Inspired Tar Heels trample Deacons
Posted Feb 11, 2007
A quarter-century from now, Tyler Hansbrough hopes he will be invited to return to the Smith Center to celebrate the anniversary of his national championship -- just like Lennie Rosenbluth, Pete Brennan, Michael Jordan, Sam Perkins and others on Saturday afternoon. "I think it really makes us want to do the same thing.". And with a 104-67 dismantling of Wake Forest, the fifth-ranked Tar Heels took another step toward that goal.
(Raleigh News & Observer)
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