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himself as one of the Tar Heels’ most
Valuable low-post players, averaging
13.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.
He figured to see considerable play
ipg time in the Tar Heels’ youthful front
court.
One matter still to be resolved with
the NCAA could lessen the number of
games Evtimov must miss. It concerns
the details of the tryout process for the
French National Team.
If the matter can be clarified to the
satisfaction of the NCAA Committee on
Reinstatement, then it is possible the
Committee might reduce the length of
time Evtimov must sit out.
FOOTBALL
From Page 14
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Even when Duke’s quarterbacks did
drop back to pass, the Tar Heel front
seven made it tough - if not impossible
- for them to let the ball fly.
With less than seven minutes remain
ing in the game, Duke third-string QB
Kevin Thompson took the ball out of
the shotgun and looked for a receiver as
UNC linebacker Keith Newman
exploded into the backfield and
smacked him from the blind side.
Newman’s hit jarred the ball loose, and
Hill recovered the fumble, resulting in a
25-yard loss for the Blue Devils.
The play was typical of UNC’s in
your-face defense.
Five Tar Heels had tackles for loss in
the game, including senior defensive
end Ebenezer Ekuban, whose two tack
les for loss tied him with William Fuller
and Lawrence Taylor for the UNC sin
gle-season record of 22.
Offensively, the Tar Heels didn’t feel
any such pressure from Duke’s front
line, moving the ball with confidence on
the ground and in the air against the
Blue Devils (4-7, 2-6).
After Duke’s second field goal of the
game cut UNC’s lead to 7-6 in the sec
ond quarter, the Tar Heels embarked on
a 10-play, five-minute scoring drive that
was capped by a two-yard Rufus Brown
run for the touchdown.
The first eight plays of the drive were
running plays before a 15-yard pass
from Ronald Curry to tight end Allen
Mogridge set up Brown’s score.
Brown stiff-armed his way to 83
yards on the day, assisted by an offen
sive line that dominated Duke’s defend
ers, most notably tackle Chris Combs.
Combs, an Outland Trophy candi
date, leads Duke with 14.5 tackles for
loss and four sacks this season.
But Combs didn’t hear his name
called Saturday, finishing without a
lackle in the contest. Taking Combs out
of the game made it easier for the Tar
Heel runners to find openings.
Not that they weren’t doing a little
work themselves.
Fullback Deon Dyer put the Tar
Heels’ final points on the board with
one of the most impressive short runs
UNC has had all season.
With a first-and-goal at the Duke 3-
yard line in the fourth quarter, Dyer
took a handoff from Curry, bounced off
a pile at the line of scrimmage, and then
plowed two Blue Devil defenders into
the end zone for the touchdown.
“If he gets his shoulders low and you
don’t get a good lick on him and get
several guys hitting him at the same
time, he’s capable of doing that any
time,” Torbush said. “That showed the
power and strength Deon Dyer has.”
The Sports Editor can be reached
at sports@unc.edu.
UNC 28, Duke 6
Score Box
UNC 7 7 7 7 28
Duke 33006
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
UNC - N. Btown 4! pass from Davenport (McGee kick),
7:46
Duke Mapes 24 field goal, 2:52
Second Quarter
Duke Mapes 34 field goal, 7:18
UNC - R. Brown 2 run (McGee kick), 2:19
Third Quarter
UNC N. Brown 15 pass from Davenport (McGee kick),
5-55
Fourth Quarter
UNC Dyer 3 run (McGee kick), 6:57
Attendance -25,740
UNC Duke
First Downs 18 14
Rushes-yards 43-170 46-132
Passing yards 120 116
Comp-Att-Int 10-21-0 15-31-0
Total yards 290 248
Punts-Avg. 7-32.3 7-27.1
Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-0
Penalties-yards 4-43 5-48
Time of Possession 28:08 31:52
Individual Statistics
Rushing: UNC R. Brown 17-83, Curry 8-50, Dyer
4- Anderson 6-14, Saunders 3-9, Davenport 4-11,
Carty H-3). Duke - B. Hill 23-97, Wilks 12-36, Campbell
5- Epperson 1-5, Romme 2-3, Thompson
3-
Passing: UNC Davenport 8-14-0101, Curry 1-6-015,
Schmitz 1-1-0 4. Duke - Campbell 6-14-0 42, (tontine
4- 16, Thompson 4-9-0 45, Morton 1-1-013,
Hartokilis 0-1-00.
