The North Carolina men’s basketball team is clicking on all cylinders.
The Tar Heels shot better than 57 percent from the field, committed just nine turnovers and got another 20-point-plus game from freshman Harrison Barnes on Tuesday in their 106-74 win against Boston College.
Four Tar Heels — Barnes, Tyler Zeller, John Henson and Reggie Bullock — posted double-digit point totals as UNC had full control of the ACC contest in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Barnes scored a season-high 26 points, one-upping his previous high of 25 recorded against N.C. State on Saturday. He hit four 3-pointers and grabbed six rebounds from his 3-man position.
Joe Trapani fought his hardest to keep the game competitive for Boston College. The forward had 25 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in a losing effort.
Reggie Jackson, who UNC coach Roy Williams said Monday may be “playing as well as anybody in the conference,” was held to six points on 2-for-10 shooting for the Eagles.
Sophomore Dexter Strickland had Jackson duty for most of the evening and provided suffocating defense against the guard averaging 18.5 points per game.
UNC went on a 13-2 run midway through the first half with the help of a few Bullock 3-pointers.
The freshman forward hit four straight treys in the first half and posted 14 points to help UNC jump out to a healthy double-digit lead.
Bullock’s 14 aided in 21 bench points for UNC compared to Boston College’s three in the first half.
