In the first nine minutes, North Carolina's edge on the glass was slowly growing, outrebounding USC Upstate 9-4 during that span. With 11:17 remaining, the Tar Heels would lead 18-13, following layup by Kyan Evans, which forced the Spartans to burn a timeout to recalibrate.

No. 14 UNC men's basketball (9-1) beat USC Upstate (6-6), 80-62, on Saturday afternoon in the Dean E. Smith center.

Jonathan Powell brought the passion and points in a career-best effort for UNC basketball in a game that saw Hubert Davis get fired up several times.

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The North Carolina Tar Heels survived an early scare from USC Upstate, pulling away in the second half behind balanced scoring and strong defense.

Following the conclusion of finals week in Chapel Hill, the UNC basketball program will take on USC Upstate to continue non-conference play on Saturday afternoon at the Dean Smith Center.