Mark: Waiting for History
Posted Dec 19, 2008
The historical record will show that with 7:42 remaining in the first half against Evansville’s Purple Aces, Tyler Hansbrough became UNC’s all-time leading scorer, slipping a screen, fighting through a double-team, and banking in a two-pointer for his tenth point of the game and the 2,292nd point of his career. The record will show this in no small part because at least 20 sportswriters were diligently typing behind the home basket, writing versions of the same words.
(Inside Carolina)
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