====== March 20, 1973 - UMass vs. North Carolina ======
  * Season: [[season_1972-73|1972-73]]
  * Date: Tuesday, March 20, 1973
  * Opponent: [[opponent_north_carolina|North Carolina]]
  * Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
  * Site: [[wp>Madison Square Garden]], New York NY
  * Special Event: [[wp>1973 National Invitation Tournament|NIT]] Quarter-Final

  * **Result: North Carolina (#11) 73, UMass 63**
  * Attendance: ?

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===== Previews =====
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://archive.org/details/massachuse19721973univ/page/n1087/mode/1up?view=theater|Tar Heels Next For UMass]]
  * MDC: [[https://archive.org/details/massachuse19721973univ/page/n1072/mode/1up?view=theater|Team Stays In N.Y., NIT Foots The Bill]]

===== Recaps =====
  * MDC: [[https://archive.org/details/massachuse19721973univ/page/n1087/mode/1up?view=theater|Minutemen Fall To N.C., 73-63]][[http://example.com|External Link]]
  * [[https://twitter.com/JesseKolodkin/status/1638642050735251459|Recap article and box score as seen in the Berkshire Eagle]]

===== Notes =====
  * Four of the Tar Heels would go on to play in the NBA: George Karl, Bobby Jones, Darrell Elston, and Mitch Kupchak((https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/north-carolina/men/1973.html))

===== Box Score =====
[{{::19730320_box_score_north_carolina.jpg?nolink|As appeared in The Collegian}}]

{{tag>"1972-73 season" "NIT (Post-Season)" "North Carolina" "Opponent Top 25" "Work in progress"}}