North Carolina hits 15 3s, beats Clemson 91-71 :: WRALSportsFan.com

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Caleb Love hit a career-tying six 3-pointers and scored 23 factors, Armando Bacot had 19 factors and 11 rebounds and North Carolina beat Clemson 91-71 on Saturday.

Bacot posted his fifteenth double-double of the season and sixty fourth of his profession because the Tar Heels (16-9, 8-6 ACC) snapped a three-game dropping streak. RJ Davis added 4 3-pointers and 17 factors. North Carolina made a season-high tying 15 of 33 3-point makes an attempt and shot 48% total.

PJ Corridor scored 18 factors, Chase Hunter added 15 however on 3-of-16 taking pictures and Brevin Galloway added 10 for the Tigers (18-7, 10-4), who misplaced their third straight and dropped out of a first-place tie. Main scorer Hunter Tyson had an early 3-pointer to go over 1,000 profession factors however that was all he received, taking simply two photographs in 32 minutes towards the protection of Leaky Black.

Bacot restored a double-digit lead with the primary basket of the second half and the Tar Heels, hitting eight of their first 9 photographs, constructed a 19-point bulge with assistance from 4 3-pointers, two from Love. The lead remained in double figures and reached 25 with 6:23 to go after an 11-0 run that included 3-pointers by Puff Johnson, Love and Davis.

Love scored 12 factors within the first half, together with consecutive 3-pointers that boosted North Carolina right into a 22-17 lead. Bacot had 10 factors and 9 rebounds and the Tar Heels led 42-33 at halftime.

North Carolina is host to Miami on Monday. Clemson is host to Florida State on Wednesday.

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