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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
North Carolina 75, N.C. State 63
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Where: RBC Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Officials: # Michael Kitts, # Michael Stephens, #0 Sean Corbin
Attendance: 19700

Harrison Barnes scored a team-high 16 points and No. 19 North Carolina kept pace behind Duke in the ACC with a 75-63 victory over host North Carolina State on Wednesday.

Kendall Marshall scored 14 points and Dexter Strickland had 13 for the Tar Heels (21-6, 11-2 ACC), who have won four straight and remained one game behind the Blue Devils.

Tar Heels coach Roy Williams improved to 20-1 all-time against the Wolfpack dating back to his tenure at Kansas.

C.J. Leslie had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Wolfpack (14-13, 4-9), who have lost 10 straight to the Tar Heels.

North Carolina trailed for nearly the entire first half, but took the lead on a 3-pointer by Marshall with less than a minute to go before the break. The Tar Heels proceeded to make four straight shots to open the second half en route to a 40-33 lead.

Barnes scored nine points during a surge that helped Carolina pull away after North Carolina State had tied the game at 50.

Tyler Zeller added 11 points and nine rebounds for North Carolina.
Top Game Performances
 
North Carolina   N.C. State
Harrison Barnes 16 Scoring C.J. Leslie 13
Kendall Marshall 5 Assists Lorenzo Brown 8
John Henson 15 Rebounds C.J. Leslie 8
Kendall Marshall 3 Free Throws Made Tracy Smith 2
Dexter Strickland 2 Steals Lorenzo Brown 3
John Henson 6 Blocks Jordan Vandenberg 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
North Carolina 75 42.4 5-16 14-18 9 42 7 6
N.C. State 63 43.1 3-14 4-10 17 29 4 7