North Carolina Holds Off Wyoming for 76-63 Win

North Carolina pulled away after halftime and held on through a late Wyoming surge to win 76-63 in Chapel Hill on November 10. Denis and Brown each scored 14 points, while Maximo Adams and Sayon Keita added 13 apiece. Matt Able finished with 11 for the Tar Heels, now 3-0.

Wyoming opened with the first six points and stayed in front until Denis’s layup put North Carolina ahead 12-11 with 12:03 left in the first half. Able’s dunk with 2:21 remaining before the break gave the Tar Heels a lead they would not relinquish. North Carolina went into halftime up 31-29.

After halftime, Brown put up North Carolina’s opening eight points, and Keita contributed nine of the team’s first 25 points in the period. North Carolina turned its narrow advantage into a 56-42 lead, making eight of nine shots during one stretch.

Wyoming cut the margin to 71-63 with a 10-0 run late in the game, but did not score again. Nasir Meyer led the Cowboys with 17 points, and reserve Renars Sondors had 12. Wyoming fell to 2-1.

North Carolina made 29 of 58 shots from the field but converted only nine of 18 free throws. Wyoming went to the line twice, making one. Wyoming is set to play at Denver on Saturday; North Carolina next hosts Georgia, its fourth consecutive home game.