Third-ranked North Carolina needed a gritty comeback to keep its amazing string against Clemson intact. No. 5 UCLA never could put together such a run against Washington.

Tyler Hansbrough scored 13 of his 39 points in the two overtime periods to help the Tar Heels rally from a 15-point deficit and beat Clemson 103-93, keeping North Carolina perfect in 53 games against the Tigers in Chapel Hill.

In Seattle, Justin Dentmon, benched in favor of a freshman for most of the season, scored 20 points to lead previously wayward Washington to a 71-61 upset of the Bruins.

Wayne Ellington added 28 points for the Tar Heels (22-2, 7-2 ACC), who set an NCAA record for the longest home winning streak against one opponent. The previous record was 52, set by Princeton against Brown from 1929-2002.

UCLA (21-3, 9-2 Pac-10) trailed 66-61 with 47 seconds left — only because the notoriously poor free-throw shooting Huskies continually misfired at the line. Then Jon Brockman scored and Ryan Appleby added two free throws to seal the win for Washington (13-11, 4-7).

"They out-toughed us, outhustled us," said Josh Shipp, who led the Bruins with 19 points.