Heels finally have shot at redemption

Posted Mar 31, 2009
Tyler Hansbrough will play his final college game at Detroit's Ford Field. He will draw on the 2008 debacle, or whatever you choose to call a showing in which Carolina fell behind 40-12 and shot 36 percent overall. "I think when you get to the Final Four stage, you can't take anybody lightly," he said. "If you take any plays off, you're going to pay for it. We learned the hard way." (Winston-Salem Journal)

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