No. 7 Tar Heels beat Yellow Jackets 86-78 for 2-0 ACC start

Posted Jan 2, 2016
Joel Berry II scored a career-high 19 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 5:07 left to help No. 7 North Carolina beat Georgia Tech 86-78 on Saturday. Brice Johnson added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Tar Heels (13-2, 2-0 ACC), who had fits with the Yellow Jackets (10-4, 0-1) all game. Marcus Georges-Hunt matched his career high with 25 points for Georgia Tech. (Associated Press)

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