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The Tar Heels arrived in Los Angeles with grand aspirations and championship dreams. Then came a sudden and heartbreaking end after a second half that’s likely to haunt UNC.

Can Alabama, an underdog in the tournament for the first time in the Oats era, finally get back to the Elite Eight?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hubert Davis was furious. And he had every right to be.His top-seeded North Carolina team — at least for the first 12 minutes or so Saturday, during its NCAA Tournament second-round matchup vs. No. 9 seed Michigan State — couldn’t have looked much worse. Flat. Lethargic. “They punched first,” Davis said. “Their physicality, their will, their want-to … just overwhelmed us.” UNC trailed by as many as 12 early on, its season very much on the brink. The last time ...

The top-seeded Tar Heels looked to be in trouble early. Luckily for them, Hubert Davis had some answers — and some choice words.

Down 12 points midway through the first half, UNC roared back to win over Michigan State, 85-69, before a partisan crowd in Charlotte.

Coming off a 1-for-14 afternoon at Virginia, R.J. Davis scored a career-high 42 points in a 75-71 win over Miami.

The UNC men's basketball team is coming off a bad loss, while Virginia Tech enters Saturday off a good win. Who prevails this weekend?

UNC basketball guard Seth Trimble is back in uniform for the Tar Heels in their road game at Syracuse.

The Orange shot 63% from the floor in an 86-79 upset, the best shooting performance against UNC in nine years.

It’s still an uphill climb, but Syracuse’s March Madness hopes aren’t dead just yet.