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dhr Daily Oar Drrl OBSERVATIONS FROM PAGE 14 floor. But the Tar Heels still won. And in the other two games com bined. UNC shot a much prettier 50.7 percent. Against Clemson, the Tar Heels even got their fast break mojo working again and scored 34 points in transition. “I think that’s the biggest thing about playing in March, is just doing whatever it takes to get it done," junior Marcus Ginyard said. “It's not going to be pretty all the time, but as long as you’re staying together and everybody's keeping the same focus to the same goal, then you can pull through." ■ The Tar Heels can win coast ing a little. The proof UNC rare ly ever loses the rebounding battle, and coaches often say rebounding is about effort and desire. Friday, for only the third time all season, the Tar Heels failed to out rebound their opponent when they tied Florida State at 30 each. Against Virginia Tech, the Tar Heels were tied on the boards in the first half before kicking it up a few notches in the second and running away with a 43-33 advantage. Until the championship game, the Tar Heels did just enough to win. Ginyard said it best after the VT win: “We might not have been fighting as hard :ls we needed to the whole game, but when it came down to it we gave that extra effort." ■ Tyler Hansbrough is a beast. Not that anyone needed a reminder. But as the accolades rack up (ACC Tournament MVP and ESPN.com's, Sports Illustrated's and Sporting News’ Player of the Year), he con tinues to live up to the hype. BASEBALL FROM PAGE 14 of a lead so he could kind of get back in a rhythm that was big for us." At the plate. Tar Heel first base man Dustin Ackley extended his hitting streak to 21 games, dating back to last season, with a l-for-3 performance Sunday. “This will sound crazy, but if you probably talk to him, he’s probably not satisfied really with the way he's swinging it," Fox said. “He's being pitched around a bit, but he is just such a talent." Friday the Tar Heels kicked off the series with a dominating 11-1 win behind a career-high six RBIs from designated hitter Tim Sudoku V"** • • By The Mepham Group t 2007 The Mepham Group Distributed by Tribune Media Services All rights reserved imi: nunnui Complete the grid so each row. column 0 ~ -and 3-by-3 box (in O O ( bold borders) con i__ ; ? tains every digit 1 to 3 4 9 9 For strategies on j i ■ j how to solve Sudoku. 2 5 8 visit www.sudoku . ————— org.uk. ___ * Solution to 2 7 A 1 5 3 6 Friday’s puzzle j * |e 5 7J 4 3 2| 1 9 6 4 461978325 I 932615784 •4 C Q 179356842 : 1 j° ** I 624781539 9 0 1 583294671 | . j 1 ; | 315829467 4 j O O 7 9 6 5 4 3 2 18 • M . ; 2481 67953 Teaching that fits your learning style. 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I v w mEKWm MsTH |MMTtqRM7[7 M ■m|v p! |a|S|W O O nMv A N E S|Sl Ai S | Isl cll s Sjo I R |SI K| I C Klßßi mtoTT S ' I ' I ' ■cT I |N Icin' |E[M jT~ : a[m OiMjA Mi iTcjEj Irlel's e TME|N|AMS|p|A|c|E| Hansbrough finished the week end with 66 points, 26 rebounds and one game-winner. He moved into third place on the all-time UNC scoring list, and his fadeaway to beat Virginia Tech and advance to the finals was one of the biggest of his UNC career. “I just remember TV (Lawson) going into the lane area, and I knew he was going to put the ball up," Hansbrough said. “So 1 just ran over to where Ty was gonna shoot, and luckily the ball had a good roll out to me. And 1 just caught it and let it fly. I was pretty glad it went in.” ■ Wayne Ellington is hitting his stride at just the right time. He’s scored 15 or more points in 10 of the last 11 games and continues to hit big shots when it counts. Ellington held off rallies from Florida State and Clemson and helped keep UNC in the game against Virginia Tech with his three scores from beyond the arc. “1 got into a pretty good rhythm from the first day, and I think 1 just went from there." Ellington said. “I'm feeling very confident right now, and that contributes to my shooting from the perimeter." ■ Lawson still isn't 100 percent. Against Virginia Tech on Saturday, Lawson shot 1-7. including a couple of botched layups, and had only one assist to go with four turnovers. But things do look a little bright er after Sunday’s performance, when the point guard racked up 12 points and eight assists. “I think he’s getting closer, but he's gotta get a lot better for us to reach the dreams that we have," Williams said. Contact the Sports Editor at sports(ii unc.edu. Federawicz. “I was struggling a little bit with the bat, and it helped me get out of it a little bit," Federowicz said. “1 saw runners on bases and took advantage of it" After a leaping Ackley catch in the sixth inning stranded three Hokies on the base paths, the Tar Heel offense came alive. UNC piled on the runs en route to the comincing 10-run win. Tar Heel starting pitcher junior Adam Warren picked up the win. throwing six innings and allow - ing one unearned run on four hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Seemingly, everything went right for the Tar Heels in game one. But Saturday multiple errors kept UNC and Virginia Tech 18 Archibald of the NBA 22 Chanel and others 25 Nabisco treat 27 Ritzy ride 28 Feed-bag bite 30 Final bio? 34 Radio static, in brief 35 Pet protection grp 38 Soup du 39 Trains to box 40 Part of NLCS 41 "Xanadu" grp 42 Small African ante lopes TBBp it 7 JTTBii in in n? 113 E=J:::t = Kf jjMf" mi 3* ??