Memphis, Tenn. — Seth Trimble exploded for 33 points and Elliot Cadeau posted a double-double with 11 points and 13 assists to lead ninth-ranked North Carolina to an 84-76 exhibition win at Memphis on Tuesday night in the Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic at the FedEx Forum.

Jalen Washington added 17 points on 6 of 7 shooting with six rebounds for Carolina.

After trailing, 39-36, at halftime, the Tar Heels roared out of the locker room in the second half to outscore the Tigers, 36-19, in the first 12+ minutes after the break and take control of the game.

Trimble hit 11 of 17 shots, including 3 of 5 from three-point range, and drained all eight of his free throw attempts in the best offensive performance of his career to date.

Trimble and Cadeau combined to shoot 5 for 8 from three-point territory on the night.

Playing without All-America guard RJ Davis after his injury in the Blue-White game on Saturday, Carolina also got six points and eight rebounds from Jae’Lyn Withers and six points and four boards from Ven-Allen Lubin.

The exhibition game was part of a doubleheader with the Memphis and South Carolina women’s teams with ticket sale proceeds going to the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, located in Memphis.

Trimble got off to a hot start and scored five of Carolina’s first seven points of the game. Midway through the opening half, Memphis went on a 14-3 run to take a 24-14 lead, eventually leading by as many as 11 points before halftime.

UNC hit 6 of its first 8 three-point tries in the second half to swing momentum and take the lead.

The Tar Heels will return to action when they host Johnson C. Smith in the Smith Center on Sunday October 27 in their final exhibition tune-up prior to the November 4 season opener against Elon.

Notes
• RJ Davis was not in uniform and did not play for precautionary reasons after suffering a lower back contusion in Saturday’s Blue-White Scrimmage in Chapel Hill.

Source: wralsportsfan.com