North Carolina Crushes Saint Peter's, Sets Up Duke Matchup in Final Four

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No. 8 North Carolina ended No. 15 Saint Peter’s Cinderella run in the Elite Eight on Sunday and will face Duke in a historic Final Four matchup.

Offense was a struggle all night for the Peacocks. The team shot just 28.8% from the floor and made only four 3-pointers. Fousseyni Drame led the team with 12 points for the game.

North Carolina became the fourth blue blood program to reach this year’s Final Four. UNC and Duke will face off in the second tipoff on Saturday, while No. 1 Kansas and No. 2 Villanova will battle in the first game. The four schools have 61 combined Final Four appearances, led by North Carolina’s 21, the most of any Division I school.

While North Carolina has reached the most Final Fours of any school, this year’s run is among its most surprising. It is the first No. 8 seed to reach the Final Four since Kentucky in 2014. The Tar Heels’ journey to the Big Easy included a blowout win over No. 9 Marquette in the first round, a thrilling overtime upset overin the second round and a Sweet 16 win against No. 4 UCLA before dominating No. 15 Saint Peter’s on Sunday.

Even with an Elite Eight loss, Saint Peter’s put together a historic March Madness run. The Peacocks became the first team seeded No. 12 or lower to ever reach the Elite Eight. Shaheen Holloway’s squad also knocked off some blue bloods in the tournament, beating

 

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