CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -Tyler Zeller scored a career-high 23 points and No. 25 North Carolina blew most of a 22-point, second-half lead before beating UNC Asheville 80-69 on Tuesday night.
Freshman Harrison Barnes added 13 points for the Tar Heels (3-2), who regrouped after losing two straight games during the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. But on what appeared to be an easy night, North Carolina couldn’t put away the Bulldogs (2-2) and instead found itself protecting a six-point lead with 4 minutes to play.
The Tar Heels held on to improve to 7-0 in the series against the instate program from the Big South Conference. But this couldn’t have been a confidence-builder for a young team that struggled in back-to-back losses to Minnesota and Vanderbilt in Puerto Rico.
Zeller provided some good news by setting his career high in scoring for the second straight game.
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