North Carolina Overcomes Poor Shooting; Tops Wake Forest

8:15 AM, Feb 1, 2012   |    comments
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Winston-Salem, NC (Sports Network) - Tyler Zeller scored 18 points with 18 rebounds and No. 5 North Carolina used a big second half run Tuesday night to pull away from Wake Forest for a 68-53 win.

John Henson added 14 points and 12 rebounds for North Carolina (19-3, 6-1 ACC) while Kendall Marshall also scored 14 and Harrison Barnes had 13 points.

The Tar Heels won their fourth straight game, but needed a second half push to do it. They went on a 16-1 run that extended their lead from seven points to 22.

C.J. Harris scored 19 points for Wake Forest to land on 1,000 career points exactly. But the Demon Deacons (11-11, 2-6) lost their third straight game and fell to 1-6 in their last seven.

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