UNC’s 2017 NCAA tournament path to the championship game Monday night against Gonzaga ran through Texas Southern, Arkansas, Butler, Kentucky and Oregon.
First round
UNC 103, No. 16 Texas Southern 64
UNC coach Roy Williams improved to 27-0 all-time in opening round games of the NCAA tournament with a rout of the Southwestern Athletic Conference champions. Junior wing Justin Jackson led the Tar Heels with 21 points. Six different players scored at least double-figures and 12 different players got into score line in the box score.
The Tar Heels doubled up the Tigers on the glass (54 to 27) and held TSU’s top player, Zach Lofton, to nine points on 2 of 11 shooting.