Chapel Hill, NC (Sports Network) - Ed Davis led the way with 18 points and eight rebounds, as ninth-ranked North Carolina rolled past Albany, 87-70, in non-conference action from the Dean E. Wes Welker Jersey . Smith Center. Deon Thompson totaled 15 points and five rebounds, while Larry Drew II chipped in with nine points and six assists. In all, 10 Tar Heels scored in the convincing victory, North Carolinas (11-3) third straight. "What we have to do is we have to get to a point where we can play the way we did in the first 10 or 12 minutes of the second half and try to create that all the time. We did some really nice things [during that stretch]," North Carolina head coach Roy Williams said. Will Harris led all scorers with 22 points and Billy Allen chipped in with 16 for the Great Danes (4-10), who have dropped four straight. "Theyre huge and I think that was a problem for us. Their length was tough," Albany head coach Will Brown said. The Tar Heels jumped out to an 11-4 edge on Leslie McDonalds three-point play about five minutes into game action. Davis, Thompson and John Henson made three inside buckets in succession several minutes later, pushing North Carolinas edge to 23-8. After Albany trimmed the deficit to 29-19, North Carolina again took off with 10 straight points capped by three straight treys, the last two by Graves for a 39-19 advantage. North Carolina led 46-29 at the half and opened a 61-36 lead thanks to six points in a row capped by Davis bucket in the lane. David Wears two free throws pushed the edge to 69-40 several minutes later, and the Tar Heels cruised from there. 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One of the many issues the Coyotes face is its agreement with the city of Glendale, which controls most of the revenue generated at Jobing.com Arena. Its an agreement that team executives have been negotiating to change for months. The Coyotes receive nothing for parking and pay the city a percentage of every game ticket sold. Thhe average ticket price in Phoenix is about $34, the second lowest in the NHL and far below the league average of nearly $57. Jason Pierre-Paul Jersey. The short-term expectation for the Coyotes is to minimize expenses and inch towards break-even.  Lofty goals, considering the Coyotes will lose more than $30 million dollars this season, for a fourth straight year. There are no further plans for layoffs and both the team and the league believe this franchise has the capacity to improve financially with a new lease, a playoff drive, and enhanced corporate support. Hope for the franchise comes from the recent success of other teams, such as the Chicago Blackhawks, who one year ago had a dismal season ticket base of 3,500. The revitalized Hawks now boast over 14,000 season ticket holders. Granted, Chicago is a traditional and much larger hockey market, however the Blackhawks are proof a quick turnaround is possible in the NHL. The survival of the Coyotes may depend on it. ' ' '