WINSTON-SALEM—North Carolina got 19 points from Justin Jackson and 18 each from Joel Berry II and Kennedy Meeks, surviving a Wake Forest rally to beat the Demon Deacons, 93-87, on Wednesday night in the Lawrence Joel Coliseum. Meeks finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
With the victory, Carolina improved to 15-3 overall this season, 3-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. Wake fell to 10-7, 1-4.
Carolina took a 19-point lead with 18:06 left in the second half before the Demon Deacons rallied to make a game of it.
Carolina had taken control when it scored 27 points in the final 7:02 of the first half to finish with a 49-34 edge at the break.