A first-half double-double from Armando Bacot and a season-high 16 points from Jae’Lyn Withers helped No. 1 Carolina breeze past No. 16 seed Wagner in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday afternoon in Charlotte. Bacot finished with 20 points and 15 rebounds. At halftime, he’d already accumulated 14 points and 11 rebounds against the undersized Seahawks. Withers, a Charlotte native, showed out in front of his hometown, grabbing 10 rebounds in addition to his 16 points to register his second double-double of the season. R.J. Davis scored 22 points and Cormac Ryan added 13. UNC now holds a 32-2 all-time record in the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 64. The Tar Heels will face No. 9 seed Michigan State in the Round of 32 on Saturday. The Spartans defeated No. 8 Mississippi State 69-51 in the opening round. . . . . . . . . #tarheelsbasketball #goheels #carolinabasketball #tarheelsnation #ncaa