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After Oregon allowed two North Carolina offensive rebounds in the waning seconds of a 77-76 loss in Saturday's national semifinal, Ducks forward Jordan Bell publicly took the blame.
"If I had just boxed out ... I had two opportunities," Bell told reporters. "People can tell me whatever they want, but I lost the game for us."
The Tar Heels blew two consecutive chances to pull ahead by three from the free-throw line down the stretch. Kennedy Meeks missed a pair of attempts with 5.8 seconds remaining, the second of which went off Bell's hand before North Carolina forward Theo Pinson tipped the ball to Joel Berry II at the top of the key.