The North Carolina men’s basketball team leads UNC-Pembroke 43-24 at halftime in the Tar Heels’ only exhibition game of the season.
James Michael McAdoo scored the first bucket for the Tar Heels and leads all scorers with 13 points. He connected on five of his six shots from the floor.
Desmond Hubert added six points for UNC in the first half, and Brice Johnson gobbled up five rebounds.
The Tar Heels missed one free throw in the first half, going 13-of-14 from the stripe.
UNC-P outrebounded the Tar Heels on the offensive glass, grabbing 13 offensive rebounds to UNC’s 10. The Tar Heels hold the overall rebounding edge 25-17.
The Braves’ Brandon Winford had seven rebounds, and Quamain Rose leads UNC-P’s scorers with eight points.
UNC-P shot 30.8 percent from the floor while North Carolina made 48.3 percent of its field goals.
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