{"id":10368,"date":"2025-11-12T03:14:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T03:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/bogavac-veesaar-lead-no-18-north-carolina-past-radford-89-74\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T03:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T03:14:07","slug":"bogavac-veesaar-lead-no-18-north-carolina-past-radford-89-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/bogavac-veesaar-lead-no-18-north-carolina-past-radford-89-74\/","title":{"rendered":"Bogavac, Veesaar lead No. 18 North Carolina past Radford 89-74"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) &mdash; Luka Bogavac had 19 points in his first college start to help No. 18 North Carolina beat Radford 89-74 on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Henri Veesaar had added 18 points for the Tar Heels (3-0), while freshman Caleb Wilson had 13 points and 14 rebounds. Jarin Stevenson shook off an first-half injury scare to finish with 15 points.<\/p>\n<p>The Tar Heels didn&rsquo;t fully take control until the latter stages of the first half in their first game since Friday&rsquo;s rousing home win against fellow blueblood Kansas. It also marked their first game since learning senior guard Seth Trimble would be out after surgery for a broken left arm, leading to Bogavac&rsquo;s start.<\/p>\n<p>The Tar Heels sputtered early with a 1-for-11 start from 3-point range. Worse, they also missed 10 first-half free throws with a chance to really stretch the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the Tar Heels pushed to a 15-point lead by late in the first half and never allowed the margin to slide below double figures again.<\/p>\n<p>UNC shot just 38.5%, made 8 of 31 3-pointers and finished the game with 18 missed free throws on its 49 trips to the line. UNC led by as many as 26.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Dennis Parker Jr., who played two college seasons at UNC rival N.C. State, scored 23 points to lead the Highlanders (2-1), while Del Jones had 22. They shot 34.3% for the game, but just 7 of 30 from 3-point range.<\/p>\n<p>Radford, in its first season under 33-year-old coach Zach Chu, is picked fourth in the Big South Conference.<\/p>\n<h2>Up next<\/h2>\n<p>Radford: The Highlanders face Wright State on Saturday in the Greenbrier Tip-Off in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>UNC: The Tar Heels play for the fourth time in a five-game homestand to open the season by hosting N.C. Central on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). 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