Heels hold off Clemson Tigers: “The Streak Continues”…..

Another fun game between these two in Chapel Hill last night and much to the Clemson Tigers’ chagrin, “The Streak Continues”…..The only Streak to match this 55-game stranglehold by the Heels on Clemson, would be “The Streak” by Ray Stevens, from the 70’s and that Streak filled the streets of Chapel Hill and Franklin Street in particular, back in that day…….Tar Heels over Tigers, 75-65…..

from www.theacc.com:

Harrison Barnes hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with about 5 minutes left to help North Carolina beat Clemson 75-65 on Tuesday night, staying perfect all-time against the Tigers at home.

Barnes finished with 13 points and six rebounds for the Tar Heels (13-5, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who improved to 55-0 all-time against the Tigers in Chapel Hill–an NCAA record for most consecutive home wins against a single opponent. Fellow freshman Reggie Bullock scored 16 of his season-high 18 points in the first half, while John Henson added 14 points and a key tip-in with about 2 minutes to go.

Devin Booker, Andre Young and Demontez Stitt each scored 11 points for the Tigers (13-5, 2-2), who rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half and headed into the final minutes in a tie game. Clemson didn’t score in the final 4 1/2 minutes as the Tar Heels made enough plays to win it late.

Both sides have been hearing questions about “The Streak” for years now, though they each continue to brush them off–North Carolina by saying it had to end sometime, Clemson by saying the past doesn’t matter to that current team. The Tigers certainly had a chance to silence all those questions for good, tying the game on a 3 from Stitt with about 7 1/2 left to make it 63-63.

But, as it always seems to happen in this matchup, North Carolina did enough to prolong its torment of Clemson a little longer.