Tar Heels Thrash Mocs

Men’s Top 25

Antawn Jamison had 21 points and 13 rebounds and No. 3 North Carolina overwhelmed Chattanooga for a 68-38 victory Friday night in Charlotte, N.C.

The Tar Heels, who have traveled more than 9,500 miles the past two weeks, improved to 8-0 in the Bill Guthridge era.

Francisco Colon’s 13 points led the Mocs (4-2), who shot 22 percent.

(5) South Carolina 74, Virginia Tech 73

In Charlotte, N.C., Melvin Watson scored a career-high 24 points, including a free throw with 3.5 seconds left, as the Gamecocks (4-0) overcame cold shooting to beat the Hokies (3-1).

(10) Iowa 81, Rice 52

In Iowa City, Iowa, Guy Rucker and Ricky Davis each scored 14 points as Iowa (5-0) beat the Owls (2-6) at the Hawkeyes’ Super Shootout.

(14) Mississippi 102, Long Island 99

In Muncie, Ind., Ansu Sesay had 28 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks and two steals as the Rebels (4-0) edged the Blackbirds (2-4) in the opening round of the Cardinal Varsity Club Classic.

Ole Miss overcame a 39-point performance by LIU’s Charles Jones.

Other games

In Missoula, Mike Warhank hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Montana over Western Illinois 67-65 … Brian Wardle scored 19 points as Marquette (3-0) rallied to defeat Montana State (3-1) in Milwaukee 84-60. … Damien Baskerville scored 29 points, as Weber State (1-3) held off Mount St. Mary’s (1-4) in Iowa City, Iowa., 81-73