CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Reyshawn Terry powered an early spurt Saturday that sent the No. 4 North Carolina Tar Heels to a 77-61 ACC victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
North Carolina scored 11 of the game's first 13 points. Terry had five of them and the Tar Heels' Tyler Hansbrough had the final four.
The Tar Heels have won two straight since being upset by Virginia Tech last weekend, and are 17-2 overall and 4-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Georgia Tech, which has won seven of its last nine, is 13-5 overall and 2-3 in the ACC.
The Yellow Jackets worked back within striking range of North Carolina after the first surge, but back-to-back three-point shots by Wes Miller and Ty Lawson restored the Tar Heels' edge to 30-20 with 5:17 to go in the first half.
Hansbrough had four points in a 6-0 run that put North Carolina ahead by 52-36 with 12:17 to play.
Hansbrough finished with 24 points -- including 14-of-15 from the free throw line -- and six rebounds. Terry added 16 points for the Tar Heels.
Georgia Tech got a team-high 22 points from Thaddeus Young.
