KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Chuma Okeke had 20 points and 11 rebounds before leaving wit...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chuma Okeke had 20 points and 11 rebounds before leaving with a leg injury, and Auburn used another high-energy run to take down top-seeded North Carolina 97-80 in a Midwest Region semifinal on Friday night at Kansas City, Mo.
The Tigers defeated Kansas 89-75 to reach the Sweet 16. Kansas is No. 2 all-time in wins, and North Carolina is third. Kentucky leads the all-time list. By the time North Carolina regrouped, Auburn led 76-57 with 9:19 remaining. North Carolina could not get inside 10 points the rest of the game. “We’re pretty emotional because it’s a bittersweet accomplishment because of Chuma getting hurt late in the game,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said in his postgame news conference. “Nobody works harder, nobody gives us more courage. When it gets tough and you got to go to a matchup, we got five and you don’t. That’s how we felt.”
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