Sasha Stefanovic's 23 points and Jaden Ivey's 22 carried No. 6 Purdue past No. 18 North Carolina 93-84 Saturday in a game with some rapid scoring spurts for both teams in the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament in Uncasville, Conn.
Trevion Williams shot 8-for-10 from the field and had 20 points off the bench for Purdue (4-0).
The Boilermakers will meet No. 5 Villanova in Sunday's title game, followed by North Carolina against No. 17 Tennessee in the consolation game. Villanova topped Tennessee 71-53 in Saturday's first game.
North Carolina (3-1) received 26 points from Dawson Garcia, but the outcome resulted in the first loss for first-year coach Hubert Davis.
RJ Davis and Caleb Love both scored 18 points for the Tar Heels, who made 12 shots from 3-point range.
North Carolina took its first lead at 65-64 with less than 10 minutes to play on Garcia's 3-pointer. Purdue then responded with a 10-0 run, and the Tar Heels followed with the next seven points.
It was the Boilermakers' turn again with the next seven points for an 81-72 edge with less than five minutes to play.
North Carolina's Armando Bacot sat out almost 10 straight second-half minutes after picking up his fourth foul. He finished with two points.
Purdue shot 50 percent from the field in the first half and led 41-35 at the break. The Boilermakers held a couple of eight-point leads in the opening half.
Stefanovic drilled four 3-point shots in the first half and also had four assists.
Garcia shot 7-for-7 for 15 first-half points and began the second half by making a 3.
But the Tar Heels, who were charged with 11 turnovers in the first half, didn't attempt a free throw before halftime.
Purdue was 2-for-4 on first-half foul shots. In the first nine minutes of the second half, North Carolina was 7-for-7 on foul shots.
--Field Level Media
Purdue | North Carolina | |
Sasha Stefanovic 23 | Scoring | Dawson Garcia 26 |
Sasha Stefanovic 8 | Assists | RJ Davis 4 |
Jaden Ivey 10 | Rebounds | Dawson Garcia 8 |
Jaden Ivey 4 | Free Throws Made | RJ Davis 4 |
Eric Hunter Jr. 2 | Steals | Dawson Garcia 1 |
Caleb Furst 2 | Blocks | Dawson Garcia 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Purdue | 93 | 55.7 | 10-23 | 15-22 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
North Carolina | 84 | 44.9 | 12-29 | 10-12 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 14 |