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    Kansas Jayhawks vs North Carolina Tar Heels

    MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTH REGION - 3rd ROUND AT KANSAS CITY MO
    UNC
    8
    North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth CarolinaUNC
    25-11
    58
    25-11
    Final
    12T
    North Carolina
    UNC
    302858
    Kansas
    KU
    214970
    KU
    1
    Kansas JayhawksKansasKU
    31-5
    70
    31-5
    • Gamecast
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    • Box Score
    • Play-by-Play
    • Team Stats
    • Bracket

    Game Leaders

    UNCKU
    P.J. Hairston
    15
    P.J. Hairston#15
    6/17 FG, 0/0 FT
    15
    Points
    Travis Releford
    22
    T. Releford#24
    9/13 FG, 3/5 FT
    22
    P.J. Hairston
    9
    P.J. Hairston#15
    5 DREB, 4 OREB
    9
    Rebounds
    Jeff Withey
    16
    J. Withey#5
    12 DREB, 4 OREB
    16
    Dexter Strickland
    4
    D. Strickland#1
    1 TO, 33 MIN
    4
    Assists
    Elijah Johnson
    4
    E. Johnson#15
    2 TO, 28 MIN
    4
    Full Box Score

    Team Stats

    UNC
    KU

    30% (22-73)

    Field Goal %

    44% (24-55)

    29% (6-21)

    Three Point %

    36% (5-14)

    80% (8-10)

    Free Throw %

    81% (17-21)

    11

    Turnovers

    22

    36

    Rebounds

    50

    11

    Largest Lead

    17

    Full Team Stats

    Game Information

    Kansas City, MO

    CBS

    Referee:Pat Adams

    Referee:Mike Kitts

    Referee:Michael Greenstein

    Kansas gets better of UNC, ex-coach Williams

    Behind the impassioned play of Travis Releford and Jeff Withey, Kansas shook itself out of a first-half slumber and blitzed No. 8 seed North Carolina down the stretch for a 70-58 victory Sunday in the third round of the NCAA tournament.
    Mar 25, 2013, 01:23 am - Associated Press
    Data is currently unavailable.

    2025-26 Standings

    NCAA Division I
    Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    Duke17-1-35-3
    Virginia15-3230-6
    Miami13-5426-9
    North Carolina12-6524-9
    Clemson12-6524-11
    Louisville11-7624-11
    NC State10-8720-14
    Florida State10-8718-15
    California9-9822-12
    Stanford9-9820-13
    Virginia Tech8-10919-13
    SMU8-10920-14
    Wake Forest7-111018-17
    Syracuse6-121115-17
    Pittsburgh5-131213-20
    Notre Dame4-141313-18
    Boston College4-141311-20
    Georgia Tech2-161511-20
    Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    Arizona16-2-36-3
    Houston14-4230-7
    Iowa State12-6429-8
    Kansas12-6424-11
    Texas Tech12-6423-11
    TCU11-7523-12
    BYU9-9723-12
    UCF9-9721-12
    West Virginia9-9721-14
    Cincinnati9-9718-15
    Colorado7-11917-16
    Arizona State7-11917-16
    Oklahoma State6-121020-15
    Baylor6-121017-17
    Kansas State3-151312-20
    Utah2-161410-22
    Full Standings

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