GREENSBORO, N.C. – Top seed North Carolina welcomed back one key player but may have lost another during its 87-73 victory over No. 8 Creighton on Sunday that sent the Tar Heels on to the Sweet 16 for an NCAA-record 25th time.
Two-time Atlantic Coast Conference defensive player of the year John Henson returned after missing three games with a sprained left wrist and contributed 13 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots. But Tar Heels point guard Kendall Marshall, who had 18 points on 7-for-8 shooting with 11 assists, broke his right wrist midway through the second half.
Marshall was injured when he was fouled by Ethan Wragge on a drive to the basket with 10:56 remaining. Marshall jumped up after being knocked to the floor and made one of two free throws. But those were his final points of the game. He missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 7:09 remaining and did not shoot again, although he had two assists before coming out of the game to stay with 1:54 to play.
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