Today In NCAA History: UNC 63, Air Force 52

Posted Mar 18, 2014
The night before they played Air Force in the first round of the NCAA tournament in 2004, North Carolina's players shaved their heads in solidarity-a way to show, idea-man Melvin Scott later said, "that we're together and focused." Competing in their first NCAA tournament game in three years, the sixth-seeded Tar Heels needed that togetherness and focus to rally to a 63-52 victory. (GoHeels.com)

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