Tar Heels Sweep Wolfpack, 97-73

Posted Feb 15, 2017
Joel Berry II scored 18 points to help No. 10 North Carolina beat N.C. State 97-73 on Wednesday to stay alone in first place in the ACC. Luke Maye added a career-high 13 points for the Tar Heels, who shot 56 percent while dominating both the paint and the glass to blow out the Wolfpack for the second time in a month. UNC had won the first meeting 107-56. (Associated Press)

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