Video: North Carolina Delivers In 2nd Half, Moving On To 2nd Round
Posted Mar 23, 2019
The top-seeded Tar Heels overwhelmed 16th-seeded Iona in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Basketball Tournament, 88-73. UNC trailed at halftime 38-33 but would go on to outscore Iona 55-35 in the second half. Cameron Johnson scored 21 points and Nassir Little scored 19 points off the bench for North Carolina.
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