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No. 3 North Carolina tops Virginia 76-61 (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Wayne Ellington scored 20 points and No. 3 North Carolina shook off a sluggish start to beat Virginia 76-61 on Saturday for its seventh straight win. Tyler Hansbrough had 15 points and 13 rebounds, Danny Green added 17 points and Ty Lawson scored all 10 of his points during the game-breaking run while adding nine assists for the Tar Heels (21-2, 7-2).