The Tar Heels lost to No. 1 Duke in the ACC Tournament semifinals, but have won eight of their past 10 games and are playing their best basketball of the season.

The last at-large team in the NCAA field, UNC couldn’t replicate its wire-to-wire spirited play from its First-Four win. The 11th-seeded Tar Heels fell behind early to No. 6 Ole Miss and never fully recovered.

North Carolina guard Seth Trimble (7) watches as Ole Miss guard Sean Pedulla (3) scores in the first half during the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... UNC has added a basketball general ...

UNC matchup on Friday will be the first in the NCAA tournament between the rivals. "Really great for the sport," Tar Heels coach Courtney Banghart said.

Duke women’s basketball has made a deep run into this year’s NCAA Tournament so far, but in order to get to the Final Four, they’ll have to knock out

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Duke coach Kara Lawson drew up a play so Ashlon Jackson could get off a potential game-winning 3. But it fell short, ending their March Madness.

Madness continues Sunday with four more Elite Eight games in the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments. The women started things off, with defending champion South Carolina outlasting Duke to return to the Final Four.