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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — RJ Davis scored 20 points to help North Carolina beat Michigan State 85-69 in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, pushing the Tar Heels to the Sweet

Dating back to the first day of the ACC tournament, the Wolfpack have won seven consecutive elimination games.

N.C. State had to battle through overtime to get past Oakland, but the Wolfpack is headed to Dallas and the Sweet 16 after a 79-73 win that once again tested the Wolfpack’s resiliency.

It was fun while it lasted. Just two days after No. 14 seed Oakland shocked the world with an upset victory over No. 3 seed Kentucky, the Golden Grizzlies had…

DJ Burns Jr. scored 24 points, including a go-ahead putback that ignited a 9-0 run in overtime, and 11th-seeded North Carolina State beat 14th-seeded Oakland 79-73 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

PITTSBURGH -- DJ Burns Jr. scored 24 points, including a go-ahead putback that ignited a 9-0 run in overtime, and 11th-seeded North Carolina State beat 14th-seeded Oakland 79-73 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night.

RJ Davis scored 20 points Saturday to help North Carolina beat Michigan State 85-69 in the NCAA Tournament, pushing the Tar Heels to the Sweet 16 while keeping them unbeaten in March Madness against Spartans Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo.

Oakland fans behind me are taunting Burns as he warms up. He keeps looking over at them and grinning. He's gotten a lot of weight-related heckles on the road this year. "Keep talking," he just told them.

N.C. State will face either second-seeded Marquette and 10th-seeded Colorado in Dallas on Friday in the South Region semifinals.