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Plumlee ditches mask, lifts Duke past UNCW

After Marshall Plumlee jettisoned the mask guarding his broken nose during Duke's awful opening against upstart UNC Wilmington, he entered the locker room at halftime and gave his teammates a short message: "I got you."

Indeed he did.

Plumlee finished with a career-high 23 points to lead the defending national champion Blue Devils to a tough 93-85 victory on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

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Syracuse routs Dayton in NCAA tournament return

Malachi Richardson scored 21 points, and Syracuse stumped Dayton with its trademark zone en route to a 70-51 victory as the Orange returned to the NCAA tournament.

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Irish overcome sluggish 1st half to beat Michigan

Down by 12 at halftime, Notre Dame came alive in the second half, taking its first lead of the game with 9:26 left and hanging on to beat Michigan 70-63 in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

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Rodriguez rescues Canes after Wichita State rally

Maybe it was the technical against Miami coach Jim Larranaga. Maybe it was Sheldon McClellan repeatedly yelling in the huddle: "We're not losing this game!"

Whatever it was, Angel Rodriguez made sure the Hurricanes would play another day.

The smallest guy on the court, Rodriguez played large on Saturday. He took over after Miami blew the 21-point lead that he pretty much had created, hitting a big 3-pointer with 72 seconds remaining and scoring 28 points to lead the third-seeded Hurricanes over Wichita State 65-57 on Saturday to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.

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Virginia catches fire in second half, ousts Butler

Malcolm Brogdon scored 22 points and Virginia used some hot second-half shooting to beat Butler 77-69 on Saturday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

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1-seed UNC puts away Providence with late surge

Brice Johnson had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 1 seed North Carolina pulled away from foul-hit Providence 85-66 on Saturday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

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Duke thwarts Yale rally, returns to Sweet 16

Duke avoided the biggest collapse in NCAA tournament history as the Blue Devils, who led by 27, held off Yale 71-64 to reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.

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Syracuse routs Middle Tennessee to reach Sweet 16

The insufferable zone of Syracuse ground Middle Tennessee State's magical March ride to a halt, and the No. 10 seed Orange beat the No. 15 seed Blue Raiders 75-50 to advance to the Sweet 16.

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Late tip gives Notre Dame win over SF Austin

Notre Dame and Stephen F. Austin went shot-for-shot in an NCAA tournament game that was about as good as it gets. The power school against the unflinching underdog. The lead never was more than seven for either team.

That it came down to the last shot was no surprise. The hero, though, might have been the most unlikely player on the floor to make a game-winner.

Rex Pflueger tapped in a rebound with 1.5 seconds left and Notre Dame survived 14th-seeded Stephen F. Austin 76-75 on Sunday to reach the NCAA round of 16 for the second consecutive season.

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Michael Gbinije made a go-ahead layup with 22 seconds left, sending Syracuse to a 63-60 victory over Gonzaga on Friday night and a spot in the Elite Eight.

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Irish steal win from Wisconsin in closing seconds

Notre Dame scored the final eight points of the game, including Demetrious Jackson's steal and go-ahead layup with 14.7 seconds left, as the Irish stunned the Badgers 61-56 in the Sweet 16.

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Gill-led Cavaliers overcome Niang, Iowa St.

Anthony Gill finished with a season-high 23 points, Mike Tobey came off the bench to score 18, and top-seeded Virginia beat Iowa State 84-71 in the Midwest Region semifinals on Friday night.

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UNC coasts past Indiana, into Elite Eight

Marcus Paige scored 21 points and North Carolina continued its offensive prowess, moving to the Elite Eight for the 20th time since 1975 with a 101-86 victory over Indiana on Friday night.

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North Carolina rolls into final, ends Syracuse run

Marcus Paige made three 3-pointers in the second half to help North Carolina get on track from long range and stifle a Syracuse rally for an 83-66 victory that sent the Tar Heels to the final.

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Without 3 injured freshmen, No. 1 Duke routs Marist 94-49

No. 1 Duke didn't have three of its top freshmen -- and still had more than enough to rout Marist.

Grayson Allen scored 16 points and Duke opened its season by routing the Red Foxes 94-49 on Friday night.

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Jackson scores career-high 27, No. 6 UNC beats Tulane, 95-75

If North Carolina needs more scoring from Justin Jackson this season, early signs are the sixth-ranked Tar Heels are going to get it.

Jackson scored a career-high 27 points, guard Joel Berry II added a career-high 23, and No. 6 North Carolina never trailed its overmatched host, defeating Tulane 95-75 on Friday night in the regular season opener for both teams.

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No. 8 Virginia cruises past UNC Greensboro 76-51 in opener

Virginia coach Tony Bennett didn't know exactly what to expect in the eighth-ranked Cavaliers' season opener, between being down two forwards to losing so much from the team that made a deep NCAA Tournament push.

When it was over, he saw the Cavaliers have some balance and depth to work with, along with a defense that looked ready from the tip.

Marial Shayok scored 15 points to lead the offense in Virginia's 76-51 win against UNC Greensboro on Friday night. Meanwhile, the defense -- the bedrock of Bennett's program -- held the Spartans scoreless for more than 11 minutes spanning halftime as the game turned into a methodical rout.

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No. 13 Louisville rolls past Evansville in opener

Jaylen Johnson and Donovan Mitchell had seen enough. Louisville trailed Evansville midway through the first half of their season opener Friday night and the 13th-ranked Cardinals needed a kick start.

Mitchell and Johnson got the Cardinals going with a 23-1 run to end the first half and the Cardinals rolled to an easy 78-47 victory.

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Allen, Jefferson help No. 1 Duke top Grand Canyon 96-61

With three big men out with injuries, top-ranked Duke is leaning on its guards for a little bit of everything.

Grayson Allen had 25 points and 10 rebounds, freshman Frank Jacksonadded 21 points and the Blue Devils beat Grand Canyon 96-61 on Saturday.

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No. 6 North Carolina beats Chattanooga 97-57 in home opener

- Kenny Williams III spent last season trying to keep his confidence up while buried on the bench for a deep, veteran North Carolina team.

The first two games of his sophomore season are undoing some of that frustration.

Williams had 11 points for the sixth-ranked Tar Heels in a 97-57 victory over Chattanooga on Sunday in the home opener.

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