CHAMPAIGN, Illinois (AP) - if the game against North Carolina Tuesday night was a mid-term review, Illinois coach Bruce Weber not ready to give his team a "A" for minutes 40 complete.
"Probably a B-more," he left.
79-67 Victory Illini 20th rank on tar heels was more impressive in the eyes of the coach Roy Williams North Carolina and Illinois Player keeps Demetri McCamey in particular.
"Demetri was something else," said Williams. "He never expected as he felt pressure or anything. »
McCamey finished with 17 points, second to teammate Mike Davis' 20.Mais had eight help a match where five Illini marked in double figures and accompanied by a difficult for Illinois (7-1) which has developed the Tar Heels (4-3) on their heels at the beginning perimeter defense and kept them there.
"We will as Demetri," said Davis. "It opens with eight rapid points and it's all downhill from there.»
Mike Tisdale had 14 points of Illinois, while Jereme Richmond added 12 and D.J. Richardson 11.
NC Center Tyler Zeller picked up three mistakes early and has spent over 9 minutes from the first half on the bench, the Illini built a halftime lead 37-30.
John Henson leads the heels of tar with 16 points, while Zeller finished with 10.
Illinois has opened the second half with a deaf for a dunk Davis, a basket of short by Richmond and two points in Tisdale to stretch what had been a seven-point halftime lead to 43-32 less than 2 minutes in the second half.
A pointer-3 by Bill Cole, playing on the bench for the first time this season, increased lead Illinois at 56-43, with 13: 19 in play.
Centre for the first year of University Meyers Leonard followed less than a minute later with a dunk off a dribble nice track and feeds on Richardson extended lead Illinois 58 - 43.
Tar Heels shaved what had been a lead of 16 points 66 - 55 with a 3 pointer by Justin Watt and two points inside by Henson with 7: 21 to play.
But McCamey and Davis grew 70-55 on the next two possessions.McCamey lead struck a short jump shot and Davis made two of the three free throws.
Weber said Davis had a practice particularly bad Monday but well Tuesday.
"(Davis) came back and played tonight probably also good is played throughout the year," said Weber.
At first it seemed Zeller dominate the Illini.Il fire long jump, smooth in first 2: 11 game and opens the game with an easy dunk.
But the fault came quickly and without him in the Richmond, Tisdale and stacked Davis in the first half set points and rebounds, combining for 16 points and 11 boards between them within the first 20 minutes.
Williams said that he asked Zeller when he resumed his second fault if he could stay in the game and play effectively without getting one another too rapidement.Zeller said he could and Williams, go to its usual strategy, allow him to stay in the game.
"It's my fault," said Williams. "I've always purchased a guy (with two mistakes) and let them sit for one minute.»
Zeller took his third fault with 9: 02 to play in the moitié.Il was not returned until the second half.
The Illini took the lead for good at 16-14 just 11 minutes in the game on a 3 pointer by McCamey.
Illinois went in half with a 37-30-3 at the buzzer by Richardson, advance its third in the first moitié.Il sawn off the coast of the Court for the kind greetings of his team-mates and the crowd of sensational capitulation that are normally reserved for a victory.
Harrison Barnes of North Carolina fought eight points scoring and by pulling on five rebounds in 27 minutes.À sometime in the second half, he heard singing "Over-rated!" the crowd.
Williams has defended his first star, saying he can expect to have bad nights while he apprend.Et he criticized ESPN and other media to build the young player as the season began only him down a few weeks later.
"If you're going to put the guys and then three weeks later crucified him, it's ridiculous," said Williams.
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