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Kansas head coach Bill Self, left, and North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis talk during a CBS Sports interview ahead of the Men's Final Four NCAA basketball tournament, Sunday, April 3, 2022, in New Orleans. North Carolina will face Kansas in the final game on Monday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Tar Heels, Jayhawks enter NCAA title tilt with common roots
By DAVE SKRETTA AND AARON BEARD - AP Basketball Writers
Mon,04/04/22-12:59AM , 363 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The story of college basketball can be traced largely from the base of Mount Oread on the campus of Kansas, where the inventor of the game was also the school’s first coach, and across the heartland and down Tobacco Road to North Carolina, where so much of its history has been made.
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Los Angeles Clippers guard Terance Mann, left, celebrates after scoring as New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Clippers prevent Pelicans from clinching play-in spot
By JOE REEDY - AP Sports Writer
Sun,04/03/22-10:58PM , 336 Reads
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marcus Morris Sr. scored 22 points, Ivica Zubac got his 22nd double-double of the season with 16 points and 14 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers prevented the New Orleans Pelicans from clinching a spot in the play-in tournament with a 119-100 victory Sunday night.
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Duke assistant coach Jon Scheyer and head coach Mike Krzyzewski work during the first half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Duke's Scheyer ready for program's 'pivotal' coaching change
By AARON BEARD - AP Basketball Writer
Sun,04/03/22-5:18PM , 558 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jon Scheyer tried to soak up every possible nugget and detail he could as retiring Mike Krzyzewski’s designated successor in their final season together on the Duke sideline.
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North Carolina forward Armando Bacot is helped off the court during the second half of a college basketball game against Duke in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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UNC's Bacot leaves no suspense on his title-game status
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Sun,04/03/22-4:54PM , 448 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — North Carolina front-court starter Armando Bacot didn't so much down-play the severity of his right ankle injury as dismiss the notion that it would stop him from playing hard against Kansas in Monday night's national championship game.
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