PHILADELPHIA — The UNC Tar Heels will advance to the next round after beating the Saint Peter's Peacocks 69 to 49 in the Elite 8.
The Tar Heels will meet Duke in the Final Four.
With UNC beating the Peacocks, everyone will be in for a treat for the Final Four as two legendary rivals may battle it out toe-to-toe.
North Carolina crushed all hope of a March Madness miracle, getting 20 points and 22 rebounds from Armando Bacot in a wire-to-wire 69-49 runaway over 15th-seeded Saint Peter’s.
The eighth-seeded Tar Heels made their record 21st Final Four. Next on their list is none other than archrival Duke and its soon-to-be-retiring coach, Mike Krzyzewski.
North Carolina and Duke have never played in the NCAA Tournament, much less the Final Four.
Saint Peter's was the story of the tournament but the Peacocks fell behind early against the Tar Heels and never made it close.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2022
2nd half
**Final Score: UNC Tar Heels beat Saint Peter's Peacocks 69 to 49**
1:21 Tar Heels ahead 69 to 46 with just over a minute to go in the game.
3:28 Carolina with 65, Peacocks at 40 with over 3 minutes left in the second half
4:20 UNC leading 63 to 38 with over 4 minutes left in the second half
4:44 Saint Peter's timeout
5:26 Caleb Love makes the dunk! Love is assisted by R.J. Davis.
8:03 UNC's Armando Bacot makes free throw. UNC now leading with 55.
8:39 Tar Heels Brady Manek makes free throw. UNC at 54.
8:39 UNC's Armando Bacot misses free throw
9:35 UNC up with 53. Saint Peter's at 33 with over 9 minutes left in the 2nd half.
9:38 Brady Manek Defensive Rebound.
15:48 Tar Heels sitting at 44, Peacocks with 20
18:49 Offensive Rebound Saint Peter's Peacocks Fousseyni Drame
20:00 Jump Ball won by Saint Peter's
1st half
**UNC Tar Heels leading 38 to 19 against Saint Peter’s Peacocks at the half**
0:36 Timeout UNC
2:13 Armando Bacot makes dunk thanks to help of Caleb Love.
4:10 UNC’s Armando Bacot’s layup gives Tar Heels 34 to 13 lead against Peacocks with over 3 minutes left until halftime
6:26 Carolina still in the lead with over 6 minutes left in the first half.
11:40 Tar Heels now up by 10 with 17 points, thanks to Manek's jumper.
11:40 UNC Tar Heels leading 12 to 7 with over 11 minutes left with over 11 minutes left in the 1st half
11:40 Timeout Heels
11:40 Offensive rebound -- UNC
12:42 Jump ball won by Peacocks.
13:37 Three pointer by UNC Tar Heel Brady Manek. Manek assisted by Caleb Love.
15:52 Saint Peter's Hassan Drame makes three-point jumper. Peacocks now on the board with 3 points.
16:12 Carolina up with 9 points, Saint Peter's sitting at 0 with 16 minutes left in the 1st half.
Pre-Game Things to Know
The St. Peter's Peacocks and the North Carolina Tar Heels went head-to-head Sunday at Wells Fargo Center in the fourth round of the NCAA Tournament.
St. Peter's earned some more postseason success in their game this past Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Purdue Boilermakers 67-64. Guard Daryl Banks III (14 points) was the top scorer for the Peacocks.
Speaking of close games: the Tar Heels were able to grind out a solid victory over the UCLA Bruins this past Friday, winning 73-66. Guard Caleb Love took over for UNC, finishing with 30 points (a whopping 41% of their total). Love's performance made up for a slower contest against the Baylor Bears two weeks ago. Love's points were the most he has had all season.
The Peacocks were expected to lose by 8.5.
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