VCU Stuns UNC 82-78 in Overtime With Largest NCAA Tournament Comeback Since 2018

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• VCU Stuns UNC 82-78 in Overtime With Largest NCAA Tournament Comeback Since 2018

  Terrence Hill Jr. buried a stepback three-pointer with 15 seconds left in overtime Thursday night, capping the largest NCAA Tournament comeback since 2018 as 11-seed VCU defeated sixth-seed North Carolina 82-78 in the first round. The Rams erased a 19-point second-half deficit to earn their first tournament victory since 2016. Hill finished 7-for-10 from three-point range and scored 20 of his 34 points after halftime. Over the final 15 minutes of game time, he outscored the entire Tar Heels t...

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  Article published:Mar 19, 10:18 PM ET

• North Carolina blows a huge lead and makes another early March Madness exit under Hubert Davis

  North Carolina went from rolling to a 19-point lead to struggling to make a shot, watching that margin whittled away by a VCU team that refused to quit. Just like that, the Tar Heels were one-and-done in March Madness, their latest early exit under Hubert Davis. The Rams beat the Tar Heels 82-78 in overtime in Thursday's first round of the South Region, capping a season that showed high promise well into February only to be derailed by a major injury.

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAArticle published:Mar 20, 12:23 AM ET