Dexter Strickland key to UNC win Posted Mar 25, 2011 Dexter Strickland had to like everything he saw Friday night in the first half of his homecoming. Despite only a moderate amount of bragging material in his personal statistic line, the Rahway native played a lead role in second-seeded North Carolina's defense-powered 81-63 victory against 11th-seeded Marquette in the NCAA Tournament East Regional semifinals at the Prudential Center. (My Central Jersey)