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Nationally Ranked Tar Heels
Crush Stuttering Cagers, 94-67

By Bruce Franzel
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Dreams of presenting a team not
to be taken lightly, even by the
number two team in the nation,
were shattered last night in Chapel
Hill, North Carolina, as the Tar
Heels tore apart the Cavaliers,
94-67.

Coming off impressive wins over
nationally rated Duke University
and the University of South
Carolina, Virginia was not able to
maintain the composure which they
demonstrated earlier in the season.
The game was marked by aggressive
play on both sides, but the man to
man Carolina press was just too
much for the Cavaliers, causing
them to get over anxious resulting
in many Virginia turn-overs.

Bunting High Scorer

For the Tar Heels, the high
scorer was 6-8 guard Bill Bunting,
who poured in 19 points, 12 of
them coming in the first hf.
Bunting entered the game with a
team leading field goal percentage
of 60.5, having made 26 of 43
shots. His scoring average was
slightly below his evening total at
16.5. Following Bunting in scoring
was senior Rusty Clark who tallied
16 for the victorious Tar Heels.

Charlie Scott, who came into
the game leading North Carolina in
average points per game with a 23.8
average, was held to only 14 points,
only five of which came in the
second half. Scott was however,
responsible for a great many assists.

Leading the Cavalier offense
once again was senior forward John
Gidding with 17 points. Gidding led
the scoring for both teams at the
end of the half with 13 points.

The man to man defensive press
employed by the Tar Heels
throughout the game thwarted the
Cavalier scoring attack for minutes
at a time while the potent Carolina
offense continued pouring baskets
in from every angle on the court.

The Cavaliers were also hurt a
great deal inside, under the basket.
They missed many opportunities to
score inside at times when they
needed to stop one of the several
lengthy Carolina scoring streaks.
Big Norm Carmichael was held to
only two points in the first half.

The Associated Press national
basketball ratings on Tuesday
morning showed UCLA in the
number one spot and North
Carolina in the number two
position. The Tar Heels received
one vote for the top spot in the
ratings, a good indication of the
worth of Virginia's opponent.

The Tar Heels are now 6-0 in
the over-all standings and 2-0 in the
Atlantic Coast Conference. They
have defeated Oregon twice,
Kentucky, rated fourth in the
nation, Vanderbilt, and Clemson.
They upended Clemson Monday
night 90-69, only slightly less of a
margin than the Virginia game.

First-Year Men Fall

Virginia suffered an additional
setback before the varsity game as
the Carolina freshman dumped the
previously undefeated
Cavayearlings 102-76. The UNC
are now 3-1 and the Virginia
first year team is 4-1.

The high scorer in the game was
Carolina's Dennis Wuycik who hit
for an excellent 27 points. Tim
Rash was the top man for Virginia
with 14 points.

Photo By Rich Wright

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