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No. 8 UNC, Caleb Love shut down No. 4 UCLA, join Duke in Elite Eight

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No. 8 North Carolina got a career-best performance from sophomore guard Caleb Love and beat No. 4 UCLA 73-66 to make an unexpected advance into the Elite Eight under first-year coach Hubert Davis.

Love scored 30 points, highlighted by six makes from 3-point range, to prevent the Bruins from making a second straight trip to the Final Four.

After an uneven regular season, the Tar Heels are one of a few teams heating up at the right time — including rival Duke, setting up the potential for an unprecedented Final Four matchup in the final NCAA Tournament of Mike Krzyzewski’s career.

As if his last tournament run needed any more hype and hoopla.

UNC stormed past UCLA with a torrid close to the second half. The Tar Heels went on 12-2 run in the game’s final 1:40, reversing the Bruins’ 64-61 lead with a 3-pointer from Love to draw even, another Love bomb to take the lead and then a lay-up by Armando Bacot to move ahead 66-64 with 15 seconds left.

Love was one of four players in double…

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