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Garcia, Love lift North Carolina in 80-63 win over Elon

AP
Dec 11, 2021

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Dawson Garcia and Caleb Love each scored 22 points and North Carolina Tar Heels pulled away and posted an 80-63 win over Elon Phoenix on Saturday.

The Tar Heels went to the free throw line 35 times, knocking down 27 (77%) to overcome a 23-for-53 (39%) shooting night from the field.

Elon got off to a strong start and Darius Burford's dunk with 7:24 left in the first half pulled the Phoenix even at 24. North Carolina responded with a quick 7-0 run and closed the half with a 37-29 advantage. Armando Bacot hit two free throws, then followed them with a steal and dunk to spark a second-half run. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Love pushed the lead to 54-37 seven minutes into the second half.

Garcia hit 8 of 10 from the free throw line and grabbed seven rebounds for the Tar Heels (7-2). Love knocked down 4 of 7 from beyond the 3-point arc and collected three steals. R.J. Davis added 11 points.

North Carolina held a 43-28 advantage on the boards, pulling down 33 defensive rebounds and holding Elon (2-8) to just two offensive rebounds.

Hunter McIntosh paced Elon, hitting 4 of 9 from distance and finishing with 16 points. Darius Burford added 12 points and three assists. Elon shot 43% (25 of 58) from the field, but was just 5 of 9 from the free-throw line.

The loss was the seventh straight for the Phoenix.

