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 Marcus Paige scored 19 points, Brice Johnson finished with 16
points and eight rebounds, and Kennedy Meeks (12) and J.P. Tokoto
(10) also scored in double figures for for No. 6 seed North Carolina
(24-9). The Tar Heels will play the winner of the Iowa State-North
Carolina Central game in the third round of East regional play on
Sunday.
Bryce Cotton scored a career-high 36 points and had eight assists
for 11th-seeded Providence (23-12) LaDontae Henton contributed 16
points and 11 rebounds and Tyler Harris chipped in 13 points off the
bench for the Friars, who lost despite shooting 53 percent from the
floor.
The Tar Heels built a nine-point lead early in second half before
Cotton rallied the Friars with 11 points during a 26-10 run to put
Providence ahead, 71-64. After the Tar Heels tied it on a 3-pointer
by Paige with 1:05 left, Henton missed on a drive and McAdoo then
was fouled at the other end on a rebound of a Brice Johnson miss to
set the stage for his game-winning free throw.
McAdoo, who came into the game shooting 54 percent from the line,
missed his second of his two attempts but got the offensive rebound
was was fouled again with 1.7 to go. He sank the front end of a
one-and-one but missed the second which Cotton dropped out of bounds
as the buzzer sounded.
GAME NOTEBOOK: North Carolina improved to 18-0 when leading at
halftime this season. ... The Tar Heels, outrebounded by a total of
77-55 in their two previous games, finished with a 40-26 edge on the
boards including 20 offensive boards. ... North Carolina coach Roy
Williams has now won at least one game in all 24 of his NCAA
tournament appearances.
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