Overview
- Freshman Caleb Wilson led with 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Henri Veesaar added 12 points, 11 boards and five blocks to anchor the frontcourt.
- UNC scored 58 points after halftime and committed zero second-half turnovers, with Hubert Davis crediting cleaner ballhandling, stops and rebounding for the surge.
- The Tar Heels shot about 55% from the field, hit 11 threes, dominated the glass 51–30 and totaled 14 blocked shots.
- NC Central dropped to 1–4 as leading scorer Gage Lattimore was held to 12 points on 4-for-19 shooting and the Eagles were limited to roughly 24% overall.
- Depth pieces delivered 39 bench points, led by Zayden High’s 11 and nine each from Derek Dixon and Jonathan Powell, with Navy visiting Chapel Hill on Tuesday.