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BOX SCORE
BOONE, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina is one of the tallest teams in the country. The seventh-ranked Tar Heels proved they lack nothing from the outside in a 99-69 victory over Appalachian State on Friday night.
North Carolina (3-0) made 10 of its first 12 3-pointers en route
to the lopsided win in the opening of the Mountaineers' new $38
million Holmes Center.
Joseph Forte led the Tar Heels with 20 points on 9-for-13
shooting, while Kris Lang added 16. The 6-foot-11 Lang didn't have
any of North Carolina's 11 3-pointers, but the power forward made
four 17-footers to show off his range.
Appalachian State fell to 3-52 all-time against teams from the
Atlantic Coast Conference in coach Houston Fancher's Division I-A
coaching debut. Shawn Alexander led the Mountaineers with 20
points.
North Carolina coach Matt Doherty wanted more of a killer
instinct from his club late after 5- and 10-point wins to start the
season in the NABC Classic last week. Doherty got his wish early as
the Tar Heels shot 62 percent in the opening 20 minutes to go up
54-29 at the half.
Doherty was so pleased he greeted each player with a fist in the
middle of layup drills prior to the second half.
North Carolina used a 25-7 run to build the big margin, getting
eight points from Lang, seven from Brian Morrison on two 3-pointers
and a free throw, and long-range shots from Jonathan Holmes and
Jason Capel.
The 25-point halftime lead came without much help from Forte,
who scored 38 in his last game against Tulsa. Forte took only four
shots in the opening period as eight different players scored for
North Carolina.
North Carolina's point guard battle between freshmen Adam Boone
and Morrison also heated up in the first half.
Boone, held scoreless in his first two games, sank a pair
3-pointers in the first 2:30 to get off to a good start. Morrison
replaced him minutes later and scored seven points in a span of 57
seconds to help the Tar Heels pull away.
Appalachian State honored the late Rufus Leach at halftime.
Leach, last year's leading scorer as a junior, drowned June 9 at a
nearby lake. School officials gave Leach's parents his No. 5 jersey
and his diploma posthumously.
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ALSO SEE
Mens College Basketball Scoreboard
North Carolina Clubhouse
Appalachian State Clubhouse
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