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11/07 20:14 CST Wilson, Veesaar, Trimble power No. 24 North Carolina's 2nd-half
push to beat No. 19 Kansas 87-74
Wilson, Veesaar, Trimble power No. 24 North Carolina's 2nd-half push to beat
No. 19 Kansas 87-74
By AARON BEARD
AP Basketball Writer
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) --- Freshman Caleb Wilson had 24 points, big man Henri
Veesaar added 20 and No. 24 North Carolina dominated the second half to pull
away from No. 19 Kansas 87-74 in Friday night's battle of college basketball
bluebloods.
Senior Seth Trimble added 13 of his 17 after halftime, proving to be a catalyst
for the Tar Heels (2-0) in taking control of the second-half tempo as UNC
roared out of the break.
But North Carolina made 18 of its first 23 second-half shots --- including
back-to-back push-the-tempo scores by Trimble that had Kansas coach Bill Self
first waving his hands in frustration and then burning a quick timeout barely
two minutes in.
Kyan Evans added 12 points after a scoreless first half for the Tar Heels, who
went from shooting 33% before the break to making 24 of 36 shots (66.7%) after
halftime to lead by as many as 16 on the way to scoring 58 second-half points.
Kansas star freshman Darryn Peterson had 22 points to lead the Jayhawks (1-1),
who led by 10 in the first half and 37-29 at the break.
The Jayhawks entered Friday having won five straight meetings between programs
with a combined 10 NCAA titles, including in the 2008 Final Four, the 2012 NCAA
Elite Eight and the 2022 national championship game. The Jayhawks won last
year's meeting at Allen Fieldhouse despite blowing a 20-point lead and were
playing their first game in Chapel Hill.
Up next
Kansas: The Jayhawks return home to face Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Tuesday.
UNC: The Tar Heels continue a five-game homestand to open the season with
Tuesday's visit from Radford.
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