North Carolina 68 Washington State 47
Tar Heels throttle Cougars
Friday, March 28, 2008 3:12 AM
By Aaron Beard
Associated Press
GERRY BROOME Associated Press
Tyler Hansbrough, who paced North Carolina with 18 points, grabs a rebound over Washington State's Derrick Low.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- North Carolina went from running it up to locking it down. Now the Tar Heels are a step away from the Final Four again, hoping they can avoid another collapse like last year.
Tyler Hansbrough scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half last night and the top-seeded Tar Heels, not known for their defense, held Washington State to 32 percent shooting from the field in a 68-47 win in an East Regional semifinal.
North Carolina, back in the NCAA round of eight for the second straight season, is one win from its 17th trip to the Final Four. The Tar Heels are tied with UCLA for most all time.
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