Nothing will keep a great team down in college basketball. The North Carolina Tarheels are proving once again why they're one of the best teams in the nation. Tuesday night in Chapel Hill the usual packed crowd was present awaiting a rematch from the last year's Final Four. This time UNC got their revenge. Without star-studded senior Tyler Hansbrough, who sat on the sidelines and watched on in street clothes the Heels ran rampant on their opponents. From the opening minutes they went on the attack, pushing the ball inside and wearing down the Wildcats' defense early. Jumping out to a 15-point lead in the first half the Tarheels had good looks at the basket while spreading the ball around well to find open shots.
Several good efforts on the other end enabled Carolina to cash in on quick points off transition. Ty Lawson run the offense, getting his teammates involved by handing out 9 assists. Leading all scores on the team, Deon Thompson finished the game with 20 points, 9 boards, and had a few blocks on the interior to help weaken Kentucky's low post game. The confrontation between the two most winningest college basketball titans showed UNC getting the best of a situation. Kentucky committed 28 turnovers which had a major effect on the outcome while the Heels played without two of their main assets in Hansbrough and Marcus Ginyard, both out with injuries.
Making his debut as a freshman in the Dean Dome Tyler Zeller played 22 minutes and scored just 2 points. Late in second half coming up for a contested dunk the 7 footer landed on the floor awkwardly. He was took out of the game and later discovered suffered a wrist injury. That's more bad news UNC didn't want to hear. Yet they expect to have their leading scorer back for the Maui Invitational games. The Tarheels have got off to a 2-0 start and will face UC-Santa Barbara, Chaminade, and UNC-Asheville. They're not in full force as a team and already run rampant through the NCAA! Go Tarheels!!
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