North Carolina Central Eagles at North Carolina Tar Heels
· NCAA Men's BasketballWilson leads No. 18 North Carolina past NC Central 97-53
Henri Veesaar contributed 12 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks, and Luka Bogavac scored 13 for the Tar Heels (4-0). Zayden High had 11 points off the bench.
Wilson blocked four shots and was 7 of 8 from the floor, with all but one of those attempts coming before halftime. He played only four minutes in the second half with the Tar Heels leading comfortably.
Ramondo Battle II scored 14 points for NC Central (1-4), which shot only 24.2%. Gage Lattimore added 12.
The Tar Heels made 11 3-pointers and shot 54.5% overall.
NC Central missed eight straight shots and went scoreless for 5:57 in the first half as the Tar Heels pushed their advantage to double digits for the first time thanks to an 11-0 run.
UNC added a 10-0 spurt later in the half and went into the break leading 39-24. NC Central did not make a field goal over the final 3:41.
UNC: Will host Navy on Tuesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 53 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Justin Edwards made Free Throw. | 53 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Justin Edwards made Free Throw. | 52 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Foul on Elijah Davis. | 51 - 97 |
Statistics
NCCU |
UNC |
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|---|---|---|
| 16-66 | FG | 30-55 |
| 24 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 7-26 | 3PT | 11-28 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 14-20 | FT | 26-35 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Assists | 21 |
| 6 | Steals | 1 |
| 2 | Blocks | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 46 |
Game Information
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Attendance: 17,522 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Norfolk State | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |
| Delaware State | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 0-0 | - | 4-10 |
| North Carolina Central | 0-0 | - | 3-9 |
| Morgan State | 0-0 | - | 2-8 |
| Coppin State | 0-0 | - | 2-11 |
| South Carolina State | 0-0 | - | 0-11 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 10-0 |
| California | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| SMU | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |


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