Paige heats up, UNC beats Arkansas to advance to Sweet 16
Posted Mar 21, 2015
Marcus Paige scored 22 points, including 20 in the second half, and North Carolina beat Arkansas 87-78 in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in three years. The junior guard took over in the second half, scoring 13 of his team's 17 points during a 5-minute stretch that helped North Carolina build a double-digit lead.
(ESPN.com)
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