Pat White entered today's bowl game needing just one more win to cap of his 4 bowl wins. No other collegiate player has ever won 4 bowls in his career, so White was playing for a record. Pat White certainly played like a champion, throwing for 332 yards with 3 TD's. White led the game winning drive with 7 minutes left, finding Alric Arnett for a 20 yard TD strike. Noel Devine rushed for 61 yards and scored the opening TD for the Mountaineers. The first quarter was a shootout with West Virginia scoring 21 points, tying a Meineke Car Care bowl record.North Carolina had two TDs in the first quarter as well, both by Hakeem Nicks. North Carolina's receiver, Hakeem Nicks set a Meineke Bowl record with 217 receiving yards. North Carolina suffered a tough loss, hanging with the Mountaineers all game, but were unable to finish them off. T.J Yates threw 2 TD's with 209 passing yards. The Tar Heels had one last drive to make a comeback, but Yates was picked off by Pat Lazear.
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