After suffering their first loss of the season against Maryland a swift turnaround was in order for the no. 4 ranked Tarheels. Determined to bounce back they put the petal to the metal and shifted into overdrive. Ty Lawson orchestrated the up-tempo run game and pushed the ball on almost every possession. As usual the game plan worked and the fans in Chapel Hill got treated to another high scoring blowout. It was a solid all-around team effort from UNC. Tyler Hansbrough was the team leading scorer with 18 points and pulled down 6 rebounds. Deon Thompson followed up his teammate's performance with a career-high 17 points in the 91-69 win.
Allowing Boston College to cut into a big lead before halftime Coach Williams was so irate he jerked all the starters from the court and inserted his bench players. When the starting 5 returned they all contributed in some aspect or other. The starters all reached double figures in scoring and refused to let up on the pressure they applied to Boston College. Ty Lawson helped cap off another strong performance by the Heels dishing out 10 assists. His health will be critical for the Tarheels late in the season. Having another key guard go on the shelf after the loss of Bobby Frasor due to his ACL injury could be devastating.
North Carolina bumps it's record up to 20-1 and 5-1 in the ACC. They're slated to face Duke next week. February will put UNC to the grind. They'll finish out the schedule playing Clemson, N.C. State, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, UVA, Florida State, and Duke one more time. Each team other than Duke and UNC has lost 3 games a piece in the conference. Once again the two top teams reign supreme in the conference.
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