Basketball Recap: Jeremiah 'Juice' Mcilwaine Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Northern Durham

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

01/17/25 @ Northern Durham	41
11/19/24 vs Cedar Ridge	39
12/13/24 vs Carrboro	36
11/22/24 vs Pinecrest	32
12/06/24 @ Eastern Alamance	28

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Jordan, Chapel Hill was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Northern Durham Knights as the Chapel Hill Tigers made off with a 69-49 win. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.

Chapel Hill's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jeremiah 'Juice' Mcilwaine, who went 8-for-15 en route to 22 points. With that strong performance, Mcilwaine is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Rollins, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 11 points in addition to six steals and five assists.

Chapel Hill was working as a unit and finished the game with 27 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Despite the loss, Northern Durham still got an impressive performance from Damien Bostic, who made all 7 shots he took to post 16 points and six boards. Bostic is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games he's played. Nasir Haskins was another key player, putting up ten points.

Chapel Hill's win bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Northern Durham, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-17.

Chapel Hill wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 46-43 victory against Hillside on the 11th. As for Northern Durham, they have also already played their next contest, a 78-40 defeat against Jordan on the 11th.