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NCAA Tournament: UNC blows past Texas Southern in opener

The North Carolina Tar Heels are on to the round of 32 after their 103-64 win over Texas Southern on Friday in Greenville.

UNC controlled the game from the start, jumping out to a 22-10 with just over 13 minutes left in the half. And they never looked back.

Junior Justin Jackson led the Tar Heels with 21 points in the game, including shooting 5-of-8 from the three-point line. Jackson did most of his damage in the first half, scoring 19 of his 21 in the half.

The Tigers were no match for the No. 1 seed Tar Heels, who avoided struggling like Villanova and Gonzaga did as No.