Game Time Set for Sunday’s Elite Eight Matchup Between UNC and Kentucky

With the NCAA Tournament now down to just eight teams, game times have been set for the last round of matchups prior to the Final Four.

The top-seeded Tar Heels will take on No. 2 Seed Kentucky in the South Regional Final on Sunday at 5:05 p.m.

That game will take place in Memphis at the FedEx Forum, and will be a rematch of a thrilling game back in December–which the Wildcats won 103-100 in Las Vegas behind 47 points from freshman guard Malik Monk.

Kentucky is coming off an 86-75 victory over No. 3 seed UCLA in the Sweet 16, using 39 points from its other talented freshman guard, DeAaron Fox, to outlast the high-powered Bruin offense.

UNC, meanwhile, looks poised to avenge both its loss in last year’s NCAA Final and the loss to Kentucky earlier this year.

The Tar Heels got a combined 50 points from their two top stars–Joel Berry and Justin Jackson–as they defeated Butler 92-80 on Friday.

These two historic programs will compete for a spot in the Final Four on Sunday, with CBS airing the game on television and, of course, WCHL carrying the game on radio.

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