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Zeller, UNC hammer NC State

Jan 27, 2012 - 3:09 AM Chapel Hill, NC (Sports Network) - Tyler Zeller's double-double of 21 points and a career-best 17 rebounds powered seventh-ranked North Carolina to a 74-55 victory over the North Carolina State Wolfpack.

Harrison Barnes had 15 points and Reggie Bullock scored 11 for the Tar Heels (17-3, 4-1 ACC), who took the court for the first time without starter Dexter Strickland.

The junior guard tore his right ACL last Thursday at Virginia Tech and will miss the rest of the season.

John Henson provided nine points, 10 rebounds and five blocks, and Kendall Marshall dished out 11 assists in North Carolina's 30th consecutive home win.

"We were really good for certain parts of that game, there's no question about that," said North Carolina head coach Roy Williams.

Scott Wood led the Wolfpack (15-6, 4-2) with 11 points. NC State had its winning streak snapped at three games.

"They're bigger than we are. We didn't do a very good job of drawing fouls inside. I think that's where we got frustrated," said NC State head coach Mark Gottfried. "Even if it was on the block, we stopped and stood around rather than continuing with our offense. That was the frustrating part of it for me."

The highlight of the opening half featured NC State's Lorenzo Brown banking in a buzzer-beating three-pointer from behind his own free throw line. Unfortunately for the Wolfpack, they still trailed 37-23 at halftime after shooting just 25 percent.

And it only got worse for the visitors following the break.

A Marshall jumper made it 49-28 and the advantage ballooned to a game-high 31 at 63-32 on two Zeller free throws with less than 11 minutes remaining.

Game Notes

The Tar Heels have won 11 straight over NC State, matching the school's longest ever win streak against the Wolfpack. UNC notched 11 wins in a row from February 10, 1934 to February 22, 1938...The Tar Heels made 48 percent of their field goal attempts.