UNC hopes to ride momentum against Kentucky

Posted Dec 2, 2006

The Wildcats (4-2) enter the game unranked, but the No. 7 Tar Heels (5-1) know better than to take them lightly in CBS's first national broadcast of the college basketball season. "We know we can't come out flat," said UNC freshman Brandan Wright, who averages 15.7 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. "We played Ohio State on Wednesday, and we celebrated the win. Now we're moving on to Kentucky, a very good team. (Durham Herald-Sun)

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