Ian Jackson is scoring in way UNC basketball hasn’t seen from a freshman since Tyler Hansbrough played for the Tar Heels. He’s also striving to improve in other areas of the game.

Ian Jackson had 20 points and seven rebounds, his sixth 20-point game in the last seven games, to lead the North Carolina Tar Heels to a resounding 79-53 Atlantic Coast Conference win over the California Golden Bears on Wednesday in Chapel Hill,

North Carolina got off to a slow start the season, struggling to pick up big wins in the non-conference portion of the schedule. Among many issues they have overcome, the growing pains of five-star freshmen Ian Jackson and Drake Powell played a role.

Ian Jackson scored 20 points, Elliot Cadeau added 15 and North Carolina defeated California 79-53. Five players scored for the Tar Heels in a 15-0 run that turned a nine-point lead into a 63-39 rout with a little under eight minutes remaining in the second half.