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Love's Huge Second Half Sends Tar Heels Past UCLA, 73-66

Associated Press


PHILADELPHIA—Caleb Love hit game-tying and go-ahead 3-pointers 37 seconds apart and North Carolina moved within a victory of its 21st Final Four, beating UCLA 73-66 on Friday night in a March Madness matchup of power programs.

Love, a sophomore, finished with a career-high 30 points, including six 3s and two game-clinching free throws with 7.8 seconds left. He scored 27 of Carolina's 45 points in the second half, including one stretch of 10 straight that kept the Tar Heels (27-9) in the game.

North Carolina's next game is Sunday against Saint Peter's in a first-of-its-kind 8-vs.