The No. 12 North Carolina men's basketball team (10-1) defeated East Tennessee State University (8-4), 77-58, on Tuesday night at the Dean E. Smith Center after a slow first half for UNC in which it wasn't able to put the game away early.

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (8-2) at Austin Peay Governors (4-5) Clarksville, Tennessee; Friday, 8 p.m. EST. BOTTOM LINE: Austin Peay takes on East Tennessee State in a matchu

Henri Veesaar scored a career-high 26 points as No. 12 North Carolina pulled away from East Tennessee State in the second half for a 77-58 victory Tuesday in Chapel Hill, N.C.

East Tennessee State plays the Virginia Tech Hokies after Anala Nelson scored 23 points in the Buccaneers' 63-53 win over the UNC Asheville Bulldogs

Led by Zyree Collins' 25 points, the Austin Peay Governors defeated the East Tennessee State Buccaneers 76-75 on Friday

On Saturday, the North Carolina Tar Heels’ men’s basketball team handled business against USC Upstate. While the game was still somewhat close late into the first half, Carolina went on a run to end the half and then turned things on to pull away in the second.

BOTTOM LINE: East Tennessee State takes on UNC Asheville in a matchup of Division 1 Division squads. The Buccaneers have gone 1-3 at home. East Tennessee State ranks sixth in the SoCon with 8.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Meghan Downing averaging 2.4.