PHILADELPHIA — Even during the depths of the worst shooting slump of his life, Marcus Paige saw the dim light of a breakthrough, and believed it was only a matter of time before he’d regain his touch and do the kind of thing he did in the first half on Friday night against Indiana. Paige, a North Carolina senior guard, had a while ago broken out of the slump. And yet still, he’d been waiting to replicate the kind of pure shooting streak he so often experienced during his sophomore and junior seasons. It finally came early during UNC’s 101-86 victory against the Hoosiers. In victory, UNC, a No. 1 seed, advanced to the NCAA Tournament East regional championship game, where the Tar Heels on...
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