CHAPEL HILL (AP) -- Deon Thompson scored 22 points to help No. 11 North Carolina bounce back from its first loss and beat Gardner-Webb 93-72 on Monday night.

Tyler Zeller added 16 points for the Tar Heels (5-1), who led by double digits most of the way and had little trouble beating the instate Big South Conference program. It was the 599th victory for coach Roy Williams, now in his seventh year at his alma mater following 15 seasons in Kansas.

North Carolina was ranked sixth last week before falling to Syracuse by 16 points in the finals of the 2K Sports Classic on Friday night.

Grayson Flittner scored 32 points and hit nine 3-pointers to lead the Runnin' Bulldogs (3-1), but no other Gardner-Webb player cracked double figures.

The Tar Heels led by 15 points at halftime and by as many as 21 early in the second half.

Virginia Tech 71 Campbell 60

BUIES CREEK (AP) -- J.T. Thompson scored a season-high 17 points and Virginia Tech pulled away late for a 71-60 victory against Campbell on Monday night.

Malcolm Delaney shook off a rough shooting night to finish with 15 points and reach the 1,000-point mark for his career with the Hokies (3-0).

Jonathan Rodriguez had 19 points on 7-for-10 shooting and Junard Hartley added 10 for the Camels (3-1).

Northern Iowa 81 Boston College 69

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) -- Kwadzo Ahelegbe scored 20 of his 32 points in the second half to lead Northern Iowa to an 81-69 victory over Boston College on Monday in the fourth place game of the Paradise Jam.

Boston College had no answer for Ahelegbe, who was 14 of 17 from the field and hit all three of his attempts from beyond the arc.

Corey Raji scored 18 points and Josh Southern had 12 to lead the Eagles (3-2), who led 41-38 at halftime but were hampered by 13 turnovers.

CAROLINAS Charlotte 88, Yale 74

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) -- Shamari Spears scored a career-high 28 points to lead Charlotte in an 88-74 win over Yale on Monday.

Spears, who sat out last season after transferring from Boston College, shot 13-for-15 from the field for the 49ers (3-1) in the NIT Season Tip-Off. He has scored 20-plus points in all three of his games for Charlotte, who rebounded from losing to No. 7 Duke its last time out.

Jordan Gibson scored a career-high 25 points to lead the Bulldogs. Alex Zampier added 19 on 3-for-10 shooting, but went 11-for-13 from the free-throw line.

East Carolina 82 South Dakota State 73

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) -- Jontae Sherrod hit five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 23 points to lead East Carolina to an 82-73 victory over South Dakota State on Monday in the seventh place game of the Paradise Jam.

Garrett Callahan finished with 18 points to lead the Jackrabbits (2-3).

James Madison 79 N.C. Central 66

MIAMI (AP) -- Darren White led four players in double figures with 20 points and James Madison beat North Carolina Central 79-66 in the 2K Sports Classic on Monday.