Top-seeded Tar Heels go cold with the Final Four in their grasp
Posted Mar 26, 2007
Tyler Hansbrough and Brandan Wright probably will decide in a couple of weeks whether they want to return to North Carolina or opt for the riches of the NBA. Either way, there will be an answer. What coach Roy Williams may never find out is how his young and talented Tar Heels came up so empty in the final 17 minutes of a stunning 96-84 overtime loss to Georgetown in the NCAA East Regional championship on Sunday.
(Fayetteville Observer)
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