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North Carolina and Kentucky were both ranked in the top 20 coming into this game. At the time of the game, UNC had wins over #1 Michigan State (a team that had beaten Kentucky a month earlier) and #3 Louisville (Kentucky's arch-rival, whom Kentucky would defeat two weeks later), but also unexpected losses to unranked Belmont and UAB.
Upsets ruled the 2011 tournament. The East Region saw its #11 seed, Marquette, advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they were downed by North Carolina. The Southwest Region saw four of its double digit seeds win, as VCU was joined by #12 seed and citymate Richmond, #10 seed Florida State, and #13 seed Morehead State as first round winners.
The 2010–11 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams. The team played its home games in the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and is a member of the Atlantic Coast ...
Last meeting: Kentucky won 86-62 on Jan. 3, 2011, in Lexington Three takeaways from No. 12 Kentucky basketball’s loss to UNC Wilmington Five things you need to know from Kentucky’s stunning 80 ...
The key talking points after John Calipari and the No. 12 Wildcats’ defeat vs. Takayo Siddle and the Seahawks. Five things you need to know from Kentucky’s stunning 80-73 loss to UNC ...
Previewing Saturday’s blue bloods basketball battle between Kentucky and North Carolina in the CBS Sports Classic.
The Tar Heels returned to the NCAA tournament in the ensuing years losing to Kentucky and Kansas in the Elite 8 during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons respectively. In the 2015-16 season, Williams returned the Tar Heels to the NCAA Championship game where he sought his third national championship against Villanova.
The 2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2011–12 college basketball season. The team's head coach was John Calipari, who was in his third season after taking the Wildcats to their first Final Four in thirteen seasons. The team won the 2012 NCAA Championship, bringing Kentucky its ...