Jan. 25, 1998
No. 11 North Carolina too Much for Wake Forest
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Laquanda Barksdale scored 16 points and No. 11
North Carolina limited Wake Forest to 28 percent shooting in a 78-53 victory
Sunday.
Chanel Wright scored 13, Tracy Reid had 12 and Leah Sharp 11 for the Tar
Heels (15-4, 6-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who shot 48 percent (28-of-59).
Kristen Shaffer and Cynthia Kelley had 10 points each for Wake Forest (4-15,
0-9).
The Tar Heels led 23-18 with 3:58 left in the first half. Then, Nikki
Teasley had two free throws and a 3-pointer in the next minute, starting a 15-4
Tar Heels run.
North Carolina led by as many as 35 points, 71-36, after a steal and layup
by Reid with 5:37 left.
The Demon Deacons made only 15 of 54 shots and committed 25 turnovers. They
were outrebounded 42-36.
