LIVE: SMU at UNC Game Thread

[andrew jones]

TV TO – UNC 18, SMU 10 with 11:59 left in the half

That segment: UNC 10-4

UNC 6-11 FGs (4-6 from 3)

SMU 4-13 FGs (1-3 from 3)

Rebs – 7-7 (SMU 2-0 OR)

Assists – UNC 5-1

TOs – SMU 3-2

Pts off TOs – UNC 3-0

Powell 8 pts, RJ 5, Cadeau 5

 

[tar_heelac]

Also, 3s are falling: good sign.

We’re shooting a ton of them: not as good a sign.

 

[tar_heelac]

Drak3 Pow3ll!

 

[tarwhiz]

Damn Washington doesn't pull trigger on the 3, after Hubert pretty much begged him to shoot it in an interview this week🤔😌

 

[tar_heelac]

Has RJ made a pass inside the 3pt line this game?

 

[andrew jones]

JWash’s 2nd foul comes at 8:51

 

[TarHeelMark]

I forgot that Endfield dude was SMU's coach

 

[Run4Heelzz]

Good start!!!

 

[tar_heelac]

Powell is ballin’ tonight.

 

[strummingram]

sweet play in transition... Powell to EC, after a steal

 

[gdean44]

What’s this 10 point lead in the first half????

 

[tarwhiz]

With our help the helper being better, it has allowed off ball defenders to freelance and go for quick double teams like Withers just did to start the fast break.

 

[Bryant Baucom]

Jalen Washington with three blocks already. Had five in the win over ND on Saturday.

 

[andrew jones]

TV TO – UNC 27, SMU 17 with 7:37 left in the half

That segment: UNC 9-7

UNC 9-19 FGs (5-8 from 3)

SMU 6-20 FGs (2-7 from 3)

Rebs – SMU 12-11 (4-2 OR SMU)

Assists – UNC 7-2

TOs – SMU 5-3

Pts off TOs – UNC 7-2

Pts in paint – UNC 6-4

Fast break pts – UNC 4-0

Blocks – UNC 3-2 (JWash all 3)

Powell 11 pts (3 threes)

 

[tarheellarryc]

What’s this 10 point lead in the first half????

I think the scoreboard operator has it backwards.

 

[kennyramone]

has Ian sat at all yet?

 

[tarwhiz]

Brown just had 2 turnovers on his first possession lol

 

[kaelingraham]

has Ian sat at all yet?

Yeah he has

 

[strummingram]

this is one of the more efficient first half performances of the season

 

[andrew jones]

TV TO – UNC 33, SMU 20 with 3:45 left in the half

That segment: UNC 6-3

UNC 11-26 FGs (6-10 from 3)

SMU 7-26 FGs (2-10 from 3)

Rebs – UNC 20-15

***It was 6-3 SMU, so it’s 17-9 UNC since

UNC has scored on 14 of 27 possessions (51.9%)

SMU 2-for-8 on layups / 0-1 on dunks

SMU has scored on 9 of 28 possessions (32.1%)

 

[FromTheThrill]

Who has us up double digits with Ian scoreless on their bingo card

 

[tarwhiz]

We are getting all the borderline " Who is it out on" calls

 

[tarwhiz]

I thought the SMU player touched that on the rim on Lubins miss

 

[strummingram]

another crappy play out of a timeout

 

[Bryant Baucom]

SMU's 24 first half points are the fewest by a UNC opponent this season. Previous low was La Salle with 25.

 

[strummingram]

Who has us up double digits with Ian scoreless on their bingo card

Ian Jackson has scored.

 

[tar_heelac]

I thought the SMU player touched that on the rim on Lubins miss

I thought so as well. None of our guys protested all that hard about it though, so maybe it was just the camera angle.

 

[tarheellarryc]

Ian Jackson has scored.

BINGO!!!

 

[tarwhiz]

I thought so as well. None of our guys protested all that hard about it though, so maybe it was just the camera angle.

I think you are right

 

[JacobTurner]

That opening 20 has to be the standard moving forward. Refreshingly good.

 

[tar_heelac]

We’ve shot well…and they haven’t. Don’t know that I’d bet my life that will be the 2H story too. D needs to stay tight and continue to clean the boards.

 

[tarheellarryc]

Tyson had been getting some pretty good minutes lately. But I don't think he saw the court in the first half. Wonder what's up there.

 

[tarheellarryc]

We’ve shot well…and they haven’t. Don’t know that I’d bet my life that will be the 2H story too. D needs to stay tight and continue to clean the boards.

Seems like, when a good team has a poor first half, they come out shooting so much better in the second half. We wrote the book on that one this season. So, we can't ease up. We have to keep rebounding and defending.

 

[TarHeelMark]

We were playing pretty good D on ND thru the first 24 minutes or so, but then not so much. Let's not do that again please.

 

[tar_heelac]

As well as Drake has been playing, picking up the 3rd foul to go to the bench isn’t ideal.

 

[andrew jones]

TV TO – UNC 48, SMU 31 with 15:28 left

That segment: UNC 9-7

*UNC has won each segment thus far

UNC 17-39 FGs (7-12 from 3)

*UNC 10-for-27 inside the arc

SMU 11-44 FGs (2-13 from 3)

Rebs – UNC 31-27 (SMU 10-7 OR)

2nd chance pts – UNC 10-6

Fast break pts – UNC 11-2

 

[kaelingraham]

Tyson had been getting some pretty good minutes lately. But I don't think he saw the court in the first half. Wonder what's up there.

Part of that was a product of Seth being out. Although Drake kept starting at the 4, Seth’s absence opened up more minutes for him at the 3 which in turn opened up minutes for Cade at 4. SMU also just may be too athletic for him to get real time this game.

 

[andrew jones]

RJ picks up his 3rd foul not long after Elliot did – 15:22 left

 

[strummingram]

too many fouls, guys

 

[andrew jones]

RJ fast break lay from Trimble – 54-35 and SMU calls timeout with 14:17 left