If not for a 3-point make by Drake Powell, UNC basketball might have ended up in the Maui Invitational consolation bracket.
UNC basketball rookie forward Drake Powell finished with only six points off the bench for the No. 12-ranked Tar Heels in their 92-90 victory over the unranked Dayton Flyers in the opening round of the Maui Invitational on Monday night. But the former five-star prep out of nearby Northwood High School no doubt earned some extra brownie points from his teammates and coaches for his confident make from the corner down the stretch.
Across Powell's bench-high 23 minutes of action, he shot 2-for-2 from the field. Both attempts were of the 3-point variety, tripling his season count of makes beyond the arc. The 6-foot-6, 195-pound standout defender added four rebounds and one steal while committing only one foul and zero turnovers.
He is now 3-for-8 from 3-point range as a UNC basketball player, averaging 4.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, and 0.6 steals in 20.6 minutes per outing. Drake Powell and the Tar Heels will now quickly prepare to square off against the No. 4 Auburn Tigers , who overcame an 18-point deficit to defeat the No. 5 Iowa State Cyclones, 83-81, prior to the UNC-Dayton game on Monday night. Their Maui Invitational semifinal bout tips off at 11 p.m. ET Tuesday .
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