National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
North Carolina 72, Virginia Tech 60
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 2, 2013
Where: Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Officials: # Jerry Heater, # Ray Natili, # Tim Nestor
Attendance: 20762
North Carolina 72, Virginia Tech 60 (OT): James Michael McAdoo scored 22 points and Marcus Paige added eight of his 19 in overtime as the Tar Heels survived a scare from the visiting Hokies.

Reggie Bullock struggled to 11 points on 3-of-13 shooting for North Carolina (15-6, 5-3 ACC), which overcame 37.5 percent shooting to pick up its fifth win in the last six games.

Erick Green, the nation’s leading scorer, was held to 16 points on 7-of-21 shooting and Jarell Eddie added 15 as Virginia Tech (11-10, 2-6) lost its fourth straight.

McAdoo gave the Tar Heels the edge with a short jumper early in the extra period and Paige made it stand up, giving North Carolina its biggest lead of the game up to that point with a 3-pointer and adding a jumper off a turnover.

The Hokies led 42-35 after Marshall Wood’s jumper with 15:23 left but made only one field goal over the next 8:05 as the Tar Heels crept back into the game and grabbed a 47-45 lead. There were five ties and four lead changes in the final 7:18 of regulation, including Joey van Zegeren’s free throws for Virginia Tech with 46 seconds left that forced overtime.

GAME NOTEBOOK: North Carolina G P.J. Hairston sat out after suffering a concussion in a win over Boston College on Tuesday. … Green came in averaging 25.5 points on 49.8 percent shooting. … The Tar Heels get Wake Forest at home on Tuesday before beginning the most difficult stretch of their schedule with trips to Miami and Duke.
Top Game Performances
 
Virginia Tech   North Carolina
Erick Green 16 Scoring James Michael McAdoo 22
Erick Green 4 Assists Reggie Bullock 5
Erick Green 6 Rebounds James Michael McAdoo 10
Robert Brown 4 Free Throws Made James Michael McAdoo 6
Marquis Rankin 3 Steals James Michael McAdoo 2
Jarell Eddie 2 Blocks Reggie Bullock 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Virginia Tech 60 38.7 4-13 8-10 10 31 5 8 14
North Carolina 72 37.5 5-24 19-27 16 41 3 6 12