
North Carolina's Roy Williams was looking for somebody to step up after the Tar Heels first loss of the season a week ago. Sophomores Marcus Paige and Brice Johnson answered the challenge on Saturday. Paige scored a career-high 26 points and Johnson had another with 24 points to lead the Tar Heels bounced back with an 82-72 win over Richmond (3-2) in the Hall of Fame Tipoff Tournament. But hopefully we'll learn some things and take those kind of plays and not make them anymore.'' North Carolina has been playing this season without P.J. Hairston, who was the Tar Heels' leading scorer a year ago, and senior guard Leslie McDonald didn't travel to the tournament because NCAA eligibility concerns.
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