Tar Heels use NCAA seeding slap as motivation for 1st round game

Posted Mar 20, 2013
When UNC basketball team gathered at Coach Roy Williams’ house Sunday to watch the NCAA Tournament selection show, its reaction was particularly subdued. "I was stunned when I saw North Carolina in the No. 8," Williams said. "It took me a couple seconds, ‘Hey that’s us, it’s not somebody else, that’s us.’ The Tar Heels will face No. 9 Villanova Friday in Kansas City (7:20 p.m., TNT). (Durham Herald-Sun)

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