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North Carolina Downs Tulane 95-75 - Match Report
The battle between North Carolina and Tulane didnt turn out to be much of a battle at all as Tulane was handed a 95-75 defeat on Friday at Smoothie King Center.
North Carolina won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -21.5-point spread.
Justin Jackson had 27 points for North Carolina and Joel Berry II chipped in with 23 points. Nate Britt had 5 assists for them, while Kennedy Meeks was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 15 boards.
Tulane got 21 points from Cameron Reynolds in a losing cause and another 15 points from Kain Harris. Von Julien contributed 3 assists for them, while Ryan Smith had 8 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed North Carolina were victorious, as the score was 46-33 at the break.
The rebound battle favored North Carolina as they grabbed 48 boards, while Tulane only had 33
Next game, North Carolina takes its act home to face Chattanooga looking for another win. For Tulane, they head home to face Southeastern Louisiana.