North Carolina Washington State Live Coverage

Guide Note: In the regional semifinals of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, the #1 North Carolina Tar Heels faces the #4 Washington State Cougars at Charlotte Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. This page will provide play-by-play live coverage of this game.

Fast Facts:

  1. When: Thursday March 27, 7:25 PM ET
  2. Where: Charlotte Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, NC
  3. Television Coverage: CBS Sports
  4. Game Announcers: Dick Enberg and Jay Bilas
  5. North Carolina Head Coach: Roy Williams
  6. Washington State Head Coach: Tony Bennett

NCAA East Regional Semifinal - FINAL
Team1st2nd SCORE
#1 North Carolina Tar Heels 3533 68
#4 Washington State Cougars 2126 47


North Carolina Washington State Live Play-by-Play Coverage

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END OF GAME

  • The North Carolina Tar Heels have defeated the Washington State Cougars by the final score of 68-47

Second Half

  • 0:10: Washington State trails 68-47 - Henry scores the last bucket of the game
  • 1:16: Washington State trails 68-45 - Weaver with 1 of 2 - Carolina empties the bench as they will move on to the Elite Eight
  • 2:21: Washington State trails 68-44 - Low hits the lay-up inside
  • 2:46: North Carolina leads 68-42 - Hansbrough hits 1 of 2 for the Heels
  • 3:19: North Carolina leads 67-42 - Hansbrough on the jumper on the baseline
  • 3:53: Washington State trails 65-42 - 1 of 2 at line by Weaver
  • 3:54: TV TIMEOUT
  • 4:17: OFFICIALS TIMEOUT - Injury
  • 5:19: North Carolina leads 65-41 - Hansbrough makes 1 of 2
  • 5:43: North Carolina leads 64-41 - Ellington makes both free throws
  • 5:44: Aron Baynes of WSU fouls out
  • 5:55: Washington State trails 62-41 - Harmeling hits three free throws
  • 6:09: North Carolina leads 62-38 - Hansbrough hits on a turnaround shot inside
  • 6:39: Hansbrough draws the foul on Cowgill, his 3rd, Hansbrough shooting 2 - North Carolina leads 60-38 - Hansbrough hits both
  • 6:52: Foul called on Baynes for WSU
  • 7:11: Foul on Hansbourgh, his 2nd, shooting 2 is Baynes - Washington State trails 58-38 - hits 1 of 2
  • 7:25: TV TIMEOUT - STAT RESET: For UNC: 23-48 from the floor, 5-13 from 3-point range, 7-11 at the line, 33 rebounds, Green has 15, Lawson 12, Ellington with 11, and Hansbrough with 10. For WSU: 16-49 from the field, 2-13 from beyond the arc, 3-6 from the line, 20 rebounds, 9 turnovers, Baynes has 13, Low with 12.
  • 7:56: North Carolina leads 58-37 - Green hits another trifecta for the Tar Heels
  • 8:17: Washington State trails 55-37 - Weaver hits on a runner in the lane
  • 9:39: Washington State trails 55-35 - Low hits a 3-ball for the Cougars, only their 2nd in 13 attempts
  • 9:54: TIMEOUT - Washington State - The game has gotten away from the Cougars right now - Carolina has an answer for everything WSU is trying. The Tar Heels are getting balanced scoring right now, 4 players in double figures...
  • 9:57: North Carolina leads 55-32 - Lawson taking over right now
  • 10:04: North Carolina leads 53-32 - Lawson hits
  • 10:35: Washington State trails 51-32 - Low answers for the Cougars
  • 10:48: North Carolina leads 51-30 - Lawson on the lay-up
  • 10:59: Washington State trails 49-30 - Baynes hits
  • 11:21: North Carolina leads 49-28 - Ellington with a silky smooth jumper
  • 11:32: Washington State trails 47-28 - Baynes 1 of 2 at the line
  • 11:45: North Carolina leads 47-27 - Stepheson completes the bonus shot
  • 11:45: TV TIMEOUT
  • 11:46: North Carolina leads 46-27 - Stepheson hits jumper and is fouled
  • 12:37: Foul called on the interior - 2 shots coming for Thompson - North Carolina leads 44-27 - hits 1 of 2
  • 13:25: Two big blocked shots by Stepheson of UNC
  • 13:30: North Carolina leads 43-27 - Hansbrough from just inside the line
  • 14:20: Washington State trails 41-27 - Baynes hits a turnaround jumper
  • 14:41: TV TIMEOUT - Again, the Cougars are struggling to find an open look, and now Hansbrough is starting to assert himself.
  • 14:44: North Carolina leads 41-25 - Hansbrough scores again inside
  • 15:04: Washington State trails 39-25 - Low
  • 16:07: Foul over the back on Thompson - his 3rd for uNC
  • 16:37: Foul called on Rochestie of WSU - Tar Heels keep the ball
  • 17:25: North Carolina leads 39-23 - another field goal inside by Hansbrough
  • 17:50: North Carolina leads 37-23 - Hansbrough gets his first field goal of the game
  • 18:00: Washington State trails 35-23 - Baynes gets the rebound and puts it back up and in
  • 18:32: Several back-and-forth attempts missed by both teams
  • 20:00: North Carolina gets ball first - but they turn it over on a jump ball possession
  • Awaiting start of 2nd Half... For most of the first half, the Cougars had the game at the exact speed and pace that they wanted, but were unable to score when they had opportunities to do so. Meanwhile, with Hansbrough being shackled, the Tar Heels were able to get solid effort from Danny Green and Wayne Ellington, as they were able to knock down shots from the perimeter in the latter portion of the first half. For Washington State to come back in this game, they must continue to set the pace but must do a better job of crashing the glass at the offensive end and force turnovers like they did in the early part of the half.

