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HONOLULU -- North Carolina coach Roy Williams did not mince words after his fifth-ranked Tar Heels struggled in the first half before pulling out their latest win.Isaiah Hicks scored 10 of his 16 points after halftime to lead five players in double-figures as North Carolina (4-0) beat Hawaii 83-68 Friday night.Its one of the ugliest games Ive ever coached in my entire life, Williams said, but we made some shots during a stretch in the second half that gave us the lead.North Carolina never trailed outside of the opening minutes and held a 35-27 lead at halftime despite shooting just 35.1 percent from the field. The Tar Heels had shot better than 50 percent from the field in each of their first three games.Hicks said Williams message to the team at halftime emphasized defense.He said that shots were going to fall, but weve got to be better on the defensive end, continue to rebound, get to the board and try to get them out of what they do early on, said Hicks, who shot 7 of 8 from the field.Kennedy Meeks and Nate Britt had 13 points apiece. Justin Jackson scored 11 and Tony Bradley contributed 10 points and 13 rebounds, including eight on the offensive end, off the bench.He really gave us a lift, Hicks said of Bradley, a freshman center. Thats what really got us through the game, especially Tony just getting to the boards, getting the rebounds and second-chance shots.North Carolina led by as many as 18 in the closing minutes. The Tar Heels shot 63.3 percent (19 of 30) in the second half and finished with a 46-23 rebounding edge.Their size created some issues, but we cant lean on that, Rainbow Warriors coach Eran Ganot said. Theyre bigger than us, theyre stronger than us -- those are facts -- but what we need to focus more on is how to get it done.Hawaii pulled to 40-37 on Jack Purchases banker with 16:27 left, but North Carolina answered with a 12-2 run that that was capped by a 3-pointer by Kenny Williams from the right wing that stretched its lead back to 64-49.Noah Allen, a UCLA transfer, led Hawaii with 22 points. Jack Purchase added 14 and Sheriff Drammeh 13 for the Rainbow Warriors (2-2).BIG PICTURENorth Carolina: Junior guard Joel Berry II entered averaging a team-high 21.3 points per game, but was held to just two. His only basket came on a 14-foot pull-up jumper with about 5 minutes left. ... The Tar Heels depth was evident as they dominated Hawaii in bench scoring, 28-12.Its not a concern; Its a good thing, Williams said of Berrys night. Ive never seen him miss and go one-for-nine. Then again, in the first half our starting one, two and three men were 1 for 16 and thats not good.Hawaii: The young Rainbow Warriors have only three active players back from last seasons squad that won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time in school history. Hawaii dropped to 19-104 against Top 25 teams, including a 2-19 mark vs. top-5 squads.KEY NUMBERSNorth Carolina took advantage of its size against the smaller Rainbow Warriors by grabbing 19 offensive rebounds and held a distinct edge in second chance points, 28-8. Hawaii had nine turnovers in the first half, but finished two below its season average of 16 for the game.We cut down the turnovers, but we made them at critical times. 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Kurt Capewell is set to suffer the unkindest and unluckiest of cuts when he falls off the Cronulla bench for Sundays NRL grand final against Melbourne.Capewell has been an important figure in both of the Sharks finals win so far in 2016. Especially in their qualifying final victory over Canberra, when he was forced to play 73 minutes due to an early concussion to Wade Graham, making 36 tackles and 111m from 15 runs in the process.But Sam Tagataeses recovery from a shoulder injury, suffered in round 22, to be fit for the decider means someone has to make way. And that someone is likely the 23-year-old Capewell, who has impressed in his first four NRL games this season.Unfortunately for Capewell the case for bringing back interchange prop Tagataese is overwhelming for coach Shane Flanagan.When fit, the 29-year-old Samoan international is crucial for the Sharks go-forward and he played in each game of the clubbs record 15-match winning streak earlier this year before suffering the injury.ddddddddddddCapewell has been named as 18th man for the decider.Flanagan has been tight-lipped on the final make up of his side, but barring any flare-up Tagataese will be there.Skipper Paul Gallen has pushed for the inclusion of Tagataese, if fit, but admitted it would a tough luck for Capewell.It it a tough call for Flanno, but it is a good one to have, Gallen said.Capewell would tread a similar path to Sydney Roosters prop Dylan Napa in 2013.Prime Ministers XIII representative Napa played a leading role in the Roosters late-season charge that year. But he missed out on a grand final berth when Jared Waerea-Hargreaves returned from suspension and Luke ODonnell recovered from a hamstring complaint. ' ' '