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No. 9 Tar Heels crush Stanford 96-72


Stanford heads to Portland, Ore., on Thursday to play in the 16-team PK80 Invitational, and the Cardinal got a taste of playing against the elite Monday night. No. 9 North Carolina took control in the first eight minutes and rolled to a 96-72 win over the Cardinal at Maples Pavilion. UNC guards II and put on a long-range shooting show. (San Francisco Gate)

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