Suffocating start

Posted Mar 10, 2013
It was senior night for UNC’s Dexter Strickland and walk-on Frank Tanner, but it was the Blue Devil seniors who stole the show and led their team to a 69-53 win against the Tar Heels — one in which UNC was beaten and buried before the first four minutes had ticked off the clock. (Carolina Blue)

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