Italee Lucas scored 17 points and reserve Jessica Breland had 12 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 2 North Carolina to a 95-44 win over Coastal Carolina on Saturday.
Rashanda McCants added 14 points for North Carolina (10-0) and Cetera DeGraffenreid had 13 as all but one of 13 Tar Heels on the roster scored.
North Carolina got its 26th straight win in Chapel Hill and its 73rd straight at home against nonconference opponents. The Chanticleers fell to 0-12 against North Carolina.
Devin Rivers score eight points to lead Coastal Carolina (6-3). Amanda Stull, Coastal Carolina's leading scorer averaging 12.3 points a game coming into Saturday, was held scoreless in the first half and finished with two points.
North Carolina started with a 9-0 run and led 49-18 at the half. McCants hit her first four shots from the field and was the top scorer at halftime with nine points.
The Chanticleers hit just 7 of 21 shots in the first half and then missed their first six in the second half.
North Carolina stretched its lead to 54-18 as Breland scored six points in the first 1:16 of the second half.
Lucas hit a 3-pointer and then two free throws on two successive possessions to spark a 7-0 spurt that put North Carolina up 69-24 with 15:35 to play. Coastal Carolina never got closer than when it trailed 69-29 with 12:50 to go.
The Tar Heels took their biggest lead on Trinity Bursey's 3-pointer with 22 seconds left for the final margin.
The Tar Heels forced Coastal Carolina into 13 first-half turnovers and scored 27 points off 25 total Chanticleer turnovers.
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