Alabama edged North Carolina 89-87 on Thursday night, reaching the Elite Eight for the second time in school history and making the Tar Heels the first No. 1 seed to be sent packing from this year's NCAA tournament.
-- that they were supposed to beat. As far as Oats was concerned, getting to the Sweet 16 did not need to be celebrated.
It's why Alabama was content to turn the game into a fast-paced affair in which lead changes and scoring runs by both teams were inevitable. All that mattered in a contest that was neck-and-neck the whole way was who could step up in the end. Efficiency, not volume, would determine the winner, and Alabama won that battle by shooting 47% from the field and 42% from deep.
Despite the collective team effort, Alabama needed a hero of sorts to step up. Down five points with just over seven minutes remaining, Nelson went to work.Armando Bacot
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