Saturday, March 24, 2012

UNC elite eight

  • ST. LOUIS — The last of the little guys gave North Carolina a massive scare. Harrison Barnes scored five of his 12 points in overtime and the top-seeded Tar Heels escaped a huge upset with a 73-65 victory over No.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • ST. LOUIS — Thomas Robinson kept missing easy buckets. Tyshawn Taylor had a shooting performance hed rather soon forget. Kansas made just two shots from outside 5 feet, and seemed to be in constant trouble against North Carolina State.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • With two Sweet 16 games tonight, North Carolina, Kansas, North Carolina State and Ohio are competing to go to the Elite Eight, and eventually the Final Four. No. 1 North Carolina beat No.
  • (Bleacherreport.com)
  • The Tar Heels advanced to the Elite Eight with a 73-65 win, but suddenly their national title hopes couldnt seem dimmer.
  • (CNN Sports Illustrated)
  • With the loss, the Bobcats ended their season with a 29-8 record, while the Tar Heels advanced to 32-5. UNC will play in the Elite 8 against the winner of North Carolina State and Kansas on Sunday.
  • (Bleacherreport.com)
  • But with Thomas Robinson's dominance and Jeff Withey's defense it was enough — barely — to earn an Elite Eight date with a familiar face in former Jayhawks coach Roy Williams.
  • (New York Post)
  • considering that Tar Heels coach Roy Williams said Thursday he had a strong, strong inclination that Marshall wouldnt play against Ohio. If UNC wins, Sundays Elite Eight game is a different story.
  • (USA Today)
  • 58 of the half to lead just 29-22 despite Ohio going eight of 35 from the field. Offutt opened the second half with a 3 to whittle the lead to just 29-25, but UNC uncorked three baskets in 48 seconds thanks to two Ohio turnovers to make it a 10-point game again.
  • (Mankato Free Press)
  • Syracuse won three tournament games without Melo, beating UNC Asheville, Kansas State and Wisconsin to advance to the NCAA's Elite Eight.
  • (The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com (blog))
  • The fourth round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament leads directly to the Elite Eight, as the competition but they are still leading midway through the first half. UNCs Tyler Zeller already has eight points.
  • (SBNation.com)

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