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North Carolina blows out NC Central

Ed Davis plays defense against N.C. Central University.
Ed Davis plays defense against N.C. Central University.

North Carolina dominated N.C. Central Wednesday night, winning by a  89-42 score.

Marcus Ginyard and Deon Thompson paced UNC offensively, with 17 and 13 points, respectively. Tyler Zeller came off the bench to add 12 on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting night.

The Tar Heels also dogged the Eagles on defense. They held NCCU scoreless for an 8:20 period in the first half, in which they scored 21 in a row to turn a 19-17 game into a 40-17 rout.

UNC is now 2-0 for the fifth straight year.

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