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North Carolina And Gonzaga Meet For NCAA Men's Basketball Title

NPR
Published April 3, 2017 at 12:44 PM EDT

March Madness is down to two teams.

The North Carolina Tar Heels play the Gonzaga Bulldogs for the title in Glendale, Arizona. It’s familiar territory for UNC — the Tar Heels are in the Final Four for the 20th time. The Bulldogs are competing for their first title.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young previews the championship game with WUNC reporter Jeff Tiberii (@j_tibs) and John Blanchette (@jpblanchette), a reporter and columnist for The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington.

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Duane Notice of the South Carolina Gamecocks and Przemek Karnowski of the Gonzaga Bulldogs battle for position during the 2017 NCAA Men's Final Four semifinal at University of Phoenix Stadium on April 1, 2017 in Glendale, Ariz. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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Duane Notice of the South Carolina Gamecocks and Przemek Karnowski of the Gonzaga Bulldogs battle for position during the 2017 NCAA Men's Final Four semifinal at University of Phoenix Stadium on April 1, 2017 in Glendale, Ariz. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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