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1st Half
ELON
Phoenix
29
UNC
Tar Heels
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Michael Graham vs. Armando Bacot (Phoenix gains possession)
19:27	+3	Torrence Watson makes three point jump shot (Darius Burford assists)	3-0
19:07		Chuck Hannah shooting foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
19:07	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-1
19:07	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-2
18:53	+3	Chuck Hannah makes three point jump shot (Torrence Watson assists)	6-2
18:33		Anthony Harris misses three point jump shot
18:31		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
18:27		Tar Heels 30 second timeout
18:20		Chuck Hannah shooting foul (Anthony Harris draws the foul)
18:20	+1	Anthony Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-3
18:20	+1	Anthony Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-4
17:58		Armando Bacot blocks Torrence Watson's two point layup
17:56		Michael Graham offensive rebound
17:55	+2	Michael Graham makes two point tip shot	8-4
17:40		Hunter Woods blocks Armando Bacot's two point layup
17:38		Phoenix defensive rebound
17:24		Michael Graham misses two point layup
17:22		RJ Davis defensive rebound
17:10		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
17:08		Michael Graham defensive rebound
16:57		Torrence Watson misses three point jump shot
16:55		Caleb Love defensive rebound
16:50		Darius Burford shooting foul (Anthony Harris draws the foul)
16:50	+1	Anthony Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-5
16:50	+1	Anthony Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-6
16:26	+2	Michael Graham makes two point dunk (Torrence Watson assists)	10-6
16:11		Hunter Woods personal foul
16:05		Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
16:03		Phoenix defensive rebound
16:03		Armando Bacot personal foul
15:41		Michael Graham turnover (Caleb Love steals)
15:36	+2	Caleb Love makes two point dunk	10-8
15:18		Torrence Watson misses three point jump shot
15:16		Caleb Love defensive rebound
15:10		Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
15:08		Anthony Harris offensive rebound
15:08		Anthony Harris misses two point layup
15:08		Tar Heels offensive rebound
15:08		TV timeout
15:06	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Kerwin Walton assists)	10-11
14:47		Torrence Watson turnover (traveling)
14:34		Armando Bacot misses two point jump shot
14:32		Zac Ervin defensive rebound
14:25		Hunter McIntosh turnover (RJ Davis steals)
14:20	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup	10-13
13:57		Hunter Woods misses three point jump shot
13:55		Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
13:43		RJ Davis turnover (Hunter Woods steals)
13:22	+2	Andrew Junkin makes two point hook shot	12-13
13:09		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
13:07		Torrence Watson defensive rebound
13:07		Armando Bacot personal foul
12:44	+2	Andrew Junkin makes two point layup	14-13
12:30	+3	Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Kerwin Walton assists)	14-16
12:17		Dawson Garcia personal foul
12:10	+2	Darius Burford makes two point layup	16-16
11:46		Hunter Woods blocks Brady Manek's three point jump shot
11:44		Kris Wooten defensive rebound
11:37		Kris Wooten misses three point jump shot
11:35		Brady Manek defensive rebound
11:27		Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
11:25		Hunter Woods defensive rebound
11:09		Andrew Junkin turnover (Rechon 'Leaky' Black steals)
11:09		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
11:07		Dawson Garcia offensive rebound
11:05	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup	16-18
10:53	+2	Darius Burford makes two point layup	18-18
10:28		Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
10:26		Darius Burford defensive rebound
10:26		Andrew Junkin offensive foul
10:26		Andrew Junkin turnover
10:26		TV timeout
9:55		Michael Graham shooting foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
9:55		Dawson Garcia misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:55	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-19
9:39	+2	Zac Ervin makes two point layup	20-19
9:26		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
9:24		Michael Graham defensive rebound
9:06		Darius Burford turnover (RJ Davis steals)
9:00	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup	20-21
8:40		Hunter Woods misses three point jump shot
8:38		Rechon 'Leaky' Black defensive rebound
8:33	+3	RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Rechon 'Leaky' Black assists)	20-24
8:30		Phoenix 30 second timeout
8:19		Hunter McIntosh misses three point jump shot
8:17		Tar Heels defensive rebound
8:00		Justin McKoy misses two point layup
7:58		Dawson Garcia offensive rebound
7:53		Dawson Garcia misses two point layup
7:53		Dawson Garcia offensive rebound
7:53		Dawson Garcia misses two point layup
7:53		Michael Graham defensive rebound
7:53	+2	Michael Graham makes two point layup (Torrence Watson assists)	22-24
7:24		Kerwin Walton turnover (Darius Burford steals)
7:24	+2	Darius Burford makes two point dunk	24-24
7:09		Zac Ervin personal foul (Justin McKoy draws the foul)
7:09		TV timeout
7:09	+1	Justin McKoy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-25
7:09	+1	Justin McKoy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-26
6:58		Torrence Watson misses three point jump shot
6:56		Caleb Love defensive rebound
6:51		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
6:49		Rechon 'Leaky' Black offensive rebound
6:33	+2	Caleb Love makes two point layup	24-28
6:12		Hunter McIntosh misses two point jump shot
6:10		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
5:59	+3	Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Rechon 'Leaky' Black assists)	24-31
5:39		Zac Ervin misses two point layup
5:37		Justin McKoy defensive rebound
5:28		RJ Davis misses two point layup
5:26		Phoenix defensive rebound
5:07		Zac Ervin misses three point jump shot
5:05		RJ Davis defensive rebound
4:58		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
4:56		Rechon 'Leaky' Black offensive rebound
4:50		Rechon 'Leaky' Black turnover (Darius Burford steals)
4:45		Darius Burford misses two point layup
4:43		Rechon 'Leaky' Black defensive rebound
4:28		Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
4:26		Zac Ervin defensive rebound
4:18	+3	Hunter McIntosh makes three point jump shot	27-31
4:00		RJ Davis misses two point layup
3:58		Hunter McIntosh defensive rebound
3:48		Hunter Woods misses three point jump shot
3:46		Rechon 'Leaky' Black defensive rebound
3:24		Hunter Woods personal foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
3:24		TV timeout
3:24	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-32
3:24	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-33
3:15		RJ Davis personal foul (Darius Burford draws the foul)
3:13		Torrence Watson misses two point jump shot
3:11		Brady Manek defensive rebound
2:47		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
2:45		Brady Manek offensive rebound
2:36		Caleb Love misses two point layup
2:34		Brady Manek offensive rebound
2:32	+2	Brady Manek makes two point layup	27-35
2:04		Kris Wooten misses three point jump shot
2:02		Anthony Harris defensive rebound
1:58		RJ Davis misses two point layup
1:56		Darius Burford defensive rebound
1:39	+2	Torrence Watson makes two point layup	29-35
1:23		Brady Manek turnover (bad pass) (Torrence Watson steals)
1:08		Hunter McIntosh misses three point jump shot
1:06		Tar Heels defensive rebound
0:57		RJ Davis offensive foul (Chuck Hannah draws the foul)
0:57		RJ Davis turnover
0:26		Phoenix turnover (shot clock violation)
0:01		Chuck Hannah shooting foul (Anthony Harris draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Anthony Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-36
0:01	+1	Anthony Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-37
0:01		Darius Burford misses two point jump shot
0:00		Tar Heels defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ELON
Phoenix
34
UNC
Tar Heels
43

