Reigning national player of the year Tyler Hansbrough has broken the career scoring record at North Carolina .
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reign national player year tyler hansbrough break career scoring record north carolina
Reigning national player of the year Tyler Hansbrough has broken the career <m> scoring record </m> at North Carolina .
Hansbrough sets Carolina 's career scoring record
Reigning national player of the year Tyler Hansbrough has broken the career <m> scoring record </m> at North Carolina .
The 6-foot-9 senior needed nine points in the top-ranked Tar Heels ' game against Evansville on Thursday night to pass Phil Ford for the record .
He tied Ford on a jumper from the left wing with 14:05 left , then set the mark by banking in a turnaround shot with 7:41 left in the first half .
After the record-setting point , officials briefly stopped the game to allow Ford , coach Roy Williams and athletics director Dick Baddour to present Hansbrough with the game ball .
Ford finished his career in 1978 with 2,290 points .