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I had some style and content issues with my last Tar Heel basketball blog post (UNC vs. UNC-A) partly because I tried to write the post before the game was actually played.   So this time, I made sure to wait until he game was over!

NC State embarrassed themselves Saturday as they became the latest victims of the Tar Heels.  All started well and it looked to be a good close game when the score was briefly tied at 9-9.  Then Carolina poured it on.  Add to NC State’s woes that the Wolf Pack seemed utterly unable to buy a basket, at one point missing 18 in a row.   By half-time the score was 43-13.  The Wolf Pack set a new team record in futility with the fewest points scored in a half since the shot clock.

Coach Williams’ only complaint about this game — and he always finds something that needs to be improved — is that his team did not play the second half with nearly the intensity of the first.   Victory was all but assured and the Tar Heels seemed to be coasting along, enjoying the ride.

Carolina is now 17-0.   They travel to Georgia Tech for their next game on Wednesday.

In related news, the number of undefeated Division 1 teams fell from five to three on Saturday.  Both Vanderbilt and Washington State were dealt their first losses of the season, in two very hard fought games.   Only UNC, Memphis and Kansas now remain undefeated.