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North Carolina's Dexter Strickland dunks during practice for an East regional semifinal game in the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 24, 2011, in Newark, N.J. North Carolina will play Marquette on Friday. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) — Photo by: Julio Cortez
North Carolina's Dexter Strickland dunks during practice for an East regional semifinal game in the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 24, 2011, in Newark, N.J. North Carolina will play Marquette on Friday. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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