Overview
- Caleb Wilson posted 20 points and 14 rebounds and Henri Veesaar added 18 and 15 as the Tar Heels beat Georgetown 81-61 in Chapel Hill to improve to 8-1.
- UNC broke the game open with a 12-2 second-half run keyed by 3-pointers from Derek Dixon, Veesaar and Jarin Stevenson, while Dixon and Luka Bogavac chipped in 14 points each.
- Following a 2-0 week, North Carolina climbed to No. 15 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and to No. 14 in the AP Top 25.
- Wilson and Veesaar are the first UNC pair since Jerry Stackhouse and Rasheed Wallace in 1994-95 to average at least 16 points and eight rebounds apiece.
- Improved perimeter shooting against zone looks and emerging bench production are shaping rotation decisions with guard Seth Trimble expected to return around the holidays.