> """TMpT" 111 i - kHHHp > """""" " MHKTp sa HU Sports ACC TITLE FROM RAGE 14 Heels’ ability to get easy points when they did break Clemson’s press, fre quently from Lawson’s quickness. The Tar Heels ended the game with a whopping 34 fast-break points. “Once the opposing team scores, they are coming right behind you,’ Clemson guard K.C. Rivers said. “When you're jogging back and not paying attention, Lawson and (Quentin) Thomas were coming right behind us." Perhaps more importantly for UNC, Lawson displayed his vaunt ed blow-by ability that’s been miss ing since his ankle injury. ‘I felt like I had a little bit more of my explosive back," Lawson said. “And that (play) was the first time 1 really just jumped off my ankle at all, so it felt good." But despite UNC’s transition suc cess, the Tigers used Rivers’ sweet lefty stroke six 3s and 28 points —and baskets off turnovers to claim a one-point halftime lead, 39-38. Hansbrough. w ho battled Tiger forward Trevor Booker all after noon, was held to just six points and no free throw attempts in the first half. But after the intermission he started heating up. For most people that would mean three or four pure jumpers in a row. For Hansbrough? Some brute force layups, a couple freebies from the line and a dunk off a loose ball scrum. In fact, the whole UNC team took its cue from Hansbrough. Rather than settling for jump shots, Ellington & Cos. all took the ball straight to the hoop off fast breaks and set plays as UNC took only two 3-pointers the entire second half. Amid that banging, Danny Green found an opening on the left wing for locked in a tight battle for most of the game. The Hokies took advantage of three Tar Heel errors, and three of VTs five runs came unearned. But a two-run Tar Heel sixth set ! the stage for an 11-inning Tar Heel j victory. In the final frame, Hokie hurler Rhett Ballard committed an error and threw a wild pitch before allowing Kyle Seager to knock in the winning run. Ackley scored from third on Seager’s walk-off sacrifice fly to left field. The Tar Heels have just one day off before starting a two-game series against Princeton on Tuesday and Wednesday. Contact the Sports Editor at sportxfa unc.edu. Luck of the Irish St. Patrick’s Day celebrations were moved up by some cities because of Holy Week. See pg. 9 for story . NCAA brackets Try your hand at picking March Madness winners. See pages 6 hi ~ for NCAA tournament bracket. Play Makers 2008-09 The repertory company announced its latest season of pro ductions. See pg. 3 for story. Helpful hand UNC ranks fourth this year in Peace Corps volunteers. See pg. 10 for story . Arrests in Carson case TWo men with prior arrests are charged with first-degree murder of Eve Carson. See pg. 1 for story . Ic 12000 Tr*un Mad 4 Smtcn fnc A rights fWMrvw] 43 Uses a cipher 46 Japanese mats 47 Flower arrangement 48 Nit-pickers 50 Soccer keeper 52 “Growing Pains" star 53 Can province 55 Partidess 56 S Dey senes 60 For certain 62 Retirement grp 63 Way in abbr 65 Singer Sumac UNC’s only 3-pointer of the half to give the Heels a 72-59 lead with 8:05 remaining. Despite a quick Clemson comeback thanks to two Rivers tri fectas. UNC used defense and took advantage of poor Tiger free-throw shooting to ran out the clock. “It was definitely frustrating," Rivers said. “We just couldn’t get that one that was going to make it click to get us going again." Selection Sunday confirmed that UNC. as the overall number one seed, will open in Raleigh and play in Charlotte should they advance to the round of sixteen. The Tar Heels will discover their first opponent after Tuesday night 's game between Coppin State and Mount Saint Mary’s. And while this weekend’s net cutting was sweet, the Tar Heels have bigger aspirations. “It’s a good feeling, but we feel that it is not enough," said Thomas, the only holdover from the 2005 team. “We want to achieve one more goal, and that is a national championship." Contact the Sports Editor at sports(a; unc.edu. UNC 86, Clemson 81 Cianwon 39 42 SI North Carotina 38 48 M * * mm mu M M • pi tp Rory IS f-Z 24 1-1 1 2 4 M* 33 M MO-714? 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The win completed an impres sive feat for Larkins and Pringle, who helped UNC to win the last four ACC titles. The duo never lost in Greensboro. And on the flip side, freshman point guard DeGraffenreid contin ued to play at a level that exceeds her age. She scored 17 points and '•■l sa ■■■ '■&! ji “The strength of our team is our depth and our balance , and they 're so unselfish SYLVIA HATCHELL, coach turned the ball over only once in the championship game, and she has led the UNC offense in the absence of injured senior .Alex Miller. "Cetera has not gotten the cred it I think she deserves for leading our team and running our team, because she’s just a great kid," Hatchell said. “She’s just real solid and real steady." With the ACC Tournament taken care of. the Tar Heels now will set their sights on their first NCAA championship since 1994. UNC will discover its seeding when the brackets are unveiled 7 p.m. today on ESPN. Contact the Sports Editor at sportsfa une.edu. 13
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