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Psycho-T's J delivers W for Final Four-bound UNC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Tyler Hansbrough is supposed to beat you with a dunk.

Or a layup.

Or a power move to the basket resulting in a dunk or a layup.

Tyler Hansbrough, Wayne Elllington and the Tar Heels are off to San Antonio. (AP)

Any of the above is acceptable; we've seen that plenty of times, like Road House on TBS. But what Hansbrough isn't supposed to do is beat you with a jump shot. That's totally out of character. Which is why Louisville coach Rick Pitino found himself spinning in the final two minutes, turning his back to the court before mumbling what everybody inside the Charlotte Bobcats Arena must've been thinking...more(cbssportsline)

Tar Heels Cruise Past Cougars, 68-47
 
UNC moves on to the Elite Eight for the second straight season.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Roy Williams has never stopped pushing his North Carolina team to play better defense, not even as it piled up lopsided wins and crowd-pleasing offensive displays that few teams can match.

 
North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough, right, shoots over Washington State's Aron Baynes. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

The Tar Heels gave their Hall of Fame coach what he's been asking for in the East Regional semifinal against Washington State - and it has them a game away from the Final Four again...more(tarheelblue)

Heels feel at home in Raleigh, prove it by thrashing Razorbacks

RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina made everything look easy in its first two NCAA tournament games, from running out to big early leads to cracking the 100-point mark with plenty of time left on the clock.

No. 1 overall seed North Carolina drops 113 points on Mount St. Mary's

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Marcus Ginyard grabbed the loose ball near midcourt and sprinted in for an uncontested dunk. Instead, North Carolina's normally steady junior bricked the ball into the front of the rim, landed on his tail and heard the laughter coming from his bench.

Ginyard could only smile as he scrambled to his feet.

"There's really nothing else for me to do at this point but to laugh about it," he said.

Of course, it was easy to laugh it off with his team up big and rolling to one of the storied program's best offensive showings in the NCAA tournament...more (sportsline.com)

Henderson Layup Pushes Duke To Second Round

WASHINGTON (AP) — There it was, plain as could be on the overhead scoreboard, orange numbering on a black background: As the closing seconds ticked away Thursday night, Belmont was beating Duke.

Read that again, slowly: No. 15-seeded Belmont was beating No. 2 Duke. Belmont, the Atlantic Sun Conference school with zero NCAA tournament wins to its credit, was leading Duke, the Atlantic Coast Conference school with three national championships on its resume...more(goduke.com)

Ellington powers UNC past pesky Clemson for 17th ACC title

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- One by one, North Carolina's players climbed onto the platform to snip a piece of the net to celebrate their Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship. There were plenty of smiles and laughter, yet the victory party seemed somehow subdued.

After all, the top-ranked Tar Heels figure they have bigger dreams still to chase...more(sportsline.com)

Hansbrough sinks winner to lift top-ranked Heels over Virginia Tech


CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Tyler Hansbrough has relentlessly chased the ball all season. That aggressiveness is a big reason why No. 1 North Carolina barely avoided a stunning upset in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Saturday. ..more(sportsline.com)

Clemson shocks Duke, reaches title game for first time in 46 years

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Clemson's dubious basketball history has drawn chuckles for years, and the depth of its futility -- try 0-53 at North Carolina -- is difficult to comprehend.

Well, this Clemson team is starting to shed the image that it's a football school in a basketball league.

Top-seeded Tar Heels end FSU's ACC season

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- North Carolina's defense wasn't all that sharp to start the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. It's a good thing the top-ranked Tar Heels' offense was working just fine.

Tyler Hansbrough scored 22 points Friday to help North Carolina beat Florida State 82-70 in the ACC quarterfinals, completing a tough three-game season sweep of the Seminoles while reaching the semifinals for the fifth time in six seasons...more(sportsline.com)


Scheyer, Nelson combine for 35 points as Duke tops Ga. Tech

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Many of Duke's key players don't have any experience winning at this level in the postseason, and it showed when the Blue Devils blew nearly all of a huge early lead. Perhaps by responding with a game-breaking rally of their own, they showed how quickly they learn...more(sportsline.com)

Late 10-0 run helps Tar Heels claim acc title

DURHAM, N.C. -- Danny Green and North Carolina made themselves comfortable when it counted on Duke's famously hostile home court. Because they did, the top-ranked Tar Heels claimed another league title -- and maybe the inside track to a close-to-home postseason path...more(sportsline.com)

Balanced Duke too much for North Carolina

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Duke has spent the entire season erasing memories of last year's un-Duke-like struggles. Now, after an impressive win against their biggest rivals, the Blue Devils are starting to look like a team that fits right in with their storied tradition.

Greg Paulus scored 18 points and was one of six players in double figures in the second-ranked Blue Devils' 89-78 win over the third-ranked Tar Heels on Wednesday night, ending a three-game losing streak in the heated rivalry....more(rivals.com)

A very special rivalry