Receiving: UNC—N. Brown 3-71, Stevens 3-19,
Mogridge 1-15, Barley 1-12, Monk 1-4, R. Brown 1-M).
Duke - Hart 3-26,8 Hi! 2-21. Montgomery 2-18,
Moore 2-17, flowers 2-13, Wilks 241). Verilie 1 -13,
Brady 1-9.
Hampton Game Precedes UNC's Trip to NIT Final 4
THE LOWDOWN ON TONIGHT'S GAME
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and four rebounds against Georgia. and four assists per game.
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vs.
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game for the Pirates. points and 1.5 rebounds per game.
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Sports
Game: No. 10 North Carolina at Hampton
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Hampton, Va.
Radio: 100.7 FM, WCHL-1360 AM
Television: ESPN2
Series Record: UNC leads 1 -0
Keys for UNC: The Tar Heels will continue to try and
pound the ball inside against the smaller Pirates.
Lang, Haywood and Okulaja should be able to
control the boards and get Hampton's Tarvis
Williams in foul trouble. This should be a good
opportunity for the bench to get experience.
Keys for Hampton: Farrington will have to score
more than the 21 he poured in a year ago. He will
have his hands full with UNC's Ed Cota. Williams
provides Hampton with a true low post presence,
but at 6-foot-8 he must stay out of foul trouble
against the taller Tar Heels.
UNC Bench: The UNC bench provided zero points and
two rebounds in the win against Georgia. The Tar
Heels will look for more production out of guards
Michael Brooker and Max Owens. Brian Bersticker
provides UNC with another big body inside,
Hampton Bench: Doug Belton (16 ppg) and Treston
Dowall (seven ppg) provide the Pirates with
scoring punch off the bench. But Hampton lacks
the size to compete with the Tar Heels inside.
Prediction: UNC 79; Hampton 52.
Compiled by Brian Murphy
The North Carolina men's
basketball team travels to
Hampton riding an early
three-game winning streak.
Staff Report
Sandwiched in between the early
rounds and the Final Four of the
Preseason Chase NIT Tournament,
North Carolina’s men’s basketball team
travels to Virginia, for a game against
Hampton tonight at 7:05 on ESPN2.
The No. 10 Tar Heels (3-0) enter the
game having topped Florida
International and Georgia at home to
advance to the semifinals of the NIT
Tournament.
The Tar Heels, who start two fresh
men and a sophomore, have played like
true veterans through the season’s
beginning. Paced by forward Kris
Lang’s 21 points, UNC held off a late
Georgia rally in its last contest, earning
a trip to New York and a game against
No. 15 Purdue.
But before traveling to the Big Apple,
UNC stops off for a game with the
Pirates (0-2). Hampton lost its last con
test to Old Dominion 83-69 on
Wednesday.
Monday, November 23, 1998
Hampton is
paced by point
guard Torrey
Farrington. After
leading the team
in scoring last sea
son, the senior
again paces the
Pirates with 17.5
points per game.
In what should
be the game’s
marquee match
up, Farrington
and UNC’s Ed
Cota will go head
to-head.
Junior point guard
Ed Cota
had a double-double
with 14 points and
11 assists against
Georgia last week.
Cota, who averages 12.7 points and
8.3 assists per game, struggled at times
against Georgia and point guard G.G.
Smith. Despite scoring 14 points and
dishing out 11 assists, the junior com
mitted seven turnovers.
Cota and the Tar Heels will look to
pound the ball inside to Lang and
sophomore center Brendan Haywood.
The inside duo is averaging 28 points
per game.
The Pirates will counter with cen
ter/forward Tarvis Williams, the
MEAC’s preseason player of the year.
The 6-foot-8 Williams leads Hampton
with 4.5 blocks per game.
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