Men's Basketball Falls Short To No. 14 North Carolina, 67-45
Dec. 4, 2000
By DAVID DROSCHAKAP Sports Writer
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Brendan Haywood etched his name in North Carolinahistory.
Haywood had 18 points, 14 rebounds and a school-record 10 blocks, becomingthe first Tar Heel ever to record a triple-double, as No. 14 North Carolinabeat Miami 67-45 Monday night.
Haywood became the 13th player in Atlantic Coast Conference history to hitdouble digits in three categories since the league was founded in 1953-54. NoNorth Carolina player had done it in the school’s 2,384 games.
Warren Martin set the previous North Carolina block record of nine in 1985.
The Tar Heels (4-2) rebounded after consecutive double-digit losses againstMichigan State and Kentucky by holding Miami without a point for a span of 7:57of the first half and 7:45 in the second.
Kris Lang added 17 points for the Tar Heels. John Salmons led Miami, whichshot 23 percent, with 12 points,
The Hurricanes (3-2), coming off a 32-point loss last week to Charlotte -the program’s worst in 10 years – shot 18 percent in the first half to fallbehind by 15.
Miami never got closer than 11 the rest of the way in losing its 12thstraight game against a team from the ACC.
North Carolina led 39-28 with 14:49 left, then went on a 16-0 run as JosephForte hit a 3-pointer and dunk in a span of 18 seconds and Haywood added twofree throws and a slam.
North Carolina lost starting forward Jason Capel with 8:02 left in the firsthalf after he was fouled by Dwayne Wimbley on a driving layup. The juniorbruised his buttocks and didn’t return.
The two teams combined to go 3-for-19 with nine turnovers in the opening 7 1/2minutes as only nine points were scored from two clubs coming off lopsidedlosses.
But Ronald Curry, the school’s starting quarterback who was seeing his firstbasketball action of the season, rallied the Tar Heels. North Carolina went upby 11 over the next six minutes as Miami went close to seven minutes withoutscoring.
Lang had 14 of North Carolina’s first 25 points, while Haywood had threedunks and three of his six first-half blocks over the final 5:29 of the half asthe Tar Heels took a 33-18 lead.
North Carolina, a combined 15-for-35 from the foul line in two losses,missed 8 of 11 from the free-throw line in the opening 20 minutes.
