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01/31 15:21 CST Caleb Wilson dominates in return to hometown, leads No. 16
North Carolina past Georgia Tech 91-75
Caleb Wilson dominates in return to hometown, leads No. 16 North Carolina past
Georgia Tech 91-75
ATLANTA (AP) --- Caleb Wilson dominated in the return to his hometown, scoring
22 points as No. 16 North Carolina cruised past Georgia Tech for a 91-75
victory on Saturday.
The 6-foot-10 Atlanta native set a school record by scoring 20 points for the
15th time as a freshman. He had been tied with Tyler Hansbrough, who had 14
games with 20 points for the Tar Heels in 2005-06.
Wilson set another school record by reaching double-figure points in the first
21 games of his college career. He broke a tie with Rashad McCants, who had at
least 10 points in his first 20 games in 2002-03.
With a light snow falling outside McCamish Pavilion, Henri Veesaar gave North
Carolina (17-4, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) a devastating 1-2 punch on the
inside with 20 points and 12 rebounds.
The Tar Heels won their third in a row, with Wilson adding three more dunks to
what was already his nation-leading total of 62.
The game got away from Georgia Tech (11-11, 2-7) in the latter stages of the
first half. Wilson had a pair of thunderous slams as well as converting a
three-point play, pushing North Carolina to a 52-37 lead at the break.
The Tar Heels led by as many as 21 in the second half, handing the Yellow
Jackets their third straight loss and sixth setback in the last seven games as
they head toward another disappointing season under third-year coach Damon
Stoudamire.
Baye Ndongo led the home team with 27 points, but the rest of the team combined
to make only 18 of 48 shots with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, a Georgia Tech
graduate, watching the game from a courtside seat wearing a "GT" cap.
Up next
North Carolina: Hosts Syracuse on Tuesday night to begin a big week. The Tar
Heels are home against No. 4 Duke next Saturday.
Georgia Tech: Travels to California on Wednesday for the first of two straight
West Coast games.
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