North Carolina lost to Duke for the third time this season in heartbreaking fashio n. It is also their twelfth Quad 1 loss in thirtee

Tennessee uses a strong second half to pull away from a Texas team playing in its third game in three days, but the Longhorns feel ready for the NCAAs.

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