No. 9 North Carolina Beats Albany 87-70

Posted Dec 31, 2009
Ed Davis had 18 points to help No. 9 North Carolina beat Albany 87-70 on Wednesday night. Deon Thompson added 15 points for the Tar Heels (11-3), who had an easy time in their next-to-last game before opening ACC play. Despite being short-handed, North Carolina built a double-digit lead midway through the first half and coasted the rest of the way for its third straight win since losing to No. 2 Texas. (ACC Sports Journal)

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