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2 early possessions key for Tar Heels (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Forget 40 minutes. North Carolina didn't even need 40 seconds. Rebound, rebound, putback. Strip, rebound, putback. Game. Those two possessions, lasting all of 33 seconds early in the first half, put the Tar Heels in control and Michigan State never recovered. Oh, the Spartans managed to rally in the second half -- or as much a rally as it can be when it cuts the deficit to 13 -- but that early display...