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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Vanderbilt 72, North Carolina 65
When: 5:30 PM ET, Sunday, November 21, 2010
Where: Coliseo de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Officials: # Randy Heimerman, # Jamie Luckie, # Kevin Mathis
Attendance: 1012
Facing a 10-point deficit at halftime, North Carolina tried digging itself out of the hole and even had a second-half lead at one point.

The Tar Heels found themselves back in that same hole at game’s end, as eighth-ranked North Carolina fell to Vanderbilt in a 72-65 upset in the consolation game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off in San Juan.

Vanderbilt (3-1) built a 12-point lead during the first half and held a 39-29 cushion at halftime, only to have the Tar Heels (2-2) open the second half with a 6-0 run. North Carolina took a 48-47 lead on a jumper by Leslie McDonald with 11:27 remaining, and the teams jockeyed back and forth for the next few minutes.

Tied at 51-51 with 8:14 to play, the Commodores rattled off eight straight points in the following three minutes, keyed by three free throws from John Jenkins. The Tar Heels cut it back to 59-57 before Vanderbilt pulled away to stay.

The Commodores shot 22-for-47 (46.8 percent) for the game, led by 16 points from Jenkins and 15 points each from Jeffrey Taylor and Festus Ezeli.

North Carolina’s Tyler Zeller scored 20 points, while Harrison Barnes chipped in 11 points.
Top Game Performances
 
North Carolina   Vanderbilt
Tyler Zeller 20 Scoring John Jenkins 16
Harrison Barnes 2 Assists Brad Tinsley 5
Tyler Zeller 10 Rebounds Festus Ezeli 9
Tyler Zeller 6 Free Throws Made John Jenkins 10
Harrison Barnes 2 Steals Kyle Fuller 2
Tyler Zeller 2 Blocks Jeffery Taylor 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
North Carolina 65 40.7 3-11 18-27 8 33 3 8 0
Vanderbilt 72 46.8 7-18 21-27 14 31 4 5 0