March Madness Betting: North Carolina Tar Heels

Down Tobacco Road

Wooden Award finalist Tyler Hansbrough has North Carolina back in the Final Four
April 2, 2008
By Mike Halford
Bodog Nation Contributing Writer

Last season, North Carolina was 10 points up and 6:02 away from a spot in the Final Four.

Then, the floor caved in. The Tar Heels missed 22 of 23 shots through regulation and overtime to gift wrap Georgetown's East Region championship.

This season, North Carolina was 10 points up and 20 minutes away from a spot in the Final Four. By the 10:21 mark, Louisville had tied the game.

Then Tyler Hansbrough stepped in.

The junior forward from Poplar Bluff, Miss., put forth his biggest performance in the biggest game of his career. His 28-point, 13-rebound triumph had many pundits running out of adjectives to throw at him, to the point where new ones were created. His 11-point outburst to close out the Cardinals was a great display of... ummm... clutchability? His 20 second-half points in the biggest game of the year exemplified... err... ballsiness?

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