THE STATE JOURNAL ■ FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY ■ JANUARY 11, 2012 ■ PAGE B3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL UNC trounces Miami CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s often-overlooked back- court got the best of Mi- ami’s talented guards, not to mention proved it can help the third-ranked Tar Heels overcome an off performance from their vaunted front line. Dexter Strickland scored 14 points while Kendall Marshall added 12 — both season highs — to help the Tar Heels beat Miami 73-56 on Tuesday night, North Carolina’s latest easy win in a month- long homestand filled with them. Tyler Zeller scored 16 points to lead the Tar Heels (15-2, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who closed that nine-game home stand with a perfect record to rebuild some momen- tum after early losses to UNLV and Kentucky. The TRICIA SPAULDING/[email protected] Tar Heels led almost the Western Hills’ Robbie Fox shoots over Garrard County’s Billy entire night against the Hurricanes (9-6, 0-2) and Abney during the first half Tuesday night at Lapsley Cardwell blew the game open with Gymnasium. a 17-0 run spanning half- time, which staked UNC to a 23-point lead that never got below 15 the rest of the WHHS | Takes on night. Miami entered the game with the more her- alded backcourt of pre- FHS Friday at home season all-ACC pick Mal- colm Grant and Durand CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 Freeman made both free Scott, but Strickland and points, 50-43, with 3:27 re- throws for the Golden Lions, Marshall helped slow the maining. putting them up 60-52, and duo while providing some Kevin Booth hit two 3- Barrass hit a foul shot with extra scoring punch. pointers for the Wolverines four seconds on the clock for “Last game I talked during the run. the final margin. about our big guys had Garrard pushed its lead “The kids didn’t quit,” great shooting percentages back out to 11 and was ahead Wooldridge said. “Grant and this time it was Dexter by nine with just over a min- Hughes played well in there. and Kendall,” coach Roy ute left. A free throw and la- We got a great effort from Williams said. “I like that yup by Ryan Barrass cut the Ryan, and David Goodman part of it, that different lead to six with 37 seconds played well. people can hurt you on a left. “The others played well in different night.” AP/GERRY BROOME spurts, but we have to put it After two free throws by Strickland looked active North Carolina’s Tyler Zeller dunks over Miami’s Reggie Johnson (42) during the second half in all together.” Sebastian, another layup all night, finishing 7-for-9 Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday. from Barrass had the deficit Barrass and Sebastian from the field while lead- down to six with 23 seconds both scored 25 points to lead ing the defensive effort apiece for the Bears (16-0, points to lead Florida over toine Young scored a season- their teams. left. on Grant and Scott. But 3-0 Big 12). Pierre Jackson Georgia for its 15th straight high 21 points and Doug Mc- Western Hills plays its Billy Abney went to the Marshall’s performance chipped in with 10 points home win. Dermott added 14 to help next game at home Friday line for Garrard with 18 sec- might have stood out more for Baylor, which surged Beal was 4 of 6 from 3- Creighton hold off Northern onds remaining and missed against Frankfort. considering the pass-first ahead with a 20-4 run over a poing range, making more Iowa. the front end of the bonus. It GARRARD CO. (60) – Aus- point guard came in aver- 5 1/2-minute stretch midway shots from behind the arc The Bluejays (14-2, 4-1 was the only miss from the tin Sebastian 25, Clayton Ray aging fewer than five shots through the second half. than he did in the last four Missouri Valley Conference) line for the Golden Lions, 10, Joshua Stull 5, Markell a game and about five Rodney McGruder scored games combined, and add- held the Panthers (12-5, 2-3) who were 16 for 17 on free Hayes 12, Billy Abney 6, Zach points. 