CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Back in the NCAA tournament spotlight after a one-year absence, North Carolina has returned to a more familiar spot: the round of 16.
It sure wasn't easy.
Tyler Zeller scored 23 points, Harrison Barnes added 22 and North Carolina survived a frantic finish to beat Washington 86-83 on Sunday in the East regional and advance to the second weekend of the NCAA tournament for a record 24th time.
Rallying from deficits of 11 points in the first half and five in the second, the second-seeded Tar Heels (28-7) went ahead for good on Barnes' 3-pointer with 4:06 left. But they needed two free throws from Dexter Strickland and a defensive stop in the closing …
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