CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) — Caleb Wilson and Henry Veesaar both collected double-doubles as No. 16 North Carolina pulled away from visiting Georgetown in the second half to win 81-61.

Wilson tallied 20 points and 14 rebounds, while Veesaar totaled 18 points and 15 boards for the Tar Heels (8-1). Derek Dixon and Luka Bogavac each added 14 points apiece for UNC.

KJ Lewis paced the Hoyas (6-3) with 17 points, and Julius Halaifonua scored 14.

Sparked by a 3-pointer from Malik Mack, the Hoyas went on a 10-2 run in the game’s opening five minutes to grab an early five-point lead. The Tar Heels charged back, though, and led by seven points on a 3-pointer from Dixon just before intermission.

Georgetown trimmed its deficit to three on two occasions early in the second half, but the Tar Heels used a 12-2 run midway through the second half to open a 15-point lead. That scoring surge was capped off by Dixon, Veesaar, and Jarin Stevenson swishing 3-pointers in the span of less than 90 seconds.

UNC has been led this season by the frontcourt duo of Veesaar and Wilson, who entered the game averaging a combined 35.3 points and 18.6 rebounds per game. They’re the first pair of Tar Heels to average at least 16 points and eight rebounds per game since Jerry Stackhouse and Rasheed Wallace did in the 1994-95 season. In eight of UNC’s nine games, either Veesaar or Wilson has led North Carolina in scoring.

USC Upstate visits Chapel Hill on Saturday.

The Associated Press contributed.

The North Carolina Tar Heels host the Georgetown Hoyas on Sunday, hoping to carry their momentum from the win against the Kentucky Wildcats on Tuesday night.

That game was a worthwhile experience for the Tar Heels as one of their best players was not playing up to par that night, but the supporting cast and bench stepped up. Derek Dixon played a major role in helping North Carolina escape with a tough road victory.

GRANITE FALLS, N.C. (WTVD) — A state trooper responding to a crash had some harrowing moments as he encountered an armed man, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said Saturday evening.

The trooper responded just after 4:20 p.m. to a crash on Grace Chapel Road in Granite Falls, which is in Caldwell County. Before the trooper got there, first responders at the scene reported that a man involved in the crash had a handgun.

When Senior Trooper William Miller arrived, the man would not comply with commands and kept flashing a handgun. Miller fired a duty-issued weapon, striking the man. After securing the suspect, first responders began rendering aid. The man was taken in the ambulance but died a short time later.

The trooper was unharmed. The suspect was later identified as Scott Patrick Seagle, 48, of Hickory.

Miller is a five-year veteran of the State Highway Patrol and is assigned to Troop F, District 3 (Caldwell County). As is standard, Miller will be placed on administrative duty. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is conducting an independent investigation of the incident.

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