Tar Heels plan to 'keep playing hard'

Posted Mar 27, 2010
After the NIT field was announced almost two weeks ago, North Carolina senior Marcus Ginyard said he was surprised to hear the Tar Heels' were selected. But the Tar Heels have surprised critics and fans alike since then, recording three straight wins for the first time since December to earn a trip to the NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden where they will face No. 2 seed Rhode Island on Tuesday (9 p.m., ESPN2). (Durham Herald-Sun)

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