No. 8 North Carolina beats Lipscomb 80-66

By Aaron Beard

Associated Press

Published: Friday, Nov. 12 2010 7:20 p.m. MST

Summary

Harrison Barnes scored 14 points in his debut to help No. 8 North Carolina beat Lipscomb 80-66 in the season opener for both teams Friday night.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Harrison Barnes scored 14 points in his debut to help No. 8 North Carolina beat Lipscomb 80-66 in the season opener for both teams Friday night.

Tyler Zeller scored 15 points to lead the Tar Heels, who didn't have the easiest time with the Bisons before winning their opener for the 78th time in 80 years. North Carolina led by eight points at halftime and by 14 early in the second half, but didn't put the game away until the final five minutes.

Barnes finished 6 for 12 from the field in 27 minutes. Last week, he became the first freshman named to The Associated Press preseason All-America team since voting began before the 1986-87 season.

Sophomore John Henson had a huge game, finishing with 10 points to go with career-highs of 17 rebounds and seven blocked shots.

Josh Slater scored 21 points for Lipscomb, which fell to 0-4 all-time against ranked opponents.

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