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ESPN improves NCAA Tournament outlook for UNC basketball after win

Former UNC basketball players react to Tar Heels' win over Duke

The UNC basketball program got its biggest victory of the season on Saturday night, upsetting the Duke Blue Devils in Coach K’s final home game and improving their projected position in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

Following an exciting upset victory over the heavily-favored Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday night, the Tar Heels are looking like a surefire NCAA Tournament team.

And we aren’t the only ones that think so.

Shortly after the conclusion of the game, ESPN’s John Gasaway moved the Tar Heels from the “work to do” category to a team that “should be in.” He notes in his write-up that the Tar Heels’ convincing Quad 1 win, their second of the season, really reshapes how the NCAA Selection Committee will view their resume moving forward.

“On a night when the entire college basketball world was focused on Mike Krzyzewski, the North Carolina Tar Heels had other ideas,” Gasaway writes. “UNC scored 55 points in the second half to post a…

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