Tar Heels cruise past Tigers 94-70

Posted Jan 22, 2009
Wayne Ellington shot down Clemson again last night, helping North Carolina maintain the longest home-court winning streak over an opponent in NCAA history. Ellington scored 25 points, his season high, and handed out seven assists, a career high, in leading a 94-70 victory at the Smith Center that gave UNC a winning ACC record for the first time this season. (Winston-Salem Journal)

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