UNC came off a season schedule break to capture a 93-71 victory on the road against the Rutgers Sunday night. The closest the game ever got was in the first half with the score 20-15. The attempts at a comebacks where short-lived for the Rutgers as they couldn't match North Carolina's speed off transition and low post scoring. Point guard Ty Lawson lead all scores with 26 points and collected 5 assists. The UNC sophomore is a super prodigy on the court and only continues to get better as he moves further into his collegiate career. His counterpart for the Scarlet Knights, freshman Corey Chandler scored 23 points. Due to a nasty spill on the court where resulted from a barreling charge (no foul actually called by officials) Tyler Hansbrough sustained a mild concussion. He laid motionless behind the backboard after crashing into the goal post. Luckily he was okay after walking away from the tumble and heading back to the locker room. The junior forward had a fine performance finishing with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Roy Williams as well as Tarheels fans were glad to see Hansbrough wasn't injured.
Off to a 9-0 start UNC stays on a roll anticipating a successful run in the tourney. I think they're better than Duke in the ACC yet haven't faced their best competition outside the conference. They'll defeated Ohio and Kansas. March Madness will put UNC to the real test. Their bench is so productive with the efforts of Danny Green and Marcus Ginyard. Those guys have developed well in the North Carolina program. Keeping them healthy will be so important come tournament time.
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