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12/16 21:22 CST Veesaar's career night leads No. 12 North Carolina over ETSU,
77-58
Veesaar's career night leads No. 12 North Carolina over ETSU, 77-58
By MITCHELL NORTHAM
Associated Press
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) --- Henri Veesaar scored a career-high 26 points to
power No. 12 North Carolina to a 77-58 victory over East Tennessee State on
Tuesday night.
Veesaar shot a near-perfect 10-of-11 from the floor and also pulled down eight
rebounds for the Tar Heels (10-1). Caleb Wilson added 20 points and eight
rebounds for UNC.
Brian Taylor paced ETSU (8-4) with 14 points, while Blake Barkley scored 11.
ETSU held a two-point advantage midway through the first half after Taylor
threw down a fast-break dunk following a UNC turnover. But the Tar Heels used a
19-9 run --- which included back-to-back dunks from Wilson and Veesaar --- to
take an eight-point lead at intermission.
UNC opened the second half with a 9-2 run to take a 15-point lead. The surge
was highlighted by a second-chance dunk from Wilson and then punctuated by
Veesaar swishing a 3-pointer. UNC led by as many as 27 points.
The Buccaneers went into game ranked No. 17 nationally in steals (114) and No.
28 in points allowed per game (65.5), but the Tar Heels shot 54% from the
field, their second-highest mark of the season.
Veesaar, redshirt junior from Estonia, leads the team in field-goal percentage
(64.5%) and blocked shots (15). This was the eighth time this season he's shot
north of 60 percent from the floor in a game.
Up next North Carolina: The Tar Heels face Ohio State in Atlanta on Saturday. ETSU: The Buccaneers host Jacksonville State on Saturday. -__ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up? here. AP college basketball: ? https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll ?and? https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball |
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