30 points on 10-of-14 shoot- ed 10 rebounds for his third without a field goal for 11 1/2 throws. Freeman 2. On Tuesday, Marshall — ing to lead Kansas State (12- double-double of the sea- minutes bridging halftime Logan Curry got the WESTERN HILLS (53) – who entered the week tied 2, 1-1). Jordan Henriquez son. rebound for WHHS, but the Ryan Barrass 25, Logan Cur- for the national lead with added 10 points for the Wild- Kenny Boynton also but could never build a safe Wolverines missed a 3-point- ry 4, Kevin Booth 12, Robby 10.1 assists per game — fin- cats. scored 17 points for the Ga- lead. er and were forced to foul Fox 4, David Goodman 4, ished 5-for-7 from the field tors (13-4, 1-1 Southeastern Jake Koch hit a short with eight seconds left. Zach Grant Hughes 4. and had eight assists. ILLINOIS 79, Conference). jumper to pull UNI to 61-60 “It seemed a lot more NO. 5 OHIO ST. 74 Georgia (9-7, 0-2) lost to with 19 seconds, but Creigh- open,” Marshall said. “You CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Florida for the 15th time in ton’s Grant Gibbs made two could see the bigs were re- Brandon Paul scored a ca- the last 17 meetings. free throws for the final mar- ally focused on taking away reer-high 43 points and hit gin. CARDS | Nothing my pass. It’s not a matter of a 3-pointer with less than a NO. 22 SAN DIEGO ST. 73, me trying to be more ag- minute to play to lift Illinois CHICAGO ST. 65 NO. 24 SETON HALL 94, gressive but just me trying over Ohio State. SAN DIEGO (AP) — Chase DEPAUL 73 to make the right play to The Illini (15-3, 4-1 Big Tapley scored 13 of his 24 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — goes right for U of L help our team.” Ten) led 71-70 when Paul hit points during a 24-3 run in Fuquan Edwin scored 24 of The Tar Heels had all from long range with 43 sec- CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1 this one coming from the the second half and San Di- his career-high 28 points in kinds of trouble with Mi- onds to play. He followed ego State overcame a scare Vincent Council added 15 right corner — and nailed 2 ami last year. They need- that with four free throws to the first half and No. 24 Se- of 3 from the free throw line. to run past winless Chicago ton Hall rolled over DePaul points and LaDontae Henton ed a last-second 3-pointer put the game out of reach. State. On the miss, Louisville’s An- in its first game as a ranked 14 for the Friars (12-6, 1-4 Big from Barnes to win at Mi- Deshaun Thomas scored Jamaal Franklin had sev- gel Nunez tipped in the miss team since 2001. East). Providence snapped a ami then had to rally from 23 points and Jared Sullinger en of his 16 points during the four-game losing streak. battling for a rebound with 19 down in the second half added 21 for Ohio State (15-3, Jordan Theodore matched Batts, increasing it to 65-37 big run for the Aztecs (14- Chris Smith led the Car- to win in the ACC tourna- 3-2), which led 39-34 at half- 2), who won their seventh his career bests with 26 dinals (13-4, 1-3) with 16 with 11:05 to go. ment quarterfinals, which time and was up 64-61 with points and 11 assists as the From then on about all the straight game to continue points. ended with Marshall pen- just over 5 minutes to play. the second-fastest start in Pirates (15-2, 4-1 Big East) fans had to do was enjoy the At halftime, Providence etrating to find Zeller for a Paul’s 43 points was the school history. Franklin also won their fourth straight romp, with a few heckling Pi- held a ceremony, honor- buzzer-beating layup. third-highest scoring per- had 10 rebounds. game — all in league play. tino. This time, things got ing the 25th anniversary of formance in Illini history. Chicago State (0-16), Herb Pope had 11 points The Friars, who hung with away from Miami in the its team that relied on the 3- which played to a 32-32 half- and 13 rebounds, and Aaron top-ranked Syracuse before final 3 minutes of the first NO. 6 MICHIGAN ST. 95, point shot during a run to the time tie, stunned the Aztecs Cosby added a career-high falling 87-73 last week, play at half. Leading by six, Mar- Final Four. The school did it IOWA 61 with a 7-0 run to open the 15 points for Seton Hall, the Orange on Saturday. shall twice drove in for on a night when Pitino was in EAST LANSING, Mich. second half. Jeremy Robin- Providence’s second-lead- baskets, including one in which shot 58.7 percent from town, but there was no men- (AP) — Draymond Green had son hit an inside bucket and ing scorer, Gerald Coleman, which he muscled up a shot the field.