Ellington's 3 rescues No. 1 Heels in OT (AP)
Published 1/7/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops News
No. 1 North Carolina passed its first true test -- barely. Wayne Ellington's 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in overtime lifted the top-ranked Tar Heels to a 90-88 victory over 19th-ranked Clemson on Sunday night. After weeks of routing nonconference competition -- they had won their previous four games by an average of 33 points, North Carolina (15-0) found itself locked in a classic to start the...
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Rover found this 1/6/2008 on tarheelfan.wordpress.com
Where: Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, SC When: Sunday, January 6th, 7:30 PM TV: FSN Records: UNC 14-0, 0-0 ACC; Clemson 12-1, 0-0 ACC Let me just say that I hate going to Littlejohn ranked #1. And it is more than the loss in 2001 that ended the 18 game winning steak and basically sent UNC into the dark ages of [...]Wayne Ellington Goes Off, Hits Game Winning Shot in Carolina Win Over Clemson
Rover found this 1/7/2008 on sports.aol.com
What a prelude to the ACC season! #19 Clemson had #1 North Carolina on the ropes all game long. They led virtually the entire way until Wayne Ellington , Danny Green and clutch shooting got the game into overtime. In OT and down 88-87, Ellington his a smooth three (among all kinds of pressure) with :00.4 seconds left to pull the game out for North Carolina, 90-88. Ellington had a career day. ...Don't Peak Yet, Lady Terps
kgoon1590 posted 1/7/2008 from kgooncp.blogspot.com
The Lady Terps continued their dominance, drubbing Clemson 110-46. Yes, that's an actual score in a basketball game. Is this team just on a roll or have they hit their high stride too early?UNC vs. Clemson Live Blog
With Leather - Postmodern sports news and gossip ... found this 1/7/2008 on tarheelmania.wordpress.com
Tonight, the Tar Heels open their ACC play in Littlejohn Coliseum against the #19 Clemson Tigers. In addition to being the first conference game of the year, this is one of the first games in which Carolina stands a good chance of losing. ...UNC enters the Tigers’ den and comes out a winner
AEM posted 1/7/2008 from mvn.com
North Carolina started off their ACC season in a way that wasn’t quite expected, but they closed out their first game in a way that, as a Tar Heel, has to make you proud and hopeful of what could be come March Madness. North Carolina (15-0) entered LittleJohn Coliseum to play a top 20 foe in Clemson (12-2) and left the building with a 2 point victory in overtime, 90 to 88.
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