National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
North Carolina 102, Tennessee St. 69
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Where: Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Dwayne Gladden, # Ron Tyburski
Attendance: 17509

Guard Reggie Bullock scored a career-high 23 points to lead No. 1 North Carolina to a 102-69 victory over visiting Tennessee State on Tuesday.

North Carolina (4-0) improved to 6-0 all-time in the Las Vegas Invitational, winning the tournament in 2007-08. The Tar Heels travel to Las Vegas to face South Carolina on Friday.

Tennessee State (2-3) fell to 0-6 versus ACC opponents and will also travel to Sin City and face Mississippi Valley State at the Orleans Arena on Friday.

The Tigers hung around for the first half by hitting 7-for-16 from beyond the arc in the opening period. However, the Tar Heels’ firepower would prove too much.

Tyler Zeller and Harrison Barnes scored back-to-back dunks, part of a 20-5 run to begin the second half which helped North Carolina pull ahead by 23 with just over 13 minutes remaining in the final period.

Tar Heels forward Jon Henson finished with 16 points and a career-high six assists while Zeller dropped in 12 and Barnes added 16.

North Carolina outrebounded Tennessee State 41-23.

Kellen Thornton scored a team-high 15 points and Kenny Moore had 14 points and was 4-of-6 from beyond the arc for Tennessee State.

North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall dished out 15 assists, giving him three 15-assist games in 24 career starts.
Top Game Performances
 
Tennessee St.   North Carolina
Kellen Thornton 15 Scoring Reggie Bullock 23
Patrick Miller 4 Assists Kendall Marshall 15
M.J. Rhett 5 Rebounds John Henson 10
Robert Covington 1 Free Throws Made Harrison Barnes 3
Wil Peters 2 Steals Dexter Strickland 3
Muniru Bawa 1 Blocks John Henson 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Tennessee St. 69 39.4 11-31 2-5 19 23 3 6
North Carolina 102 62.1 11-18 9-16 32 41 6 9