Virginia begins its mad march in quest of the NCAA men's basketball championship Friday as the fourth No. 1 seed, taking on 16th-seeded Coastal Carolina in Raleigh.
The Cavaliers (28-6) won their first outright ACC regular-season title since 1981 and their first tournament crown since 1976.
Virginia missed the NCAA tournament last year and hasn't won an NCAA tournament game since 2007.
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It's the first trip for Coastal Carolina (21-12) to the tournament since 1993 and only the third ever. The Big South Conference champions are 0-2 in the tournament.
The game is scheduled to begin at 9:25 p.m. and will be televised by WTBS.Find out what's happening in Herndonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
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