Tom Suiter: Surprising Tar Heels Hit The Boards

Posted Feb 23, 2006

The Heels dominated all phases of the game and State picked a bad night not to show up. Carolina out-shot State 53 percent to 37 percent. The big key? Rebounding. Carolina dominated on the boards 43-26, including 19 offensive boards. You look at this Carolina team and you tip your hat to Roy Williams. I don’t think anybody thought this group would be 18-6 with the inside track for second place in the ACC. (WRAL.com)

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