National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
North Carolina 102, UAB 84
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 1, 2012
Where: Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Officials: # William Covington Sr., # Les Jones, # Alan Spainhour
Attendance: 15906

No. 13 North Carolina 102, UAB 84:
Junior Leslie McDonald scored a career-high 24 points and Reggie Bullock added 17 as the Tar Heels pulled away from the visiting Blazers in the second half.

P.J. Hairston’s three-point play capped a 12-2 run and put North Carolina (6-2) ahead by 16 with 8:27 remaining. The Tar Heels bounced back from a 24-point loss to top-ranked Indiana by outscoring the Blazers 67-55 while shooting a season-high 71.9 percent in the second half.

UAB (4-4) was paced by Jordan Swing’s 21 points, including 5-for-5 from beyond the arc. The Blazers trailed by only six after closing the first half on an 8-0 run, but they fell behind 57-46 on McDonald’s 3-pointer with 14:39 to play.

Hairston scored all 16 of his points in the second half after missing one game with a sprained left knee. James Michael McAdoo scored 15 and Dexter Strickland chipped in 11 points and a career-high nine assists as North Carolina shot 52.9 percent, including 43.5 percent (10-of-23) from 3-point range.

Terence Jones had 17 points and Robert Williams added 14 for UAB, which was outrebounded 40-26. Rod Rucker added 13 points and six assists.

GAME NOTEBOOK: UAB lost its 21st consecutive road game against a Top 25 opponent. … Blazers coach Jerod Haase worked as an assistant under Roy Williams at North Carolina for nine years. …The Tar Heels were 18-for-21 (85.7 percent) from the foul line, while UAB was 8-for-11 (72.7 percent).
Top Game Performances
 
UAB   North Carolina
Jordan Swing 21 Scoring Leslie McDonald 24
Rod Rucker 6 Assists Dexter Strickland 9
Fahro Alihodzic 5 Rebounds James Michael McAdoo 12
Terence Jones 2 Free Throws Made Leslie McDonald 5
Terence Jones 3 Steals Reggie Bullock 3
N/A Blocks Brice Johnson 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
UAB 84 42.1 12-27 8-11 17 26 0 12 18
North Carolina 102 52.9 10-23 18-21 28 40 4 5 20