Last Updated on November 6, 2010 2:46 am by shah
UNC Wins Exhibition
Chapel Hill, NC – Tyler Zeller scored 25 points and No. 8 North Carolina beat Barton 108-67 in an exhibition game Friday night.
John Henson had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Tar Heels, while heralded rookie Harrison Barnes had a quiet night with seven points on 2-for-9 shooting and six turnovers. Earlier this week, Barnes became the first freshman named to The Associated Press preseason All-America team since voting began before the 1986-87 season.
North Carolina used an 11-0 first-half spurt to build a double-digit margin then had another 11-0 run late in the half to blow the game open. Dexter Strickland hit a 3-pointer in the final seconds to give North Carolina a 57-35 halftime lead that grew to 46 points.
Gerald Boston scored 20 points to lead the Bulldogs, an instate program that won the Division II national championship four seasons ago.