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Washington St. No Match for Mighty Tar Heels

Posted Mar 27, 08 10:00 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – North Carolina averaged 110 points in its first two games of the NCAA tournament but was held to a mere 68 tonight against Washington State. Didn't matter. The Tar Heels still managed to dominate and come away with a 68-47 win to advance to the Final Eight. The 21-point spread was the smallest margin of victory for UNC so far this tournament and was produced largely without the contributions of star Tyler Hansbrough early in the game.

The kid they call "Psycho T" scored just 2 points in the first half, but UNC found plenty of other ways to score and entered the break with a 14-point lead. Hansbrough would go on to score 18 in the game, with three other teammates in double figures, including Danny Green, Wayne Ellington, and Ty Lawson. Aron Baynes and Derrick Low each scored 14 to lead Washington State.

Source News & Observer (Raleigh)

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Washington State's Kyle Weaver talks with North Carolina coach Roy Williams following an NCAA East Regional basketball semifinal tonight in Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina won 68-47.   (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Washington State coach Tony Bennett, left, greets North Carolina's Wayne Ellington, Deon Thompson and Marc Campbell, from left, after their NCAA East Regional basketball semifinal tonight.   (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough grabs a rebound over Washington State's Derrick Low (2) during an NCAA East Regional basketball semifinal tonight in Charlotte, N.C.   (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Washington State's Aron Baynes dunks the ball in front of North Carolina's Deon Thompson during an NCAA East Regional basketball semifinal tonight in Charlotte, N.C.   (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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