CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Terrence Brown scored 21 points, reserve Jaydon Young scored 15 points, and North Carolina beat Wofford 109-70 on Friday night.
Other Tar Heels (2-0) backups got in on the scoring action with Alex Samodurov contributing 13 points, Maximo Adams scoring 11 and grabbing 11 rebounds, and Jarin Stevenson added 10 points.
Cutter Sisk scored a game-high 27 points off the bench and fellow reserve Jyi Dawkins scored 13 for Wofford (0-2).
The Tar Heels built a 7-0 lead in the first 52 seconds and never trailed. North Carolina shot 16 of 32 — 3 of 8 from 3-point range — and 16 of 20 from the foul line in the first half.
UNC shot 52% (38 of 73) including 40% (10 of 25) from behind the arc overall.
The Tar Heels are now 5-2 all-time against Wofford, including 4-2 in Chapel Hill. However, Wofford entered Friday night's game having won two straight in Chapel Hill.
The teams last played on Dec. 15, 2019 in Chapel Hill, a 68-64 Terrier victory.
Mike Malone is the first individual to lead UNC as head coach without having played for the Tar Heels or been an assistant coach with the program since Frank McGuire took the job in 1952.
Wofford: Hosts Allen University on Sunday.
North Carolina: Hosts Wyoming on Tuesday.
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