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Byline: Bill Cole
Jan. 1--CHAPEL HILL North Carolina overwhelmed another opponent in the Smith Center yesterday, even on an afternoon when it played in fits and spurts and sometimes treated the ball as if it were coated in toxic waste. UNC throttled Dayton 81-51 to build its winning streak to nine games behind a smothering defense that pleased even Coach Roy Williams. With its big men protecting the area around the basket by blocking eight shots, UNC coaxed Dayton into shooting 30.5 percent from the field and making 21 turnovers. Dayton made more turnovers than it did field goals. UNC allowed seven baskets in the first half, when Dayton shot 21.9 percent from the field, the lowest-shooting half of the season for a UNC opponent. Wes Miller, a UNC guard, said that the players began to grasp Williams' defense about two weeks ago and …