Kendall Marshall's likely absence could help Ohio upset UNC

Posted Mar 23, 2012
A fractured wrist seems likely to keep North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall out of tonight’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game against Ohio, and give the 13th-seeded Bobcats just that much more hope in pulling off another upset. “Every day it’s getting better,” Marshall said as he prepared for the top-seeded Tar Heels’ Midwest Regional semifinal against Ohio Thursday night (7:47, TBS). (New York Post)

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