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Torrence Watson turnover (Armando Bacot steals)
19:18	+2	Caleb Love makes two point jump shot	29-39
19:00	+2	Darius Burford makes two point jump shot	31-39
18:35	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup (Armando Bacot assists)	31-41
18:35		Chuck Hannah shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
18:35	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-42
18:09		Darius Burford misses two point layup
18:07		RJ Davis defensive rebound
18:02		Caleb Love offensive foul
18:02		Caleb Love turnover
17:51	+3	Hunter McIntosh makes three point jump shot (Torrence Watson assists)	34-42
17:26		Michael Graham shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
17:26	+1	Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-43
17:26	+1	Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-44
17:17		Hunter McIntosh turnover (Armando Bacot steals)
17:12	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point dunk	34-46
17:06		Phoenix 30 second timeout
17:06		TV timeout
16:53		Darius Burford misses two point jump shot
16:51		Rechon 'Leaky' Black defensive rebound
16:39		Dawson Garcia offensive foul (Andrew Junkin draws the foul)
16:39		Dawson Garcia turnover
16:21		Caleb Love personal foul
16:07		Torrence Watson misses three point jump shot
16:05		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
16:04		Andrew Junkin personal foul
15:48		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
15:46		Torrence Watson defensive rebound
15:37	+3	Hunter McIntosh makes three point jump shot	37-46
15:14	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot	37-49
14:56		Armando Bacot blocks Andrew Junkin's two point layup
14:54		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
14:45		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
14:43		Torrence Watson defensive rebound
14:29		Darius Burford misses three point jump shot
14:27		Caleb Love defensive rebound
14:04		Andrew Junkin blocks Armando Bacot's two point layup
14:04		Tar Heels offensive rebound
14:04		TV timeout
14:03		Caleb Love turnover (bad pass)
13:50		Zac Ervin misses three point jump shot
13:48		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
13:22	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Rechon 'Leaky' Black assists)	37-52
12:56		Hunter Woods turnover (Armando Bacot steals)
12:48		Hunter Woods shooting foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
12:48	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-53
12:48	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-54
12:34		Darius Burford turnover (Caleb Love steals)
12:26		Caleb Love misses two point dunk
12:24		Hunter Woods defensive rebound
12:17		Zac Ervin misses three point jump shot
12:15		Caleb Love defensive rebound
12:11		Darius Burford personal foul
12:02		Anthony Harris misses two point layup
12:00		Armando Bacot offensive rebound
11:56		Michael Graham blocks Armando Bacot's two point layup
11:54		Tar Heels offensive rebound
11:54		TV timeout
11:48		Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
11:46		Zac Ervin defensive rebound
11:35		Hunter Woods misses three point jump shot
11:33		RJ Davis defensive rebound
11:22		Brady Manek turnover (lost ball)
11:12	+2	Zac Ervin makes two point layup (Hunter Woods assists)	39-54
10:50		Anthony Harris misses two point floating jump shot
10:48		Hunter McIntosh defensive rebound
10:37	+2	Hunter McIntosh makes two point jump shot	41-54
10:10	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point dunk (Brady Manek assists)	41-56
9:48	+2	Hunter McIntosh makes two point jump shot	43-56
9:26	+2	Armando Bacot makes two point layup	43-58
9:15		Hunter McIntosh turnover (Armando Bacot steals)
9:12		Michael Graham flagrant 1 (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
9:12		Armando Bacot misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:12		Armando Bacot misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:12		Armando Bacot misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:03	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Caleb Love assists)	43-60
8:40		Hunter McIntosh misses two point jump shot
8:38		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
8:20		Dawson Garcia misses two point layup
8:18		Dawson Garcia offensive rebound
8:18	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup	43-62
7:57	+3	Zac Ervin makes three point jump shot (Chuck Hannah assists)	46-62
7:39		Zac Ervin personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
7:39		TV timeout
7:39	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-63
7:39		Dawson Garcia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:39		Rechon 'Leaky' Black offensive rebound
7:37		Rechon 'Leaky' Black turnover (Darius Burford steals)
