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Tar Heels Will Meet Defending NCAA Champ Baylor For Sweet 16 Bid Saturday

Official Site of the Tar Heels | March 18, 2022

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GAME 35: NCAA SECOND ROUND
• Eighth-seeded Carolina plays No. 1 seed and fourth-ranked Baylor in the second round of the NCAA East Region on Saturday, March 19 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. on CBS.
• Should Carolina beat Baylor, the Tar Heels would advance to Philadelphia next week to play the winner of No. 4 UCLA and No. 5 St. Mary's in the Sweet 16.
• The Tar Heels defeated No. 9 Marquette, 95-63, on Thursday, while the defending NCAA champion Bears eliminated Norfolk State, 85-49.
• This is the first time UNC is playing the defending national champion in the NCAA Tournament since losing to Arkansas in the national semifinals in Seattle in 1995.



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