No. 8 North Carolina focused on Miami, as Saturday showdown looms

Posted Feb 7, 2019
Everything seems to be going so well for No. 8 North Carolina that the Tar Heels just have to make sure Miami doesn't get in the way before a significant showdown on Monday. UNC goes for a season sweep of the visiting Hurricanes on Saturday in Chapel Hill. "Everybody has got to be playing to their potential if we want to be really good," Tar Heels coach Roy Williams said. (ABC 11)

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