March Madness 2022: North Carolina takes big lead into halftime against Saint Peter’s

PHILADELPHIA – North Carolina capitalized on a prolonged Saint Peter’s taking pictures stoop to take a lead into the locker room within the first half of their Elite Eight matchup on Sunday night time 38-17.

North Carolina began the primary half capitalizing on Saint Peter’s misses. The Tar Heels went on a 7-0 run earlier than Peacocks ahead Hassan Dame nailed a three-pointer to get on the board about 5 minutes into the sport.

With 11:40 left within the first half, Saint Peter’s was 3-for-13 from the sphere whereas North Carolina was 4-for-14. North Carolina would then use a 12-2 run to leap out to a 14-point lead.

North Carolina went into the break taking pictures 41.7% whereas Saint Peter’s was being held to 22.6% and have been 1-for-11 from past the arc. North Carolina was additionally out-rebounding Saint Peter’s 26-19.

Caleb Love and Brady Manek had the recent hand for the Tar Heels. Love completed the primary half main the Tar Heels with 12 factors whereas Manek had 10.

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St. Peter’s Daryl Banks III, proper, tries to get previous North Carolina’s Brady Manek through the first half of a school basketball recreation within the Elite 8 spherical of the NCAA match, Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Philadelphia.
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Armando Bacot was being the final word glass-eater for the Tar Heels, practically ending the primary half with a double-double. He had eight factors and extremely 16 rebounds on the break.

No single participant on Saint Peter’s had greater than 5 factors. Hassan Drame led the way in which with the full. He was additionally heading to the locker room with two private fouls. KC Ndefo had 4 factors, 4 rebounds, three blocks and two assists to finish the half.

Saint Peter’s discovered themselves down 5 factors towards Purdue within the regional semifinal however can have a big hill to climb to get again into the sport.

North Carolina’s Armando Bacot, heart, battles for a free ball with St. Peter’s Doug Edert, left, and KC Ndefo through the first half of a school basketball recreation within the Elite 8 spherical of the NCAA match, Sunday, March 27, 2022, in Philadelphia.
(AP Photograph/Chris Szagola)

The winner will head to the Last 4 in New Orleans and face-off towards Duke.