The Sports Xchange
Dec 3, 2017
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Luke Maye produced another big game with 22 points as No. 13 North Carolina drilled Tulane in a 97-73 victory Sunday afternoon at the Smith Center.
Joel Berry II and Kenny Williams both scored 13 points for the Tar Heels (8-1), who've won by double-digit margins in each victory. Williams and Theo Pinson, who had nine points, did all their scoring in the first half.
North Carolina shot 63.3 percent from the field, winning for the third time in a five-day period.
Maye, who also pulled down 10 rebounds, has scored at least 20 points in seven games this season after never scoring more than 17 points in a game during his first two seasons.
Freshmen Brandon Huffman and Jalek Felton both posted nine points for their season highs for North Carolina.
Melvin Frazier had 27 points, while Cameron Reynolds added 18 points, Jordan Comish had 12 points and Caleb Daniels posted 11 points for Tulane (6-2), which has lost to the Tar Heels in three consecutive seasons. Frazier had 15 of his points in the last eight minutes.
North Carolina led 9-2 just two minutes into the game, causing Tulane to call a timeout
The Tar Heels made nine of their first 11 shots from the field on the way to a 21-4 lead. It was 30-8 barely halfway through the first half and 52-29 at halftime.
This marked a season-high, first-half point total for the Tar Heels, who reached at least 50 points in the opening 20 minutes in four of their games.
NOTES: North Carolina leads the series 16-1, including a victory to open last season in New Orleans. ... This marked the third game in a row that Tar Heels junior F Luke Maye notched a career high in some category, this time with four blocked shots. ... Despite the loss, Tulane has already matched its 2016-17 season victory total with six wins. ... When Tulane coach Mike Dunleavy Sr. was an NBA coach, he directed former North Carolina players James Worthy, Sam Perkins and Rasheed Wallace. ... North Carolina is back in action Wednesday night at home against Western Carolina. ... Tulane is home Wednesday night against Southern.