7:33		D'Marco Dunn shooting foul (Torrence Watson draws the foul)
7:33	+1	Torrence Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-63
7:33	+1	Torrence Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-63
7:21		Dawson Garcia turnover (Chuck Hannah steals)
7:17		Hunter McIntosh turnover (bad pass)
7:07		Brady Manek misses three point jump shot
7:05		Darius Burford defensive rebound
7:00		Rechon 'Leaky' Black blocks Darius Burford's two point jump shot
6:58		Rechon 'Leaky' Black defensive rebound
6:58		Jump ball. Darius Burford vs. Rechon 'Leaky' Black (Tar Heels gains possession)
6:50		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
6:48		Torrence Watson defensive rebound
6:39	+2	Chuck Hannah makes two point layup (Torrence Watson assists)	50-63
6:15	+2	Brady Manek makes two point dunk (Dawson Garcia assists)	50-65
5:57	+2	Darius Burford makes two point jump shot	52-65
5:40		Brady Manek offensive foul
5:40		Brady Manek turnover
5:30		Hunter McIntosh turnover (Dawson Garcia steals)
5:22	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup	52-67
5:08		Dawson Garcia shooting foul (Darius Burford draws the foul)
5:08		Darius Burford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:08	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-67
5:08	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-67
4:48	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (D'Marco Dunn assists)	53-70
4:31		Chuck Hannah misses three point jump shot
4:29		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
4:11		Dawson Garcia turnover (bad pass)
3:56	+3	Kris Wooten makes three point jump shot (Darius Burford assists)	56-70
3:52		TV timeout
3:52		TV timeout
3:29		Darius Burford shooting foul (Rechon 'Leaky' Black draws the foul)
3:29	+1	Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-71
3:29	+1	Rechon 'Leaky' Black makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-72
3:18	+2	Chuck Hannah makes two point layup (Darius Burford assists)	58-72
3:04		Caleb Love turnover (Darius Burford steals)
2:58		Hunter McIntosh misses three point jump shot
2:56		Armando Bacot defensive rebound
2:56		Darius Burford shooting foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
2:56	+1	Armando Bacot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-73
2:56		Armando Bacot misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:56		Torrence Watson defensive rebound
2:39		Hunter McIntosh misses three point jump shot
2:37		Kerwin Walton defensive rebound
2:14		Kris Wooten shooting foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
2:14	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-74
2:14	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-75
2:00		Kerwin Walton personal foul (Torrence Watson draws the foul)
2:00		Torrence Watson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:00		Chuck Hannah offensive rebound
1:54		Rechon 'Leaky' Black shooting foul (Darius Burford draws the foul)
1:54	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-75
1:54		Darius Burford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:52		Tar Heels defensive rebound
1:49		RJ Davis turnover (Torrence Watson steals)
1:42	+3	Hunter McIntosh makes three point jump shot (Torrence Watson assists)	62-75
1:20		Caleb Love turnover (out of bounds)
1:14		Hunter McIntosh misses three point jump shot
1:12		RJ Davis defensive rebound
0:58		RJ Noord personal foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
0:58		RJ Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:58	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-76
0:58	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-76
0:50		Hunter McIntosh turnover (Caleb Love steals)
0:49		Chuck Hannah personal foul (Armando Bacot draws the foul)
0:49		Armando Bacot misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:49		Armando Bacot misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:49		Armando Bacot misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:49		Dawson Garcia offensive rebound
0:44		RJ Noord personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
0:44	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-77
0:44	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-78
0:30		RJ Noord turnover (Ryan McAdoo steals)
0:24		Ryan McAdoo misses two point layup
0:22		Charles Mendys defensive rebound
0:22		Jackson Watkins personal foul (Charles Mendys draws the foul)
0:22	+1	Charles Mendys makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-78
0:22		Charles Mendys misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:22		Jackson Watkins defensive rebound
0:12	+2	Duwe Farris makes two point layup (Jackson Watkins assists)	63-80
0:03		Sam Sherry misses three point jump shot
0:01		Jackson Watkins defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jackson Watkins defensive rebound