Marquette Hands North Carolina Rare Home Nonconference Loss

Posted Feb 24, 2021
Dawson Garcia had 24 points and 11 rebounds, D.J. Carton added 17 points with five assists and Marquette beat North Carolina 83-70 on Wednesday night in a game schedule just four days ago. It was just UNC’s 18th nonconference defeat in the 35-year history of the Dean E. Smith Center. Carolina scored first but did not lead the rest of the way. (Associated Press)

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