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Tar Heels return to 3-pointers just in time

Posted Mar 22, 2013
It took an unexpected lineup change and some cool under pressure from gunners , and , but the Tar Heels managed to get the job done – holding off Villanova 78-71 to advance into a presumed matchup with top-seeded Kansas on Sunday. The win – coach ’ 700th of his career – extended his record of never having lost an opening-round NCAA tournament game. (Wilmington Star News)

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