North Carolina stuns No. 1 Duke
Posted Mar 5, 2006
Look out, Tobacco Road. There's a new shade of blue with its sights set on an ACC tournament title and a deep run in the NCAA tournament. Thirteenth-ranked North Carolina took an 11-point second-half lead, then held off a dramatic Duke rally on Saturday night as Tyler Hansbrough scored 27 points in an 83-76 victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
(Charlotte Observer)
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