Big men lead Tar Heels past Blackbirds

Posted Mar 19, 2011
A simple plan of attack fueled Kendall Marshall as he piloted UNC’s offense Friday night. “Force-feed the bigs,” the point guard said. Tyler Zeller and John Henson gobbled that up. The Tar Heels’ extra long and lanky inside tandem feasted on Long Island’s size deficiencies down low and loomed large in a 102-87 victory to open the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament. (Gaston Gazette)

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