COLUMBUS, OHIO— scored 16 second-half points and posted a double-double as top-seeded North Carolina (29-6) beat ninth-seeded Washington, 81-59, in the second round of the NCAA Midwest Regional on Sunday afternoon in Nationwide Arena.
Little finished with 20 points in the game, and Maye had 20 points and 14 rebounds.
The Tar Heels advance to meet fifth-seeded Auburn next Friday in Kansas City.
Carolina will be making its 36appearance in an NCAA regional semifinal overall and its 10in 16 years under head coach .
UNC is 23-8 in the round of 32 since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985 and 10-5 in the second round under Williams.