[cwstech]

After a brief holiday break, the No. 2-ranked Tar Heels (10-1) return to the Smith Center for a Thursday matchup with Rutgers (6-5). The game will tip-off at 7 p.m. and be televised by ESPN2.

North Carolina (10-1) vs. Rutgers (6-5)
Chapel Hill, N.C. - Dean E. Smith Center
7 p.m., TV - ESPN2

QUOTABLES "I feel much better about our team now and I think we have made strides, but again, we have a major challenge in front of us going down to North Carolina and playing them at their place. It's going to be a great experience and you love games like that. You just toss the ball up, go play and you see what happens." -- Rutgers coach Fred Hill

Scout.com: Previewing Rutgers

UNC will be playing Rutgers on thursday night at the Dean Smith Center at 7pm. UNC is coming off of a win against St. Louis and a nice Christmas break. This should be a good game. Tune into ESPN 2 to watch this one.

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Tar Heels Take Down Scarlet Knights, 87-48 :: UNC (11-1) shoots 65 percent from the field in the second half
Brandan Wright had 19 points and seven rebounds Thursday night to lead No. 2 North Carolina past Rutgers 87-48. Fellow freshman Wayne Ellington added 17 points for the Tar Heels (11-1), who used a burst after halftime to cruise to an easy win in a game marked by the strong play of their rookies. Wright went 8-for-10 from the field and had three blocks. Ellington went 5-for-6 from 3-point range and point guard Ty Lawson finished with six points and nine assists with no turnovers.

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[cwstech]

I'm ready for some real competition. I'm ready to see the guys shine against teams that will acutally compete.

[TarSaint76]

Well, they won. I don't know the score, but they won, and that is all that matters.

Yeah that game looked pretty easy, but i do agree i cant wait untill we play a team that puts up a good fight.