Reigning champs get destroyed in NCAA Tournament stunner

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With less than six minutes left in a second-round NCAA Tournament game, North Carolina senior Theo Pinson thought he had a breakaway layup that might give his team some much-needed momentum. But before he could convert the basket, Tonny Trocha-Morelos of Texas A&M came flying through the air behind him.

Morelos made an emphatic block off the glass, the ball bouncing into the hands of another Aggie, who launched a deep pass down court where Robert Williams was waiting to put on a show. The 6-foot-10 Williams knows what to do with a breakaway dunk, slamming it down in an aggressive windmill fashion. It was an emphatic flush that all but signaled an end to North Carolina’s defense of its 2017 national championship. There will be no Sweet 16 for the Tar Heels this season.

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