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Saint Peter’s to Play North Carolina in Elite Eight

After its historic upset over No. 3 Purdue on Friday night, No. 15 Saint Peter’s will play No. 8 North Carolina on Sunday in the Elite Eight.

The winner will advance to the Final Four.

The Peacocks made history in Friday night’s upset over Purdue, becoming the first No. 15 seed to advance past the Sweet 16. The Peacocks held the Boilermakers to less than 24% shooting from three and forced 15 turnovers en route to pulling off the upset.

Meanwhile, North Carolina stormed past UCLA in the final minutes thanks to sophomore guard Caleb Love, who scored 27 of his game-high 30 points in the second half.