No. 1 seed UNC beats Providence 85-66 to reach Sweet 16
Posted Mar 20, 2016
Brice Johnson had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and UNC pulled away from foul-hit Providence 85-66 on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Joel Berry II added 15 points for the East Region's top seed, which found itself in a fight against the Friars' high-scoring duo of Ben Bentil and Big East player of the year Kris Dunn.
(Associated Press)
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