Final Four trip, not past results, motivate Tar Heels and Irish

Posted Mar 27, 2016
UNC has confidence on its side after blowing out Notre Dame by 31 in the ACC tournament semifinals two weeks ago. The Irish has the motivation of making amends for its dreadful showing against the Tar Heels. So who has the advantage when the two teams meet Sunday for the NCAA’s East Region championship? “It kind of cancels out,” Marcus Paige said. (Wilmington Star News)

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