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Changes coming for Duke, UNC
A few hundred yards from where NC State was busy cutting down the nets, Duke sat in stunned silence. They faced the end of their season, and, for many, the end of their tenure at […]
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State women return to Final Four
For the first time since 1998 and the tenure of legendary coach Kay Yow, the NC State women’s basketball team is headed to the Final Four. “I’m just so proud of these young ladies,” said […]
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N.C. products head to Final Four
With NC State sending both a men’s and women’s team to the Final Four for the first time in school history, there will be plenty of North Carolina basketball fans cheering for some former local […]
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Red letter day: NCSU makes Final 4
There was Spud Webb, and Staats Battle and Cat Barber and Scooter Sherrill. Welcome back. And Rodney Purvis and Chris Washburn and Dennis Smith. It’s been awhile. NC State has played 1,231 basketball games over […]
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James’ 7 3s lift NC State past Texas, into women’s Final Four
PORTLAND, Ore. — Playing on a court with mismatched 3-point lines, Aziaha James was on target from everywhere. James made a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points, and third-seeded NC State earned its first […]
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Duke gets off the deck, into the 8
Dallas—Duke beat the top defensive team in the nation to advance to the brink of the Final Four. The Blue Devils battled back from an early deficit and beat top-seeded Houston, 54-51, to earn a […]
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Elite Eight: State wins again
March may have come in like a lamb, but it’s going out like a wolf. The NC State Wolfpack advanced to the Elite Eight with their eighth straight postseason win. The Pack beat 2-seed […]
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Aziaha James’ 29 points sends NC State women to Elite Eight
PORTLAND, Ore. — Unrattled by Stanford’s halftime lead, NC State answered with a big third quarter and shut down All-American Cameron Brink for a spot in the Elite Eight. Aziaha James had 29 points and […]
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NCSU’s Diarra balances faith, ball
In an era where analytics are as much a part of scouting as film breakdown, there are plenty of numbers for NC State to crunch heading into Friday’s Sweet 16 game against Marquette. The Golden […]
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Alabama knocks off UNC 89-87
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grant Nelson converted a go-ahead three-point play with 38 seconds remaining. Alabama beat top-seeded North Carolina 89-87 to reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the second time in school […]