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Tar Heels Cruise Past Iona

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The Associated Press

Published: November 19, 2007

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Tyler Hansbrough had 27 points while Danny Green scored 15 to lead No. 1 North Carolina past Iona 107-72 in its home opener on Sunday.
Wayne Ellington added 14 for the Tar Heels, who never trailed.

LOUISVILLE 84, JACKSON STATE 53: Earl Clark had 20 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists to lead No. 6 Louisville to victory over Jackson State.

INDIANA 100, LONGWOOD 49: Eric Gordon followed his record-breaking debut with 21 points, Jordan Crawford added 16 and No. 8 Indiana beat Longwood in the opening round of the Chicago Invitational Challenge.

ARKANSAS 70, VA. COMMONWEALTH 60: Sonny Weems scored 16 points and Patrick Beverley added 13 to lead No. 18 Arkansas to a 70-60 victory over Virginia Commonwealth on Sunday in a consolation game at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.

NEW ORLEANS 65, N.C. STATE 63: T.J. Worley banked in a 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left and New Orleans became the latest mid-major to spring an upset by beating No. 21 North Carolina State.

VILLANOVA 70, BUCKNELL 64: Shane Clark scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Scottie Reynolds added 15 points and No. 24 Villanova held off Bucknell.

Women

MARYLAND 75, LSU 62: Kristi Toliver scored 23 and Laura Harper had 14 of her 16 points in the second half to help No. 3 Maryland beat fourth-ranked LSU in the Preseason WNIT championship.

TENNESSEE 92, TEXAS 67: Candace Parker scored 21 points, including Tennessee's first 11, and grabbed six rebounds and the top-ranked Lady Vols beat No. 21 Texas.

STANFORD 71, UTAH 77: Jayne Appel scored four of her 30 points early in the second overtime and No. 5 Stanford avoided an upset, holding off Utah.

RUTGERS 67, GEORGE WASHINGTON 42: No. 6 Rutgers broke out of its early season mini-doldrums in a big way, handing No. 14 George Washington a rare home blowout defeat.

NORTH CAROLINA 97, SYRACUSE 72: Rashanda McCants collected career highs of 27 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 7 North Carolina to victory over Syracuse.

DUKE 84, UNC-GREENSBORO 39: Freshman Krystal Thomas had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 10 Duke beat North Carolina-Greensboro.

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