double of the season for the Tar Heels (10-2), who beat a MEAC team for the second straight day after demolishing Savannah State 74-21 on Thursday. Brittany Rountree chipped in 11 points.

Chasidy Williams had 15 points and eight rebounds for NCCU (2-12), a first-year full member of NCAA Division I. The Eagles have played and lost at UNC five straight seasons. Kabrina Truesdale added 10 points for NCCU.

UNC led 14-0 behind eight points from Gross before Blaire Houston broke the Eagles' drought on a layup with 13:43 left in the first half.

UNC shot 47.7 percent to 30.0 for NCCU, outrebounded the Eagles 44-32 and committed 24 turnovers to the visitors' 36.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
NCCU
UNC
Points 42 79
FG Made-Attempted 15-50 (.300) 31-65 (.477)
3P Made-Attempted 2-6 (.333) 3-14 (.214)
FT Made-Attempted 10-17 (.588) 14-21 (.667)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (0/0) 15 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 42

Game Leaders

 
NCCU
UNC
PointsC. Williams 15C. Shegog 20
ReboundsC. Williams 8K. Gross 11
AssistsC. Williams 2S. White 7
StealsC. Williams 3K. Gross 6
BlocksT. Gary 3C. Shegog 5

2011-12 Season

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