Things didn’t look so great for North Carolina in the first half of Friday’s game against College of Charleston. The Tar Heels trailed 50-43 to the Cougars at halftime, getting out-rebounded and out-played in that first half.
But it was the second half that told the story.
North Carolina came out on a 9-2 run in the second half to tie the game, and eventually take a lead they wouldn’t relinquish minutes later. That effort was powered by [autotag]Armando Bacot[/autotag] and [autotag]Caleb Love[/autotag] who combined to score the first 19 points of the second half for the Tar Heels in the 102-86 win.
Bacot led the way for UNC with 28 points and 6 rebounds while Love had 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists in the win.
While UNC was sluggish again at times, they got the job done when it mattered the most in this one. They outscored Charleston 59-36 in the second half to power to the win and the 2-0 start.
FINAL: #UNC 102, College of Charleston 86
Heels shot 71.4% in the second half and 27 of Armando Bacot's 28 points came in the second half.
— Jacob Turner (@JacobTurnerTHI) November 12, 2022
Dalton Bolon led the Cougars with 16 points while Pat Robinson III had 14 and Ante Brzovic had 15.
The Tar Heels will get a little break this weekend before returning to action next week hosting Gardner-Webb on Tuesday. It was a nice win for UNC who got it together but there will be some things head coach Hubert Davis will want to work on moving forward.
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