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The Latest: Tar Heels in Sweet 16 after putting away Friars

The Latest on the third full day of the men’s NCAA Tournament, including games being played in Raleigh, North Carolina; Providence, Rhode Island; Des Moines, Iowa; and Denver (All times EDT):

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11:55 p.m.

North Carolina is going back to the Sweet 16 after pulling away to beat Providence 85-66 on Saturday night.

The top-seeded Tar Heels and ninth-seeded Friars were playing a tight game before North Carolina started pulling away about midway in the second half.

The Tar Heels got the win in front of a loud home-state crowd. They were playing in the arena of rival North Carolina State, roughly 30 minutes from the Chapel Hill campus.