College Basketball: ; North Carolina Bounces Back; No. 2 Tar Heels Roll Tennessee 101-87 Friday in Nit Consolation; Men's Top 25
Charleston Gazette › November 27, 2006
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NEW YORK - Tyler Hansbrough bounced back from one of the worst games of his college career to score 27 points and lead No. 2 North Carolina to a 101-87 victory over No. 22 Tennessee on Friday in the third-place game of the NIT Season Tip-Off.
The 6-foot-9 sophomore had nine points - just his second game as a Tar Heel below double figures - on 2-for-5 shooting in the 82-74 loss to Gonzaga in the semifinals at Madison Square Garden.See the full content of this document
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College Basketball: ; North Carolina Bounces Back; No. 2 Tar Heels Roll Tennessee 101-87 Friday in Nit Consolation; Men's Top 25
On Friday, his teammates consistently got him the ball inside and Hansbrough, a third-team All-America and Atlantic Coast Conference rookie of the year last season, converted. He also picked up four offensive rebounds. He finished 8-for-18 from the field, 11-for-15 from the free throw line and had nine rebounds.
Freshman forward Brandan Wright had 19 points on 9-for-10 shooting and grabbed e...See the full content of this document
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