No. 11 seed North Carolina made a statement on Tuesday in the First Four with a near record-setting 95-68 win over No. 11 seed San Diego State to advance to the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Despite UNC's controversial inclusion in the tournament over other bubble teams like Indiana,

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced his March Madness picks Thursday. The governor shared his brackets for the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments on his X account. For the women’s tournament,

North Carolina forward Jae'Lyn Withers was helped off the floor after hurting his right leg during the second half of the Tar Heels' first round NCAA Tournament game against Mississippi on Friday. Withers was driving to the basket when he got fouled by Mississippi's Matthew Murrell and landed awkwardly.