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UNC Basketball: Tar Heels get revenge on the Hurricanes

By Alec Lasley

Mar 11, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels cheerleaders celebrate after their game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the semi-finals of the ACC Conference tournament at Verizon Center. The Tar Heels won 78-47. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 11, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels cheerleaders celebrate after their game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the semi-finals of the ACC Conference tournament at Verizon Center. The Tar Heels won 78-47. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /
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UNC gets some revenge from an earlier loss to Miami in the regular season

The number one seed in the ACC Tournament opened with a 20-plus point win as the North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Miami Hurricanes 78-53.

A five-point game at the half, thanks to a 7-0 run by Miami in the final minute, Carolina put their foot on the gas in the first two minutes of the second half and didn’t let up.

The Tar Heels, who are in the top 10 nationally in assists per game, finished with 21 assists on 28 made field goals.

Shooting 53 percent from the field for the game, that number was a huge difference from the first matchup with the ‘Canes where they were held to 35 percent.

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The Heels showed great defensive pressure all game, holding the Hurricanes to 36 percent shooting and only 24 percent from three.

They forced 15 turnovers, had nine steals and altered many shots at the rim.

The Tar Heels were led by Isaiah Hicks, who turned in his second great game in a row. He finished with 19 points on 5-of-7 shooting (9-for-9 from the line) and 6 rebounds.

Justin Jackson scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half after having a rough first half.

Joel Berry (11 points and 5 assists) and Kennedy Meeks (10 points and 7 rebounds) rounded out the double digit scoring for the Heels.

After two scoreless games, Theo Pinson was very aggressive attacking the rim and finished with 9 points, 4 rebounds, and 6 assists. Three of his points came on this “shot”.

The Hurricanes were led by Bruce Brown who finished with 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting. Brown was the only player in double-digits for Miami.

Davon Reed and Ja’Quan Newton, the two leading scorers for Miami, combined for 10 points on 3-of-12 shooting.

The lone bright spot for Miami was the fact that they beat North Carolina on the offensive boards (11 to 9).

Miami now waits to see where they will be placed in the NCAA Tournament. According to Joe Lunardi, they will be in the 7-9 range.

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As for the Tar Heels, they will face the winner of the Louisville – Duke game, tomorrow night at 7:00 pm EST.

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