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Lawson-less Tar Heels barely avoid upset (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Tyler Hansbrough scored 28 points and made a disputed defensive stop in the final seconds as No. 1 North Carolina avoided an upset at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, holding off Virginia Tech 79-76 on Friday. The Tar Heels, playing without injured ACC player of the year Ty Lawson, got all they could handle from the Hokies.