North Carolina wasted no time putting Wofford in a hole and never let the Terriers breathe.
Terrence Brown led the way with 21 points, and five Tar Heels finished in double figures as UNC rolled to a 109-70 win Friday night in the Smith Center. Brown came out firing with 12 points in the first half, then kept attacking his way to a 37 th career 20-point game and his first as a Tar Heel. He finished 6 of 9 on two-point attempts and made 6 of 8 free throws.
The Tar Heels were efficient from the start and stayed that way. Carolina shot better than 50 percent in both halves, while the defense held Wofford to 33.3 percent shooting overall.
UNC improved to 2-0 in Michael Malone's first season in Chapel Hill and has now won 20 straight at home. Wofford fell to 0-2.
Freshman Maximo Adams turned in a big night on the glass, grabbing a game-high 11 rebounds to go with 11 points for his first college double-double. He had nine boards in the first half alone. Alex Samodurov added 13 points and seven rebounds, Jaydon Young scored 15 points with four three-pointers for his best scoring night as a Tar Heel, and Jarin Stevenson chipped in 10.
Wofford got 27 points and seven rebounds from Cutter Sisk, who scored 14 in the first half.
Carolina opened the game with a burst and quickly took control. The Tar Heels forced the Terriers into misses on 11 of their first 13 shots and 18 of their first 22, while UNC started 11 for 18 from the floor and kept building.
The lead was in double figures for the final 14:18 of the first half, and Carolina went into the break up comfortably after shooting 50 percent, hitting 16 of 20 free throws and winning the battle in the paint, 26-12. Ten Tar Heels scored before halftime.
The second half brought more of the same. UNC made 7 of its first 10 shots after the break, pushed the margin to 26 at 67-41, and then stretched it even further with a 25-12 burst four minutes later to put the game out of reach at the under-12:00 timeout.
By the end, Carolina had overwhelmed Wofford in just about every area. The Tar Heels finished with advantages in points in the paint, 50-32, fast break points, 20-4, and second-chance points, 19-10. Their 109 points were the most since a 113-96 win over NC State on February 5, 2019.
Carolina will play its third of six straight home games to open the season when it hosts Wyoming on Tuesday, November 10, at 7 p.m. in the Smith Center.
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