Freshman Anthony scores 34, UNC beats Notre Dame
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. >> Cole Anthony didn’t need much time to make his mark on the North Carolina record book.
Anthony set the school record for scoring by a freshman in his debut, finishing with 34 points and 11 rebounds while leading the ninthranked Tar Heels past Notre Dame 7665 in their opener Wednesday night. With his father — former UNLV and NBA guard Greg Anthony — in the stands, the Atlantic Coast Conference preseason freshman of the year broke Rashad McCants’ 17-yearold scoring record by a freshman in his first game and finished 12 of 24 from the field with six 3-pointers.
“It’s cool, I’m going to — not celebrate, but be happy about it a little bit tonight, give myself a little pat on the back,” Anthony said. “But we’ve got practice tomorrow. We’ve got to lock back in. We’ve got a game on Friday.”
Anthony scored 15 points during a 29-13 second-half run that put the Tar Heels in control.
Prentiss Hubb scored a careerhigh 22 points, T.J. Gibbs added 19 and John Mooney finished with 10 for the Fighting Irish. They led 37-32 just under 2 minutes into the second half.
That’s when Anthony took over. He started the run with a runner, reeled off seven straight points for his team and hit three 3s in a 4-minute span, the last of which gave the Tar Heels their first double-figure lead at 61-50 with 9 minutes remaining.
“Sometimes, I used to say, Tyler Hansbrough carried us,” Williams said of about the former national player of the year. “Cole Anthony carried us tonight . ... That was pretty impressive, to say the least.”
(23) PURDUE 79, GREEN BAY 57 >> Graduate transfer Jahaad Proctor scored
26 points and Eric Hunter Jr. added
15 to help Purdue pull away from Green Bay.
The Boilermakers have won seven straight season openers, 18 in a row at Mackey Arena and 20 consecutive home games against non-conference foes.
Kameron Hankerson led the Phoenix with 15 points. Freshman Amari Davis and JayQuan McCloud each scored 10 for Green Bay (0-1) as coach Linc Darner returned to his alma mater.
Women
(14) N.C. STATE 80, N.C. A&T 44 >> Jada Boyd had a double-double in her first collegiate game, classmate Jakia Brown-Turner scored 14 points and North Carolina State rolled to a win over North Carolina A&T in the season opener for both teams.
Boyd scored 18 points on 5-of-7 shooting, plus 8-of-9 shooting from the foul line, and grabbed 11 rebounds. Kayla Jones also had 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting and all 11 Wolfpack players scored.
Source: Niagara hires Paulus as men’s coach
A person with direct knowledge of the decision confirmed to The Associated Press that Niagara University has reached a multiyear agreement promoting Greg Paulus as basketball program on a permanent basis.
The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity Wednesday because the school has not announced the news.
Paulus was named interim coach Oct. 20 after Patrick Beilein abruptly resigned because of personal reasons.
Beilein was hired in March, and added Paulus to his staff as his top assistant and recruiting coordinator.