FGCU loses to North Carolina

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The 16th-seeded FGCU men’s basketball team (21-14) gave top-seeded North Carolina (29-6) all it could handle, but a big run in the 2nd half by the Tar Heels propelled them to an 83-67 win in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The Eagles trailed at the half by just one, 41-40, but foul trouble began to become in an issue in the 2nd half. UNC opened the stanza on a 25-6 run during which FGCU big men Antravious Simmons and Demetris Morant each picked up their fourth fouls.

Sophomore Christian Terrell finished with the best all-around game of his career on the biggest stage with a team-high 15 points, career- and game-best seven assists and seven rebounds. Terrell was part of an FGCU rebounding edge as the Eagles out-boarded the ACC Champions, 43-41.

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