Rutgers 75 - 97 7North Carolina
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Hansbrough, North Carolina look to keep rolling

Dec 28, 2008 - 6:09 AM Rutgers (9-3) at No. 1 North Carolina (11-0), 7:45 p.m. EST

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (Ticker) -- After an injury-filled start, Tyler Hansbrough seems to be hitting his stride.

The senior forward looks to stay hot when top-ranked North Carolina hosts Rutgers on Sunday.

Hansbrough missed the first four contests of his collegiate career earlier in the campaign with a stress reaction in his right shin and a nagging ankle injury.

Last season's consensus National Player of the Year has played in each of the last four games, however, scoring at least 20 points in each.

Following a win over Evansville that saw Hansbrough become the school's all-time leading scorer, the senior had 25 points as the Tar Heels won, 85-63, at Valparaiso on December 20. He leads five Tar Heels in double figures at 22.7 points per game.

Rutgers is six games over .500 for the first time since the 2005-06 campaign and comes in on a four-game winning streak. The Scarlet Knights defeated New Jersey Institute of Technology, 78-52, on Tuesday.

Freshman Mike Rosario is averaging 16.8 points per game to lead Rutgers, which has lost to North Carolina in each of the past two seasons.






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