Halftime

  • At the Half, North Carolina leads Washington State 35-21
  • Halftime statistics:
    • For North Carolina: they are 13-27 from the floor (48%), 4-7 from 3-point range, 5-8 at the line, 18 rebounds (6 offensive), 8 turnovers committed. Danny Green leads the way in the game with 12 points, Wayne Ellington has 9 points, Deon Thompson with 6, and Tyler Hansbrough has just 2 points (no field goals) but 5 rebounds.
    • For Washington State: they are just 9-26 from the field (34%), 1-5 from beyond the arc, 2-4 at the line, 13 rebounds (3 offensive), 8 turnovers committed. Kyle Weaver and Aron Baynes have 6 points apiece to lead the Cougars, Derrick Low has 5 points (all in the last 5 minutes of the half) and Weaver leads the team with 4 rebounds.
    • North Carolina has the possession arrow. No one has more than 2 personal fouls so far.

First Half

  • 0:04: North Carolina leads 35-21 - Lawson 3-ball corner pocket as the half expires
  • 0:22: TIMEOUT - North Carolina
  • 0:54: North Carolina leads 32-21 - Green on a nice mid-range jumper - Green has been their best player so far this half
  • 1:03: Washington State trails 30-21 - Weaver hits 1 of 2
  • 1:17: North Carolina leads 30-20 - Hansbrough hits 2 of 2
  • 1:44: Washington State trails 28-20 - Low hits the triple
  • 1:52: Tar Heels got the rebound of the 2nd free throw miss but then commit their 7th turnover of the half
  • 2:21: Foul up top called on Baynes, his 2nd - Lawson 1-and-1 - hits 1 of 2 - North Carolina leads 28-18
  • 2:42: TV TIMEOUT - Dangerous time right now for the Cougars - the Tar Heels are starting to get open shots for effective screens, and Danny Green is feeling it from beyond the arc for UNC.
  • 3:00: North Carolina leads 27-18 - Ellington from downtown - starting to get away from Washington State a little bit here...
  • 3:26: Washington State trails 24-18 - Derrick Low finally gets on the score sheet with a trifecta
  • 3:35: North Carolina leads 24-15 - Green with the 3-ball from the corner pocket
  • 3:54: 4 opportunities by the Cougars come up empty
  • 4:39: North Carolina leads 21-15 - Ellington gets a pass down court on the break and scores easily
  • 5:20: Foul on Baynes - Hansbrough at the line for two - missed both but gets his own rebound
  • 5:27: Foul on Thompson - two shots for Weaver - makes 1 of 2 - Washington State trails 19-15
  • 5:42: TIMEOUT - Washington State - Again, this is exactly the pace the Cougars want, and Hansbrough is 0-4 so far and a non-factor. Still, they must do better on the offensive glass.
  • 5:49: North Carolina leads 19-14 - Ellington hits the jumper in transition
  • 6:34: Ginyard draws an offensive foul for UNC.
  • 7:17: TV TIMEOUT - STAT PACK: FOR North Carolina: 7-18 from the field, 1-4 from 3-point range, 11 rebounds, 7 turnovers - Green has 7 points, Thompson has 6 points and 4 rebounds. FOR Washington State: 7-18 from the field, 0-3 from 3-point land, 6 rebounds, 0 offensive rebounds, 4 turnovers - Baynes has 6 points, and Weaver has 4 points and 3 assists. Again, the Cougars are forcing turnovers and getting good shot opportunities, but they have no offensive rebounds, which means no second chance points.
  • 7:46: North Carolina leads 17-14 - Thompson hits the banker on the left side
  • 8:59: Washington State trails 15-14 - great pass by Weaver to Baynes for the SLAM DUNK
  • 9:40: North Carolina leads 15-12 - Green with a foul line extended jumper, he has 7 points so far
  • 10:17: UNC stepped out of bounds - another turnover
  • 11:15: North Carolina leads 13-12 - Danny Green hits the trifecta for the Heels - Heels need others to step up if WSU takes Hansbrough away
  • 11:38: Washington State leads 12-10 - tough shot hit by Rochestie - a runner in the lane
  • 11:56: TV TIMEOUT - Cougars are controlling the pace of the game, working the shot clock and rotating back on defense to force UNC to pull up and run their offense, rather than trying to run the fast break. Washington State needs to do a better job on the boards at the defensive end, though, and not let the Tar Heels have 2nd and 3rd and even 4th chances.
  • 12:33: Offensive foul on Weaver of the Cougars
  • 12:45: North Carolina ties it at 10-10 - Green steals it after he misses and scores quickly
  • 13:16: Washington State leads 10-8 - Weaver just in front of the 3-point line
  • 13:43: Hansbrough called for a travel, 4th turnover on UNC - Hansbrough struggling so far with this defense
  • 14:15: Washington State ties it at 8-8 - Weaver scores on a quick shot
  • 14:18: Reach in foul called on Ginyard of UNC
  • 15:09: Washington State trails 8-6 - Baynes hits a turnaround jump shot
  • 15:44: North Carolina gets 2 free thrwos from Ellington - Carolina leads 8-4 - action
  • 15:57: TV TIMEOUT - Early on it's obvious the Heels want to run, and the Cougars need to be weary of how the Heels will seemingly downshift into their offense, but they are actually looking for a quick cutter for an easy basket. So far, the Cougars have not been able to take advantage of open looks, something they will need to handle in order to stay with Carolina.
  • 16:39: North Carolina leads 6-4 - Thompson on a jump hook - assist to Ginyard
  • 16:49: Washington State ties 4-4 - Cowgill hits the baseline jumper
  • 17:30: North Carolina leads 4-2 - Thompson on the inside put back, Heels had 4 offensive opportunities inside
  • 18:04: Hansbrough rejected inside by Baines, but Cougars have missed last 3 shots
  • 19:07: North Carolina ties it at 2-2 - Lawson on a jumper from 15-feet
  • 19:22: Washington State leads 2-0 - Baines on a drive to the hole
  • Opening tip goes to Carolina, and held ball on an attempt by Hansbrough - ball to Washington State

