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Isiah Thomas stood on the sideline and ordered his undersized Florida International team to spread the court against the defending national champions. That's when North Carolina's Deon Thompson walked over and teasingly asked why Thomas had to make the bigger Tar Heels defend so much on the perimeter. "He just started laughing and said, 'Man, that's the only thing I can do,"' Thompson said. Yes, the Tar Heels were too talented and just too big in their 88-72 victory over the Golden Panthers in the 2K Sports Classic on Monday night.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Mon11/9	UNC	88 - 72

Game Stats

FIU (0-1) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Ast PF Pts M. Roberts, F  32  2  1  3  18  M. Bright, F  28  3  0  4  10  P. Gary, G  35  4  5  2  5  N. Gacesa, F  15  1  0  1  3  S. Weaver, G  21  2  1  0  3  Bench Name Min Reb Ast PF Pts A. Watson 33  4  6  2  16  T. Russell 15  3  0  4  10  J. Otero 13  2  1  2  5  S. Miro 2  0  1  0  2  A. Anderson 2  0  0  0  0  M. Crawford 2  0  0  0  0  N. Crowder 2  0  0  0  0

North Carolina (1-0) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Ast PF Pts D. Thompson, F 22  10  0  0  20  E. Davis, F 23  11  2  2  13  M. Ginyard, G 29  4  3  1  12  L. Drew II, G 21  2  6  3  7  W. Graves, F 17  6  1  0  6  Bench Name Min Reb Ast PF Pts T. Zeller 20  4  1  3  12  J. Watts 9  0  2  3  5  J. Henson 12  1  2  1  4  D. Wear 10  1  3  1  3  D. Strickland 11  0  1  4  2  T. Wear 10  1  0  1  2  L. McDonald 8  1  1  0  2  M. Campbell 2  0  0  0  0  J. Gallagher 2  1  1  0  0  T. Petree 2  0  0  0  0  T. Thornton 2  0  0  0  0

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