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No. 1 UNC Blasts Rival NC State

Kentucky upsets No. 13 Vanderbilt, No. 11 Texas A&M cruises

By Mitch Pritchard,  Newser User

Posted Jan 12, 2008 10:36 PM CST
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(Newser) – No. 1 North Carolina matched its fastest start since 1997-98 with a 93-62 blowout of North Carolina State Saturday, reports the Associated Press. The Tar Heels are 17-0 after scoring 25 straight points in the first half against the Wolfpack. Deon Thompson and Ty Lawson led NC with 16 points each. In other Top 25 action:

  • Kentucky blew a 16-point lead in the second half, but Ramel Bradley hit a key jumper in double overtime to lift the Wildcats to a 79-73 upset of No. 13 Vanderbilt.
  • No. 11 Texas A&M rode 15 points by Dominique Kirk to its eighth straight win by at least 15 points with an 86-69 victory over Colorado.

North Carolina's Deon Thompson (21) shoots over North Carolina State's Ben McCauley and Dennis Horner (31) as North Carolina's Alex Stepheson looks on at right during the first half of a college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008. North Carolina won 93-62. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
North Carolina's Deon Thompson (21) shoots over North Carolina State's Ben McCauley and Dennis Horner (31) as North Carolina's Alex Stepheson looks on at right during the first half of a college basketball...   (Associated Press)
Kentucky's Ramel Bradley celebrates in the closing seconds of Kentucky's 79-73 double-overtime win over No. 13 Vanderbilt in a college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)
Kentucky's Ramel Bradley celebrates in the closing seconds of Kentucky's 79-73 double-overtime win over No. 13 Vanderbilt in a college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Ed...   (Associated Press)
Texas A&M's Donald Sloan (15) turns the corner around Colorado's Xavier Silas during the first half of their basketball game Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.(AP Photo/Paul Zoeller)
Texas A&M's Donald Sloan (15) turns the corner around Colorado's Xavier Silas during the first half of their basketball game Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.(AP Photo/Paul...   (Associated Press)
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Kentucky 79 Vanderbilt 73 2OT
Associated Press

Texas A&M 86 Colorado 69
Associated Press

 
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