Tyler Hansbrough scored 20 points to break North Carolina 's career scoring record and help the top-ranked Tar Heels remain unbeaten with a 91-73 victory over Evansville on Thursday night .
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tyler hansbrough score 20 point break north carolina career scoring record help top-ranked tar heels remain unbeaten 91-73 victory evansville thursday night
Tyler Hansbrough scored 20 points to break North Carolina 's <m> career </m> scoring record and help the top-ranked Tar Heels remain unbeaten with a 91-73 victory over Evansville on Thursday night .
Tyler Hansbrough scored 20 points to break North Carolina 's <m> career </m> scoring record and help the top-ranked Tar Heels remain unbeaten with a 91-73 victory over Evansville on Thursday night .
The reigning national player of the year finished 7-for-14 from the field and had nine rebounds for North Carolina ( 10-0 ) , which shook off a slow start and stretched the lead to double figures shortly after Hansbrough passed Phil Ford for the record midway through the first half .
Ford , now an assistant coach with the NBA 's Charlotte Bobcats , finished his career in 1978 with 2,290 points .
Hansbrough , who needed nine points coming in , tied Ford on a jumper from the left wing with 14:05 left in the first half .
He set the record by muscling in a bank shot over two defenders with 7:41 to go .
Ty Lawson added 16 points for the Tar Heels , while Danny Green had 14 , including the 1,000th of his career .
Shy Ely scored 23 points for the Purple Aces ( 7-2 ) .