The Tar Heels advanced to play Duke in a Final Four matchup. It will be the first N.C.A.A. tournament showdown between the two Tobacco Road rivals.
By the time St. Peter’s scored its first basket, a 3-pointer by Fousseyni Drame, more than four minutes had passed, and the Peacocks had missed six shots. The balm for St. Peter’s, if there was one, had been the periodic trips to the free-throw line, the strip that helped give rise to some of this month’s improbable feats. Then, on Friday in Philadelphia, where St. Peter’s beat mighty Purdue, the Peacocks became the first 15th-seeded team to reach the men’s tournament’s round of 8. They had sunk a lone 3-pointer, while North Carolina had hit four, and St. Peter’s 19 rebounds were nearly exceeded, alone, by Bacot’s 15. St. Peter’s, though, had few answers for a supersized North Carolina team that stormed up and down the court, finding open lanes and clean shots amid a cascade of Peacocks miscues. The Peacocks were not in the field as a team that had steamrollered blue-blood opponents, had assembled a perfect season or had enough cachet to make the selection committee think twice about excluding them. North Carolina, which was playing to reach its first Final Four since 2017, saw its own shooting and scoring paces slow. They beat Baylor, the reigning men’s champion, in overtime in the N.C.A.A. tournament’s second round and then hounded U.C.L.A. out of Philadelphia. Both teams struggled with easy shots in the early going, with one ball after another making the net wiggle but no more. The Tar Heels advanced to play Duke in a Final Four matchup. No team this year had stunned the N.C.A.A. men’s tournament more. No team ever, in fact, had come so far from such a dismissive start.
The St. Peter's University Peacocks' magical run through college basketball's postseason came to an end Sunday in Philadelphia.
"There was definitely emotions in the locker room of sadness." "What we did was amazing, and this is a brotherhood. "Coach preached that we should all keep our head high because what we did is something no one's ever done before," Banks said. "Tough way to go out," downcast St. Peter's Coach Shaheen Holloway told reporters after the game. "It was definite sadness. "We just told each other, just stay together," Ndefo said.
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The magical run for the Peacocks that put a tiny Jersey City school on the map, that inspired every mid-major around the country, that captivated the same fans whose brackets they busted, has ended. Our basketball Goliath is just getting started. Our basketball David is finished.
Saint Peter's, the greatest Cinderella in the history of the NCAA Tournament, lost by 20 points to North Carolina in the Elite 8.
Doug Edert hit the deck to force a tie-up and KC Ndefo registered two rejections in under a minute but Saint Peter's was unable to score in transition. The Peacocks are 0-for-3 from the field with a turnover. Saint Peter's is getting to the rim but can't make a bucket. Daryl Banks III drove into the lane and kicked it out to Hassan Drame, who drained a 3-pointer from the right corner. Hassan Drame scored on a layup to cut it to 9-5 but Brady Manek knocked down a 3-pointer for the Tar Heels. KC Ndefo responded with a bucket. North Carolina has opened the half with a 6-1 spurt. North Carolina stopped the run with a free throw and Manek knocked down another 3-pointer for a 51-26 lead. Fousseyni Drame sank a 3-pointer from the corner to make it 51-31. Fousseyni Drame was called for a foul on Brady Manek and officials determined it was a common foul after a review. Bacot made a putback to give the Tar Heels a 63-38 lead. St. Peter's offense had trouble from the tip and could not recover from a huge halftime deficit. Isiah Dasher's layup made it 53-33 but the Peacocks couldn't take advantage of UNC's misses from the field and free-throw line.
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North Carolina needs Manek to thrive from deep, as his offensive presence should draw Ndefo away from the basket. Needless to say, St. Peter’s will give North Carolina everything they’ve got. On the other hand, Manek, as we already know, is a lethal shooter. Most likely, Rupert will be matched up against Bacot, as the freshman forward has done a tremendous job over the last three games. It is vital that Armando Bacot gets going early and often, as he will have a major impact on which direction this game heads. Holloway and his team rely on applying pressure throughout most of the game.
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St. Peter's looks to keep its Cinderella run alive on Sunday evening when it takes on North Carolina in the Elite Eight.
They did it again in the Sweet 16 as it knocked off No. 4 UCLA 73-66. The Tar Heels were awarded the No. 8 seed in the region but have looked like a top seed so far. The Peacocks never seemed rattled and frustrated against a very good Purdue offense all night long leading to a historic win.
Mayor Fulop announced that in honor of the St. Peter's Basketball team making it to the Elite 8, there will be a parade for them this Friday.
He added that he is trying to include some of the original “Run, Baby, Run” 1968 team members as part of the event, NJ.com reported, and that he is hoping to include students from the Jersey City public schools. They were playing against some goliaths of programs that invest tens of millions of dollars in coaches, arenas, and recruiting. He added that there is still much to be worked out, including a time for the event.