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Marcus Paige surpasses Michael Jordan on UNC's all-time scoring list

North Carolina guard Marcus Paige has had, by his measure, an off shooting year. But that was anything but the case in Friday's Sweet 16 matchup against Indiana.

Paige drained his first five shots of the night to pass Michael Jordan for 12th on the Tar Heels’ all-time scoring list.

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Paige scored 12 of North Carolina’s first 14 points, all on 3-pointers, to tie Jordan before hitting a mid-range jumper to put him above the basketball legend with 1,790 career points.