Zag Roundup: When Zags Beat NC

Josh Heytvelt scored 19 points, Jeremy Pargo 16 and Matt Bouldin chipped in 14 points and six assists as Gonzaga upended No. 2-ranked North Carolina 82-74. On Nov. 22, 2006. “Leon (Rice, assistant coach) and I just finished watching it,” Gonzaga head coach Mark Few said earlier this week. “There were a lot of the same characters in the play that will be in this one, too. They look different, but they’re the same characters.” In addition to the aforementioned Bulldogs (plus Will Foster, who didn’t play), the Tar Heels have seven holdovers from the 2006 game, including standouts Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington, who will take the court when the teams meet in the South Regional semifinals Friday in Memphis, Tenn. UNC’s current starting five all played in the 2006 contest/ Jim Meehan , SR. More here .

• 1999 Zags pulling for 2009 version /John Blanchette, SR
• Clark: Just a hunk, a hunk of Bulldog love /SR
• GU’s Bowman requires shoulder surgery /SR

Question: How do you think Gonzaga will do against North Carolina with a berth in the Elite Eight at stake Friday night?