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Anthony returns, but Heels fall to BC
CHAPEL HILL — Jared Hamilton grew up in North Carolina rooting for the Tar Heels. In his first game at the Smith Center, the home team could have used him. Hamilton scored 18 points and […]
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Anthony’s ‘sensational’ return not enough to save Tar Heels
CHAPEL HILL — Cole Anthony was back and it was almost as if he’d never been away once he shook off the rust of his nearly two-month injury layoff. The problem is, his team also […]
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Williams breaks Smith’s record, Tar Heels end 5-game skid
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina’s Hall of Fame coach and his players had spent the month of January grinding through a frustrating and confidence-jarring set of losses, brought on amid a series of injuries as […]
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59-1: Tar Heels finally lose at home to Clemson
CHAPEL HILL — The streak, the one that saw North Carolina win all 59 of the basketball games it had ever played against Clemson in Chapel Hill, had survived just about everything imaginable over the […]
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Pitt beats Tar Heels to win first ACC road game in nearly two years
CHAPEL HILL — Pittsburgh’s road skid is over. North Carolina’s problems at home are far from it. Trey McGowens scored 24 points and Pittsburgh ended a 22-game losing streak in conference road games with a […]
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UNC looks to push home streak vs. Clemson to 60
CHAPEL HILL — It’s a streak that defies explanation, so much so that players and coaches on both sides never seem to want to talk about it. Except, that is, once the North Carolina basketball […]
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UNC snaps four-game slide, beats UCLA in Vegas
LAS VEGAS — North Carolina was fully in control in the first half, using a big run to build a double-digit lead. The way the Tar Heels were playing, it looked like their losing streak […]
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Wofford shocks depleted UNC
CHAPEL HILL — The venue was different, but the result was the same. Wofford traveled to Chapel Hill and shocked a ranked North Carolina team again, getting 19 points from Trevor Stumpe and riding a […]
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Battered Tar Heels get blown out by Ohio State
CHAPEL HILL — Sixth-ranked Ohio State spent the last 15 minutes of Wednesday night’s trip to seventh-ranked North Carolina knocking down shots, making the Tar Heels work for every look and ultimately driving the blue-clad […]
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Bacot, Anthony lead UNC past Elon
CHAPEL HILL — Those newcomers at No. 5 North Carolina were playing like freshmen — and, really, the upperclassmen were too — during yet another sluggish start. The big men took it upon themselves to […]