#1 NC and #4 UConn fall

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Some big stories in NCAA basketball.

#1 North Carolina falls to UNLV 90-80.

After North Carolina took a 42-38 halftime lead, U.N.L.V. opened the second half with a 14-0 run as the Tar Heels missed their first 10 shots. The Rebels built a 77-63 lead on Lopez's basket off a rebound with 5 minutes 39 seconds left.

Rebels fans stormed the court at Orleans Arena after the final buzzer.

As you can see a bad start to the 2nd half can happen to anyone.


#4 Connecticut falls to Central Florida 68-63.

Jeremy Lamb scored 15 points, but the fourth-ranked Huskies blew a 17-point lead in the second half of a 68-63 loss to Central Florida in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Friday.

Connecticut finished with 13 turnovers in its first loss since March 5 against Notre Dame. The defending national champions had won 16 straight games.

"I can't be more disappointed in how we played," Coach Jim Calhoun said. "We just stopped playing. We couldn't even get the ball inbounded near the end. Nobody stepped up and it was a complete disaster for us."