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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

(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... Read full story »

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No. 1 UNC Blasts Rival NC State

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