For Tar Heels, it's a tough kind of experience in Elite Eight

Posted Mar 29, 2011
In a quiet locker room, perhaps no member of the UNC team expressed more responsibility for the setback than sophomore forward John Henson, who experienced something new as well. He fell into foul trouble and couldn’t escape, leaving the ACC Defensive Player of the Year in an uncomfortable situation. “I made some silly plays at the beginning of the game and I couldn’t get ahead of the foul count,” Henson said. (Burlington Times News)

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