Heels go to Hansbrough

Posted Nov 15, 2006

For all that is different about the second-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels this college basketball season -- from a gusher of freshman talent to the new shoulder stripes on the famous uniforms -- one thing remains bruisingly familiar. Tyler Hansbrough. If the Tar Heels' 103-81 victory against Sacred Heart Tuesday night in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-off at Bobcats Arena was painted with some ragged stripes, Hansbrough's typically rugged performance had a rainbow effect. (Charlotte Observer)

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