Carolina Crushes Saint Peter’s Dream, Duke Next In Final 4
Mar 27, 2022, 5:23 PM
Armando Bacot #5 of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts after scoring during the second half of the game against the St. Peter's Peacocks in the Elite Eight round game of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Center on March 27, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — 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.
The Tar Heels have done it! 🎉
(8) UNC is back in the #MFinalFour for first time since 2017! 🙌@UNC_Basketball #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/rOp2xDI2ox
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 27, 2022
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.
🚨 THE MOST FINAL FOURS ALL-TIME 🚨#CarolinaFamily | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/O3azBdIWCw
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) March 27, 2022
Saint Peter’s was the story of the tournament but the Peacocks fell behind early against the Tar Heels and never made it close.
