Tar Heels parry every Hokies thrust

Posted Mar 5, 2009
Every time Virginia Tech got close, UNC answered. And now, for the second consecutive season, the Hokies enter the frantic days of March with the burning question that will define their season: Have they done enough to make the NCAA tournament? The Tar Heels beat The Hokies 86-78, Senior Night at Cassell Coliseum, where the packed-to-the-rafters crowd itched for a victory that would bolster the Hokies' NCAA credentials. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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