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Bacot sprained his ankle and was helped off the court in the
second half of Saturday night's national semifinal against Duke
but returned to help the Tar Heels finish off the 81-77 win over
their archrival.
"We don't have another big man," Bacot said, "so I don't have a
choice."
Coach Hubert Davis said X-rays were negative.
The 6-foot-10 Bacot leads the Tar Heels in scoring (16.3 points
per game), rebounds (13.1) and blocks (1.7).
Bacot said he has been receiving treatment since the end of the
Duke game.
He will be counted on to try to stop Kansas' David McCormack,
who bulldozed Villanova in the other semifinal game on Saturday,
scoring 25 points on 10-of-12 shooting and adding nine rebounds
in 29 minutes.
"If I don't play, who knows what Dave McCormack may do," Bacot
said.
--FIeld Level Media
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