Elite 8: Tipoff time set for showdown between UNC and Kentucky

Posted Mar 25, 2017
The North Carolina Tar Heels find themselves up against a familiar foe in the Elite 8. UNC and Kentucky will meet for the second time this season on Sunday at 5:05 p.m. on CBS, but this time the stakes are even higher. The Wildcats beat the Tar Heels 103-100 back in December as part of the CBS Sports Classic in Las Vegas. (Keeping It Heel)

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