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North Carolina 86, William & Mary 64
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
Guard Daniel Dixon scored 20 points, but the William & Mary Tribe couldn’t overcome the defense of the No. 19 North Carolina Tar Heels in an 86-64 loss Tuesday at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.
The Tar Heels (10-3) scored the first eight points of the game and never looked back in knocking off the Tribe (6-5). It was 20-4 Tar Heels at the 12:22 mark when guard Michael Schlotman knocked down a pair of free throws to break another 8-0 run, and 49-27 UNC at the half. Dixon hit a 3-pointer to cut the margin to 68-59 with 6:02 to play, but the Tribe could get no closer.
Guard Marcus Thornton added 17 points for William & Mary, going 7-8 from the free-throw line.
Forward J.P. Tokoto had a double-double for North Carolina with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Guard Marcus Paige finished with 14 points, six assists and three steals.
The Tribe entered the game ranked 21st in the country in three-point shooting percentage at 40.2 percent, but went just 7-for-27 from beyond the arc against UNC. William & Mary shot just 37.7 percent from the field (20 for 53).
William & Mary lost for the fourth time in five games. Each of those losses has come on the road.
