No. 25 Boston College Tops North Carolina
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When Paul Peterson broke his hand, it probably cost Boston College a spot in the Bowl Championship Series. When the quarterback broke his leg, the Eagles refused to let it ruin their consolation game.
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Boston College brought its football team into Carter-Finley Stadium last night wearing a different hat -- that of the favorite.
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Tyler Hansbrough scored 26 points and Wayne Ellington added a career-high 23 to help No. 1 North Carolina beat Nevada 106-70 on Thursday night.
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Fifth-ranked Boston College beat Seton Hall 60-52 on Saturday night to become the first team in conference history to start the season 20-0 &#151; and they did it in their last season in the Big East.
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Coach Tom O'Brien knew what to expect as soon as Boston College accepted an invitation to play North Carolina in the Continental Tire Bowl.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- In years past, a 20-win season was a pretty good indicator of Boston College's chances of earning a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Twenty wins and you're in.
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Camille Little scored 16 points and No. 2 North Carolina got all the scoring it needed in the first half Thursday night in a 103-48 rout of UNC Greensboro. LaToya Pringle added 15 points, and Jessica Breland had 12 for North Carolina (7-0) as it tuned up for a Sunday showdown with Tennessee. North Carolina led 57-15 at the break.
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North Carolina State holds off No. 3 North Carolina, 83-79, for the Wolfpack's first win over the Tar Heels since 2003.
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Tyler Hansbrough had 24 points and North Carolina gave coach Roy Williams his 500th career victory, a 94-69 rout of High Point on Saturday night.
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Picked to finish fifth in the Big East coaches' preseason poll, the Boston College men's basketball team yesterday earned a ranking as the fifth-best team in the nation.
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Keisha Brown scored 16 points and North Carolina State held off No. 2 North Carolina 72-65 on Friday night after nearly blowing a 26-point lead.
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Tyler Hansbrough scored 23 points, including a critical baby hook with 21 seconds to play Tuesday night, and No. 5 North Carolina once again survived a surprising challenge before holding on in a 75-74 victory over Virginia.
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CARY, N.C. - The team that couldn't beat Boston College couldn't lose when it played any other team this season, and yesterday it won the national title.
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There was no escaping the sense of deja vu. For the second year in a row, Boston College suffered its first loss of the season against the same Atlantic Coast Conference opponent in almost the same way: on a long touchdown pass in the waning moments.
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Boston College went into last night's game against North Carolina tied for first in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Tyler Hansbrough scored 26 points and Wayne Ellington added a career-high 23 Thursday night to help No. 1 North Carolina beat visiting Nevada, 106-70.
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Tyler Hansbrough scored 23 points and Wayne Ellington added 19 to lead top-ranked North Carolina past visiting North Carolina-Asheville, 93-81, on Wednesday night.