East Beasts
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Tyler Hansbrough and UNC rolled through the East Regional.
For the first time all tourney, North Carolina was tested. But Tyler Hansbrough showed his Most Outstanding Player mettle against Louisville, and the Tar Heels advanced to the Final Four. Andy Katz
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Low: Louisville beats Vols at their own game Tennessee used its high-energy defense and its fast-paced offense to stifle opponents this season. And that's exactly what Louisville did to the Vols in the Sweet 16, writes Chris Low. |
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Dinich: UNC now has two dependable point guards Quentin Thomas was largely an afterthought at UNC, until the Tar Heels lost their top two point guards. Then he was thrust into duty, and his growing confidence has now given UNC two dependable point guards, writes Heather Dinich. |
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Dinich: Follow the Carolina-blue brick road North Carolina's win over Clemson in the ACC championship solidified the Tar Heels' No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament. It also paved the way to the championship game -- as long as UNC stays on Tobacco Road. |
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Team Breakdown
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East
Raleigh, NC
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1 UNC
16 Mt St Marys -
113
74
Denver, CO
Birmingham, AL
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6 Oklahoma
11 St. Joseph's -
72
64
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3 Louisville
14 Boise St -
79
61
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6 Oklahoma
3 Louisville -
48
78
Birmingham, AL
Charlotte, NC
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3 Louisville
2 Tennessee -
79
60
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1 UNC
3 Louisville -
83
73
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