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Elliott Cadeau entered the North Carolina starting lineup. RJ Davis turned in a standout game to lead the Tar Heels. Arkansas star Tramon Mark suffered a scary injury late and was carted off on a stretcher.
Hunter Dickinson scored 17 points and grabbed 20 rebounds and No. 1 Kansas pulled away for a 69-60 win over No. 7 Tennessee on Wednesday.
North Carolina and Villanova battled back and forth all game long in a semifinal at the Battle 4 Atlantis. The Wildcats had just enough in the tank to win in overtime.
Justin Moore scored five of his 16 points in overtime and Eric Dixon had a career-high 34 points and 10 rebounds as Villanova beat No. 14 North Carolina 83-81 on Thursday in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis. Villanova (5-1) will play in the championship game on Friday against the winner of the No. 20 Arkansas-Memphis game.
Harrison Ingram scored 16 points, Cormac Ryan added 15 points and No. North Carolina used a big second-half run to beat Northern Iowa 91-69 on Wednesday in the opening game of the Battle 4 Atlantis. North Carolina (4-0) will play on Thursday against the winner of the Villanova-Texas Tech game.