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UNC and UCLA meet for 3rd time in NCAA tournament, a matchup 3 months in the making

It's a little late in the season to be playing a makeup game, but North Carolina and UCLA will get a chance to finally make good on a game that was originally scheduled to take place on Dec. 18 in Las Vegas.

Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2022

UNC Thrills, Teeters and Triumphs to Deliver First Knockout of a No. 1 Seed

Baylor is out after a bizarre game that saw the defending champs nearly pull off a monumental comeback.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 19, 2022

UNC holds on in OT to upset top-seeded Baylor, advance to Sweet 16

FORT WORTH, Texas — North Carolina went from cruising into Philadelphia and the Sweet 16, to looking like it’d suffer the biggest collapse in program history, to finally winning in overtime with a lineup it’s never played with all season.

Tribune News Service · Mar 19, 2022

UNC’s Brady Manek was tossed for a ridiculous flagrant foul and CBB fans everywhere were furious

This has to be one of the all-time worst calls.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 19, 2022

UNC rolls to 95-63 NCAA tournament win over Marquette, advances to face Baylor Bears

FORT WORTH, Texas — Coach Hubert Davis accomplished in his first NCAA tournament game something North Carolina didn’t do in three previous tries — beat a Shaka Smart coached team.

Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2022

No matter the opponent, UNC basketball knows who gets toughest defensive assignment

FORT WORTH, Texas — Four Marquette players took to the raised stage during Wednesday’s NCAA tournament media availability when head coach Shaka Smart approached from the floor.

Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2022

NCAA Tournament Expert Picks, Predictions: First Round Thursday Games

NCAA Tournament predictions, college basketball expert picks for the first round Thursday games

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 16, 2022

Luke DeCock: NCAA tournament game will serve as a homecoming of sorts for UNC forward Brady Manek

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Getting sent to Texas for the opening weekend may not have meant much to most of North Carolina’s roster – the Tar Heels, as a No. 8 seed, were entirely at the mercy of bracketing fate – but it meant everything to Brady Manek.

Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2022

UNC basketball draws familiar name with unfamiliar faces in NCAA Tournament

North Carolina received an eight seed in the NCAA Tournament’s East region and will face the No. 9 seed Marquette in the first round on Thursday in Fort Worth. The winner could potentially face a second round showdown with defending national champion Baylor.

Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2022

Paolo Banchero called out UNC after Duke beat Miami in the ACC tournament but he won’t get his wish

Paolo picked the wrong team.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 12, 2022