National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
North Carolina 77, Vermont 58
When: 4:10 PM ET, Friday, March 16, 2012
Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
Officials: # Bill McCarthy, # David Hall, # Lee Cassell
Attendance: 16422

North Carolina 77, Vermont 58: Tyler Zeller and Kendall Marshall each had a double-double to lead the Tar Heels to their 30th victory.

North Carolina (30-5) advances to play No. 20 Creighton in the next round of the Midwest Region on Sunday in Greensboro, N.C.

Zeller, the ACC player of the year, scored 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds with four blocks and Marshall had 11 points and 10 assists. But the breakout star may have been James Michael McAdoo, who had a career-high 17 points, six rebounds and four steals while playing in place of the injured John Henson (wrist). Harrison Barnes added 14 points and six rebounds.

Vermont (24-12) was led by Sando Carissimo with 11 points and Matt Glass with 10 points. Four McGlynn, the team’s leading scorer during the season, was held to six points on 2-of-13 shooting.

North Carolina never trailed in the game and led 37-25 at halftime.

Game Notebook: North Carolina is now 4-0 against the Catamounts and has a 48-9 record as a No. 1 seed. ... Vermont made only 3 of 18 3-pointers. ... North Carolina scored 24 points off Vermont’s 20 turnovers. ... Surprisingly, Vermont outrebounded the Tar Heels 42-37.
Top Game Performances
 
Vermont   North Carolina
Sandro Carissimo 11 Scoring James Michael McAdoo 17
Josh Elbaum 3 Assists Kendall Marshall 10
Luke Apfeld 8 Rebounds Tyler Zeller 15
Four McGlynn 2 Free Throws Made Tyler Zeller 9
Brian Voelkel 2 Steals James Michael McAdoo 4
Brendan Bald 1 Blocks Tyler Zeller 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Vermont 58 39.7 3-18 5-8 8 40 2 6 19
North Carolina 77 41.5 5-18 18-24 14 36 6 14 11