Winners and Losers: Blue Skies

Posted Mar 6, 2011
North Carolina was staggering through a so-so season and seemed headed toward a first-weekend exit in the NCAA tournament before Tar Heels coach Roy Williams inserted freshman point guard Kendall Marshall into the starting lineup. That mid-season change catapulted UNC to an unlikely ACC regular-season title as the host Tar Heels beat Duke 81-67 to clinch the conference championship outright. (Rivals.com)

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