EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.--Freshman sensation J.R. Reid scored 31 points and personally held off No. 18 Notre Dame down the stretch as No. 2 North Carolina avenged a regular-season loss with a 74-68 victory to advance to the NCAA East Regional final against Syracuse.
The Orangemen, ranked No. 10 nationally and second in the region behind the Tar Heels, held off upstart Florida 87-81 in the opening game at the Brendan Byrne Arena behind a career-high 33-point performance by center Rony Seikaly.
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