Tar Heels rally to defeat Tigers for 53rd straight time at home

Posted Feb 11, 2008

UNC's players tried to say they weren't worried about their 52-game home winning streak versus Clemson, that Sunday's matchup was just another ACC game against another league foe. But after coming back from a 15-point, second-half deficit to force two overtimes and exhaustingly top the Tigers 103-93 -- all without starting point guard Ty Lawson -- All-America forward Tyler Hansbrough finally admitted the opposite was true. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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