Tar Heels poised to contend for title
Posted Feb 28, 2011
The Tar Heels are in a position to win the ACC regular season title.Tyler Zeller scored 25 points and Harrison Barnes added 21 -- the first time this season two UNC players have scored at least 20 points -- to help lift the 19th-ranked Tar Heels past Maryland 87-76 on Sunday and into a tie with Duke for first place in the ACC.
(Durham Herald-Sun)
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