HOUSTON (AP) _ Joseph Forte scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half, and Jason Capel had 11 points and career highs with seven assists, three blocks and four steals to help No. 14 North Carolina beat Texas A&M 82-60 on Saturday night.

North Carolina (5-2) led 33-26 at the half and used an 8-0 run to start the second half to take charge.

Center Brendan Haywood finished the first half with three fouls and picked up his fourth with 9:30 left in the game and the Tar Heels leading 53-39. From that point, Capel and Forte combined for 10 straight Tar Heels points _ six by Capel and four by Forte _ and the Aggies (3-3) never made another charge. The Tar Heels had 14 steals and six blocked shots.

Haywood finished with 17 points and Kris Lange 12.

North Carolina couldn't pull away in the first half despite poor first-half shooting by the Aggies. Texas A&M hit only 28 percent of its shots, and leading scorer Bernard King was 0-for-4 with 7:42 to go in the half and the Tar Heels leading 23-15.

North Carolina increased its lead to 29-19 with 4:24 left in the half on a basket by Haywood, but the Aggies stayed close at the half.

King finished with 25 points. Carleton Brown had 16 points to lead Texas A&M.