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Illinois to battle UNC for national title

AMERICAN BASKETBALL North Carolina ended the regular season ranked second, setting up the first 1-2 matchup in the final since UCLA beat Kentucky in the 1975 title contest

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Barry scored 20 points for the Spurs.

Caron Butler led Los Angeles with 27 points. Bryant, averaging 30.6 points in his last five games, finished with 15 points on 6-for-19 shooting.

Nuggets 103, Trail Blazers 97

In Portland, Oregon, Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points and reserve Earl Boykins added 17 points, leading Denver to a win over Portland.

Andre Miller added 16 points for the Nuggets, who have won 17 of 19 games and hold a half-game lead over Memphis in the race for the seventh playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Damon Stoudamire led the Trail Blazers with 27 points, and Shareef Abdur-Rahim added 20.

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