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    MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTH REGION - ELITE 8
    UK
    2
    Kentucky WildcatsKentuckyUK
    32-6
    73
    32-6
    Final
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    Kentucky
    UK
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    North Carolina
    UNC
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    UNC
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    North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth CarolinaUNC
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    North Carolina Tar Heels vs Kentucky Wildcats

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    Memphis, TN

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    Referee:John Higgins

    Referee:Keith Kimble

    Referee:Mike Reed

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    Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    Alabama0-0-3-0
    Florida0-0-3-0
    Georgia0-0-3-0
    LSU0-0-3-0
    Ole Miss0-0-3-0
    Mississippi State0-0-3-0
    South Carolina0-0-3-0
    Texas0-0-3-0
    Texas A&M0-0-3-0
    Vanderbilt0-0-3-0
    Auburn0-0-2-0
    Tennessee0-0-2-0
    Arkansas0-0-2-1
    Kentucky0-0-2-1
    Missouri0-0-2-1
    Oklahoma0-0-2-1
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    Notre Dame0-0-4-0
    Virginia0-0-4-0
    Boston College0-0-3-0
    Clemson0-0-3-0
    Georgia Tech0-0-3-0
    NC State0-0-3-0
    North Carolina0-0-3-0
    Pittsburgh0-0-3-0
    SMU0-0-3-0
    Stanford0-0-3-0
    Virginia Tech0-0-3-0
    Louisville0-0-2-0
    Duke0-0-2-1
    Florida State0-0-2-1
    Miami0-0-2-1
    Syracuse0-0-2-1
    Wake Forest0-0-2-1
    California0-0-2-2
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