North Carolina leads Richmond 36-33 at halftime of the semifinal game in the Hall of Fame Tipoff tournament.
Brice Johnson leads UNC with 10 points. Johnson had a couple of late blocks to rally UNC to come from behind.
Two free throws by Marcus Paige gave UNC its first lead of the game with 37 seconds left in the first half.
Richmond jumped out to an early lead and knocked down two early 3-point buckets.
The Spiders finished 4-of-11 from behind the arc while UNC made one of five attempts.
The Tar Heels shot 39 percent from the floor while Richmond hit 42 percent of its shots.
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