Top 30 UNC Basketball Teams Of All-Time: No. 3 - 2008-09
Posted Jun 29, 2020
The 2008-09 UNC Basketball team is the last team to win the national title taking every game by double digits, and excluding a 43-point win in the first round, the Tar Heels’ average margin of victory over their last five NCAA Tournament games was 15.6, including a 17-point win over Michigan State in Detroit. UNC led 40-20 at one point in the first half.
(Tar Heel Illustrated)
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