The University of North Carolina continues to be a thorn in Michigan State's side. The Tar Heels are now 7-0 against the Spartans in March Madness play after their 85-69 second-round victory Saturday. The Spartans were up 26-14 with 9:40 left in the first half, but UNC responded with a 29-5 run that carried into the second half to put the Tar Heels up a dozen. But the underdogs were not dead, coming right back with a 15-5 run to cut the deficit to two.
UNC wound up going back up seven quickly, but the Spartans cut it to five with 8:10 left. However, the Tar Heels are a No. 1 seed for a reason. Over the next five minutes, the Tar Heels went on a 14-2 run to go up an insurmountable 17 points, their largest lead of the night, and Michigan State wasn't able to get close again. UNC's Harrison Ingram went 5-for-7 from long range for his 17-point, seven-rebound performanc