At home, a huge win for UNC

Posted Feb 21, 2015
They came to the house Dean Smith built, or perhaps the house built for him. And in their first game back in Chapel Hill since the legendary coach’s passing, the No. 15 Tar Heels (19-8, 9-5 ACC) did as their predecessor had so many times before: they won, drubbing Georgia Tech (12-15, 3-12 ACC) 89-60. “Being home today was great,” said freshman wing Justin Jackson. (Daily Tar Heel)

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