Caleb Love led the way as North Carolina took down UCLA to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time five years.
USA TODAY Sports' Scott Gleeson explains why the No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s Peacocks could be the greatest NCAA tournament Cinderella in history.No. 8 North Carolina got a career-best performance from sophomore guard Caleb Love and beat No. 4 UCLA 73-66 to make an unexpected advance into the Elite Eight under first-year coach Hubert Davis.
Love scored 30 points, highlighted by six makes from 3-point range, to prevent the Bruins from making a second straight trip to the Final Four. After an uneven regular season, the Tar Heels are one of a few teams heating up at the right time — including rival Duke, setting up the potential for an unprecedented Final Four matchup in the final NCAA Tournament of Mike Krzyzewski's career.UNC stormed past UCLA with a torrid close to the second half.
Love was one of four players in double figures, joining forward Armando Bacot , forward Brady Manek and guard RJ Davis . UCLA was led by guard Jules Bernard, who scored 16 points.
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