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Tar Heels topple Creighton, advance to Sweet 16

Starting point guard Marshall goes down with fractured wrist

UNC guard Kendall Marshall takes the ball to the hoop during the first half. Marshall led the Tar Heels in scoring with 18 points in the 87-73 win over Creighton in the third round of the NCAA Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum on Sunday, March 18, 2012. Marshall injured his wrist in the second half of the game.
UNC guard Kendall Marshall takes the ball to the hoop during the first half. Marshall led the Tar Heels in scoring with 18 points in the 87-73 win over Creighton in the third round of the NCAA Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum on Sunday, March 18, 2012. Marshall injured his wrist in the second half of the game.

Top-seeded North Carolina beat Creighton 87-73 Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16.

Forward John Henson returned from a wrist sprain to score 13 points, grab 10 rebounds and block four shots. All five UNC starters scored in double-digits.

But excitement from the win was short-lived in the Tar Heel locker room. Kendall Marshall was evaluated after taking a hard fall in the game and it was determined that the point guard fractured his right wrist.

His status for upcoming games is questionable.

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