CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Luka Bogavac hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-best 20 points as No. 17 North Carolina beat Clemson 67-63 Tuesday night and set a program record by going 18-0 at home.<\/p>\n
Henri Veesaar scored 13 points before fouling out in the final minute and Jarin Stevenson had nine points and 10 rebounds as the Tar Heels (24-6, 12-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their fourth straight game heading into a weekend rematch with No. 1 Duke.<\/p>\n
North Carolina’s unbeaten run at home was its first in nine years.<\/p>\n
RJ Godfrey scored a career-high 22 points on 10-for-13 shooting for Clemson (21-9, 11-6). Godfrey’s only point in the final 8\u00bd minutes came on a free throw with 1:25 remaining that cut the deficit to 61-59. Carter Welling added 13 points.<\/p>\n
Bogavac sank both ends of a 1-and-1 with 12.2 seconds left for a 66-63 edge. Clemson\u2019s Dillon Hunter drove to the lane and missed on the next possession.<\/p>\n
Bogavac went 6 for 10 from 3-point distance and doubled his previous season high for baskets from distance. He hit three 3s in a 2\u00bd minute stretch to put the Tar Heels up 59-55 with just more than four minutes to play.<\/p>\n
North Carolina, which trailed 30-27 at halftime, wiped out a five-point deficit in the second half with a 12-0 run. Stevenson scored the final six points in the outburst. The Tigers scored the next seven points and it was tight for the final 12 minutes.<\/p>\n
North Carolina played its sixth consecutive game without leading scorer Caleb Wilson, who is out with a broken bone in his left hand.<\/p>\n
Clemson had never won in Chapel Hill in 59 visits until 2020. The Tigers were bidding for their third victory in the last four trips.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUp next<\/p>\n
Clemson: Host Georgia Tech on Saturday.<\/p>\n
North Carolina: At No. 1 Duke on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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