Tar Heels open ACC play against Boston College

Posted Jan 7, 2012
With the non-conference portion of their schedule now over, the Tar Heels’ final 16 regular-season games all are against ACC opponents. “The biggest thing is the physicality of it all,” UNC senior Tyler Zeller said. “You start playing bigger, stronger and quicker people, so you have to make sure you get to all the right positions on defense, and offensively you have to execute better.” (Durham Herald-Sun)

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