Britt helps No. 1 UNC beat Fairfield 92-65 in home opener

During its season-opening victory against Temple Friday, North Carolina provided an indication of how good it can be – even without senior point guard Marcus Paige – when everything is going right – when shots are falling and when the defense is in the right position.

“We just kept kicking ourselves in the foot”, tight end Christopher Herndon IV said. “With him out, everybody has different roles. Kennedy, Brice (Johnson) and the other guys have to get involved”.

Meeks’ effort was part of a collaborative team goal to have everyone step up their level of play while senior point guard Marcus Paige remains on the sidelines with a broken hand. North Carolina missed seven of its first nine shots.

“It’s really tough, not helping my team out there, especially when we were struggling”, Enechionyia said.

North Carolina vs. Miami (FL) – NCAA Football Odds: The resurgent Miami Hurricanes have used the firing of Al Golden and a miracle multi-lateral last second win at Duke as a springboard for newfound success. Fairfield committed 19 turnovers, helping the Tar Heels to a 22-0 edge in points off turnovers….

“We weren’t as good as we needed to be rebounding, no question against that size and athleticism”, Temple coach Fran Dunphy said. Either way, it was a disturbing recurrence of what seem to be annual November issues for the Tar Heels, no matter how talented, no matter how experienced, no matter how many times they have been through this sort of thing before.

We’ll never know now, and by all indications it’s allowed the group tasked with coming up with the “right” coach to breathe a sigh of relief.

Yearby’s 73 rushing yards on 13 carries and team-high 79 receiving yards only solidified his status as Miami’s most consistent offensive weapon this season.

They also began the week ranked 124th in “fewest penalty yards per game, ” averaging 82.89 – with 746 yards worth of penalties. Coach Roy Williams said he hasn’t settled on a starting lineup to play the Owls in the Veterans Classic in Annapolis, Maryland.

The score was tied at 34 late in the first half before the Tar Heels showed why they’re now considered to be the best team in the country. Likewise Nate Britt played well hitting three 3-pointers. A steal by Joel Berry II led to a basket by Meeks, and another 3 by Britt concluded the 10-0 run that put North Carolina in control.

To hammer home the point, Theo Pinson drilled a long-range jumper at the buzzer, turned around and strutted toward the locker room with the score 47-36.

UNC: UNC shot 50 percent….

Jackson is considered a lean to North Carolina. During the next five minutes the Tar Heels went on a 15-7 run to build a 16-point lead.

The Tar Heels have every reason to be cocky as they are sitting pretty with a 9-1 record which puts them first in the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division.

Senior forward Jake Layman led the balanced Terrapins with 16 points, and sophomore guard Melo Trimble added 14, but they had plenty of support.

Minutes later, North Carolina made its move.