Tar Heels feel the sting

Posted Mar 29, 2011
By most accounts, the Tar Heels overachieved this year as they fought through adversity to reach the Elite Eight. But the 76-69 loss to the Wildcats still was an abrupt ending for a team full of players who were experiencing their first NCAA Tournament setback. "I'm very proud of the things that we've accomplished and what we've done as a team, but it hurts right now," Kendall Marshall said. (Durham Herald-Sun)

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