Chapel Hill, NC (Sports Network) - Reggie Bullock scored 23 points to help
lead the North Carolina Tar Heels to a convincing 87-62 victory over the Wake
Forest Demon Deacons in an Atlantic Coast Conference bout at the Smith Center.
Bullock shot 7-of-10 from the field, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range for
UNC (16-6, 6-3 ACC), which has won three straight and six of its last seven.
James Michael McAdoo finished with 20 points, while P.J. Hairston poured in 11
points for the home team.
For Wake Forest (10-12, 3-7), Devin Thomas tallied a double-double with 11
points and 13 rebounds, while Arnaud William Adala Moto and C.J. Harris
chipped in 13 and 12 points, respectively. The Deacons extended their season-
long losing streak to four games.
UNC opened up a comfortable 47-27 halftime advantage by shooting a lofty 62.1
percent from the floor in the first half. Wake Forest made good on less than
40 percent of its shots attempts in the opening 20 minutes.
The Tar Heels' field goal efficiency slowed to 42.4 percent after the break,
but they still outscored the Deacons in the second half, 40-35, on their way
to an easy win.
UNC shot 9-of-15 from 3-point range, while Wake Forest was a lowly 2-of-18
from beyond the arc.
Wolfpack lose to UCLA in CWS Nick Vander Tuig and David Berg combined to limit NC State to five hits, and the Wolfpack lost 2-1 on Tuesday night to move within a game of elimination in their first College World Series appearance since 1968.
Tar Heels stay alive with win over LSU Brian Holberton staked freshman starter Trent Thornton to a two-run lead before he even took the mound Tuesday, and No. 1 national seed Carolina went on to beat LSU 4-2 in an elimination game.
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Fox: You could feel it in our dugout UNC head coach Mike Fox said that between Trent Thornton's start and Brian Holberton's home run, the energy in the Tar Heels dugout was high all game in a win over LSU at the College World Series.
Thornton: You want to play teams like that UNC winning pitcher Tuesday Trent Thornton said that getting the start in the College World Series was a dream come true and as a competitor, he wants to throw against the best teams possible.
Moran: It's huge to get an early lead UNC third baseman Colin Moran said that the key to Tuesday's win over LSU in an elimination game was getting an early lead.
Holberton: We just don't want to lose UNC catcher Brian Holberton said that after beating LSU in an elimination game Tuesday, the team took on a don't-want-to-lose mentality.
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