Rapid Reaction: UNC 87, Creighton 73

Posted Mar 18, 2012
North Carolina’s John Henson returned. Teammate Kendall Marshall kept going. With the 6-foot-11 forward back in the starting lineup after missing three games with a sprained left wrist, and the not-so-one-dimensional point guard turning in his sixth straight double-digit scoring game, the top-seeded Tar Heels toppled No. 8 seed Creighton 87-73 to advance to their 31st NCAA tournament regional semifinal. (ESPN.com)

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