No. 1 seed UNC beats Florida Gulf Coast 83-67 in NCAA opener

Posted Mar 17, 2016
Brice Johnson scored 18 points and No. 1 seed North Carolina needed an overwhelming second-half start to put away 16th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast 83-67 in Thursday's first round of the NCAA Tournament. Isaiah Hicks added 12 points for the Tar Heels, who led by just a point after the opening 20 minutes. But UNC dominated the opening 10 minutes of the second half. (Associated Press)

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