Notes
– Jaaber was the game’s top scorer with 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting. The Penn guard played an outstanding game with eight assists against just two turnovers, adding four rebounds, two blocks, and three steals.
– Steve Danley picked up his first and second fouls just 33 seconds apart and headed to the bench 2:09 into the contest. Brennan Votel came on in relief of him, but he also picked up his second foul at the 14:35 mark, forcing Glen Miller to turn to seldom-used Cameron Lewis in the post.
– North Carolina put up 63 points in the second half, outscoring Penn by 29 points after halftime.
– During the postgame handshake, Williams appeared to apologize to Miller for his reserves running up the score late to earn fans $1 biscuits at Bojangles as part of a 100-point promotion. The Tar Heels scored 10 points in the final 87 seconds.
– North Carolina’s gameplan clearly involved shutting down Zoller on the perimeter, and the Penn forward did not have one of his better games, finishing with just eight points and six turnovers.
– Penn will look to get back above .500 on the season when the Quakers stay in North Carolina to take on Elon (3-9) on Saturday, January 6 at 1:00 pm ET.
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