Pre-Game

  • Awaiting the opening tip-off at 7:27PM ET from Charlotte. Should be a largely loud partisan crowd for the Tar Heels, located only a few miles away from the arena this game is being played at. Offense or defense? Let's find out...

North Carolina Washington State Bracket

How They Got Here

2008 East Region Bracket

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  First Round
March 20 & 21
Sites TBD 		Second Round
March 22 & 23
Sites TBD 		Regional Semifinals
March 27
Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte NC 		Finals
March 29
Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte NC
                                     
1  North Carolina 113  
16  Mount St. Mary's 74  
  1  North Carolina 108  
  9  Arkansas 77  
8  Indiana 72
9  Arkansas 86  
  1  North Carolina 68  
  4  Washington St. 47  
5  Notre Dame 68  
12  George Mason 50  
  5  Notre Dame 41
  4  Washington St. 61  
4  Washington St. 71
13  Winthrop 40  
  1  North Carolina 83
  3  Louisville 73
6  Oklahoma 72  
11  Saint Joseph 64  
  6  Oklahoma 48
  3  Louisville 78  
3  Louisville 79
14  Boise State 61  
  3  Louisville 79
  2  Tennessee 60  
7  Butler 81  
10  South Alabama 61  
  7  Butler 71
  2  Tennessee 76  
2  Tennessee 72
15  American 57  
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North Carolina Washington State Pre-Game Analysis

  • The Tar Heels have not disappointed so far in the tournament, scoring in triple digits in both games. Unlike some of the other top seeds that are struggling to close out games (see Memphis) or struggling to show up in games (see UCLA), Roy Williams has North Carolina playing letter-perfect basketball. The team is shooting the ball at a high percentage in their two victories, and are at 50% from beyond-the-arc. Their ability to knock down shots on the perimeter only makes them more dangerous because of Tyler Hansbrough's presence in the middle. This match-up is all the more intriguing because of the fact that the Tar Heels are scoring at such a frenetic pace, whereas the Cougars are clamping down on their opponents so decisively. The two Washington State opponents in this tournament have combined to score just 81 points in two games, holding both teams under 33% shooting. Washington State has also shown a propensity to score big baskets when needed, especially the combination of Kyle Weaver and Derrick Low.
  • Charlotte Observer: "Tar Heels' next foe: Washington State's secret is defense" (March 25, 2008)
  • Seattle Times: "Washington State, North Carolina have differing styles of play" (March 25, 2008)

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