North Carolina vs. Michigan
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"North Carolina vs. Michigan" refers to the 1993 NCAA men's basketball national championship game, a famous matchup remembered for its high stakes and Chris Webber's infamous late-game timeout.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| North Carolina vs. Michigan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11389823 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: North Carolina vs. Michigan Context triple: [1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, championshipGame, North Carolina vs. Michigan]
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A.
North Carolina–NC State football rivalry
The North Carolina–NC State football rivalry is a longstanding in-state college football matchup between the University of North Carolina Tar Heels and the NC State Wolfpack that is one of the most intense and tradition-rich rivalries in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Tar Heel, North Carolina
Tar Heel, North Carolina is a small town in Bladen County best known for hosting one of the world’s largest pork processing plants operated by Smithfield Foods.
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North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University is a major public research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, known for its strong engineering, agriculture, and STEM programs and as a key member of the Research Triangle.
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Northwestern North Carolina
Northwestern North Carolina is a mountainous and foothill region of the U.S. state of North Carolina known for its rugged terrain, scenic landscapes, and role as the headwaters area for several major rivers.
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Duke vs. North Carolina games
Duke vs. North Carolina games are a storied college basketball rivalry between Duke University and the University of North Carolina, renowned as one of the most intense and historic matchups in American sports.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: North Carolina vs. Michigan Target entity description: "North Carolina vs. Michigan" refers to the 1993 NCAA men's basketball national championship game, a famous matchup remembered for its high stakes and Chris Webber's infamous late-game timeout.
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North Carolina–NC State football rivalry
The North Carolina–NC State football rivalry is a longstanding in-state college football matchup between the University of North Carolina Tar Heels and the NC State Wolfpack that is one of the most intense and tradition-rich rivalries in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Tar Heel, North Carolina
Tar Heel, North Carolina is a small town in Bladen County best known for hosting one of the world’s largest pork processing plants operated by Smithfield Foods.
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North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University is a major public research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, known for its strong engineering, agriculture, and STEM programs and as a key member of the Research Triangle.
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Northwestern North Carolina
Northwestern North Carolina is a mountainous and foothill region of the U.S. state of North Carolina known for its rugged terrain, scenic landscapes, and role as the headwaters area for several major rivers.
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Duke vs. North Carolina games
Duke vs. North Carolina games are a storied college basketball rivalry between Duke University and the University of North Carolina, renowned as one of the most intense and historic matchups in American sports.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game
ⓘ
college basketball game ⓘ |
| attendance | over 60,000 spectators ⓘ |
| awayTeam | North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastNetworkUS | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | New Orleans ⓘ |
| conferenceMichigan | Big Ten Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceNorthCarolina | Atlantic Coast Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequenceOfTimeout |
free throws awarded to North Carolina
ⓘ
possession awarded to North Carolina ⓘ technical foul assessed against Michigan ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1993-04-05 ⓘ |
| finalScoreMichigan | 71 ⓘ |
| finalScoreNorthCarolina | 77 ⓘ |
| halftimeLeadMarginMichigan | 1 point ⓘ |
| halftimeScoreLeader | Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoachMichigan | Steve Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoachNorthCarolina | Dean Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Michigan Wolverines men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | Michigan Wolverines men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marginOfVictory | 6 points ⓘ |
| mostOutstandingPlayer | Donald Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Chris Webber called a timeout that Michigan did not have late in the game ⓘ |
| notableLegacy |
considered one of the most memorable NCAA championship games of the 1990s
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game widely remembered for Chris Webber's timeout mistake ⓘ |
| notablePlayerMichigan |
Chris Webber
GENERATED
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Jalen Rose GENERATED ⓘ Juwan Howard GENERATED ⓘ |
| notablePlayerNorthCarolina |
Donald Williams
NERFINISHED
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Eric Montross NERFINISHED ⓘ George Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overtimePlayed | no ⓘ |
| regulationLength | 40 minutes ⓘ |
| round | national championship game ⓘ |
| season | 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season ⓘ |
| significance |
featured Michigan's Fab Five sophomore class
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secured Dean Smith's second national championship as head coach ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| teamNicknameMichigan | Wolverines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamNicknameNorthCarolina | Tar Heels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfNotableTimeout | final minute of the second half ⓘ |
| tournament | 1993 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venue | Louisiana Superdome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: North Carolina vs. Michigan Description of subject: "North Carolina vs. Michigan" refers to the 1993 NCAA men's basketball national championship game, a famous matchup remembered for its high stakes and Chris Webber's infamous late-game timeout.
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