National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
North Carolina 92, Fairfield 65
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 15, 2015
Where: Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Officials: # Dwayne Gladden, # Matt Porter, # Raymond Styons
Attendance: 13178

Nate Britt scored 11 of his 17 points in the second half as top-ranked North Carolina pulled away to drub Fairfield 92-65 its home opener Sunday at the Smith Center.

Forward Brice Johnson added 16 points and guard Joel Berry had 15 points as the Tar Heels (2-0) shot 54.8 percent from the field in the second half. Guard Theo Pinson and forward Justin Jackson each tallied 11 points.

Britt, a junior guard, matched a career-high point total, aided by four 3-point baskets.

Forward Marcus Gilbert had 16 of his 25 points in the first half for Fairfield (0-2), though he fouled out at the 3:12 mark. Forward Jonathan Kasibabu fouled out with 6:02 remaining after collecting 10 rebounds without scoring.

The Stags were within 28-27 with less than six minutes to play in the first half , but North Carolina held a 40-32 edge at the break.

The Tar Heels made only 2 of 13 shots from 3-point range in the first half and finished 8 of 23 for the game.

The Stags committed 19 turnovers.

North Carolina won the only previous meeting between the teams in a first-round game of the 1997 NCAA Tournament. At the time, that victory allowed legendary coach Dean Smith to tie Adolph Rupp for the most coaching wins in NCAA Division I men's history with 876.
Top Game Performances
 
Fairfield   North Carolina
Marcus Gilbert 25 Scoring Nate Britt 17
Jerome Segura 8 Assists Theo Pinson 8
Jonathan Kasibabu 10 Rebounds Kennedy Meeks 12
Marcus Gilbert 5 Free Throws Made Brice Johnson 8
Coleman Johnson 2 Steals Kennedy Meeks 4
Marcus Gilbert 1 Blocks Kennedy Meeks 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Fairfield 65 35.4 10-35 9-15 14 33 2 7 19
North Carolina 92 50.0 8-23 18-32 22 42 3 8 10