Wilson pushes No. 18 North Carolina past Navy, 73-61

CHAPEL HILL N C AP Caleb Wilson had points and rebounds leading No North Carolina to a - win over Navy on Tuesday night A true freshman Wilson also had four steals and three blocks for the Tar Heels - Luka Bogavac added points Jarin Stevenson scored and Henri Veesaar had Austin Benigni scored points for Navy - and Jinwoo Kim added in the Midshipmen s first trip to Chapel Hill since UNC led wire-to-wire but Navy trimmed the deficit to three points midway through the first half on a layup from Donovan Draper The Tar Heels responded with a - run capped off by free throws from Bogavac to retake a assured double-digit advantage Navy cut the Tar Heels lead to four points early in the second half but UNC answered with a - run highlighted by three spectacular transition dunks from Wilson Despite returning percent of its scoring from last season the most of of any roster in the nation this year Navy had trouble finding the basket consistently against UNC shooting just percent from the floor The Tar Heels have held four opponents to under -percent shooting this season and are now - under fifth-year coach Hubert Davis when doing so North Carolina became the third initiative in Division I men s basketball to reach victories joining Kentucky and Kansas This domination marked the final of five consecutive home games to start the season for the Tar Heels the longest season-opening home stretch they ve had since UNC won t return to the Dean Smith Center until Dec Up next North Carolina Plays St Bonaventure in the Fort Myers Tip-Off next Tuesday Navy Hosts NJIT on Saturday Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here AP college basketball https apnews com hub ap-top- -college-basketball-poll and https apnews com hub college-basketball Source