No. 3 Tar Heels Fall to No. 4 Demon Deacons

Posted Jan 12, 2009
Jeff Teague scored a career-high 34 points and No. 4 Wake Forest held on to beat third-ranked North Carolina 92-89 on Sunday night. Chas McFarland matched a season high with 20 points for the Demon Deacons (14-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who remained one of three unbeatens in Division I and matched the 1980-81 team that also won its first 14 games. Danny Green scored 22 points and Tyler Hansbrough added 17 on 3-of-12 shooting. (Tar Heel Blue)

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