National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
North Carolina 100, Elon University 62
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 29, 2011
Where: Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Officials: # Brian O'Connell, # John Gaffney, # Gary Maxwell
Attendance: 20880

Tyler Zeller had 19 points and 13 rebounds and Harrison Barnes added 18 points as No. 6 North Carolina rolled to a 100-62 victory over visiting Elon on Thursday.

John Henson had 16 points and 11 rebounds as the Tar Heels (12-2) won their sixth consecutive contest and improved to 9-0 at home.

Sebastian Koch scored 17 points and Lucas Troutman had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Elon (7-5), which lost its third straight game.

Henson already had a double-double (14 points, 11 rebounds) at halftime as North Carolina led 53-19. The Phoenix shot only 20.5 percent in the first half and 33.3 overall.

It was only a four-point differential nine minutes into the game before the Tar Heels exploded with 23 consecutive points over a seven-plus minute span. Kendall Marshall’s 3-pointer with 3:28 remaining gave North Carolina a 41-14 lead.

North Carolina’s advantage reached 50 points at 88-38 on Dexter Strickland’s basket with 8:44 to play. The 100-point game was the Tar Heels’ third of the season.

The Tar Heels outrebounded the Phoenix 57-31 and had 20 offensive rebounds. North Carolina has 73 offensive boards in its last three games.
Top Game Performances
 
Elon University   North Carolina
Sebastian Koch 17 Scoring Tyler Zeller 19
Austin Hamilton 3 Assists Kendall Marshall 8
Lucas Troutman 10 Rebounds Tyler Zeller 13
Drew Spradlin 2 Free Throws Made Tyler Zeller 7
Lucas Troutman 3 Steals Kendall Marshall 3
Egheosa Edomwonyi 3 Blocks John Henson 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Elon University 62 33.3 7-28 3-5 12 31 7 4 14
North Carolina 100 47.0 5-14 17-25 21 57 6 12 12