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UNC crashes Coach K’s farewell party
DURHAM — North Carolina crashed the Coach K farewell party by sending Duke’s Hall of Fame coach off the floor named after him one last time with a 94-81 loss. The Tar Heels ignored the […]
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Caleb Love saves day in UNC Senior Day win
CHAPEL HILL — Caleb Love hit a season-saving shot as UNC kept its NCAA Tournament hopes alive with an 88-79 win over Syracuse on Senior Day in the Smith Center. After forcing a turnover on […]
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College basketball roundup: Tar Heels have 4 in double figures, win at VT
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Caleb Love scored 21 points with seven assists and North Carolina defeated Virginia Tech 65-57 on Saturday to snap the Hokies’ six-game winning streak. Armando Bacot had 15 rebounds and scored all […]
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KREST: Are the Tar Heels soft?
It’s one of the harshest criticisms that can be leveled at a player or a team, but one of the top teams in the Triangle has been dealing with the label all season long. North […]
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College basketball roundup: Manek’s go-ahead basket lifts UNC over Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. — Armando Bacot had 24 points and 10 rebounds for his 18th double-double of the season and Brady Manek made a go-ahead basket with 3.1 seconds left to help UNC beat Clemson 79-77 […]
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Duke’s early ‘punch’ leads to familiar result for UNC
CHAPEL HILL — If ever there was a game in which the North Carolina basketball team figured to be motivated and ready to play from the jump, this was it. The rivalry. Coach K’s final […]
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Duke beats UNC by 20 in Coach K’s last trip to Chapel Hill
CHAPEL HILL — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski made his last trip to the Dean Smith Center a successful one, as his Duke Blue Devils blew out the UNC Tar Heels, 87-67 on Saturday evening. The […]
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College basketball roundup: Tar Heels survive OT at Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Brady Manek scored 24 points and Armando Bacot scored 19 points and grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds and UNC beat Louisville in a 90-83 overtime thriller on Tuesday night. Leaky Black’s 3-pointer […]
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Wolfpack beaten inside and out in lopsided loss at UNC
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina, with its veteran big men Armando Bacot and Brady Manek, came into Saturday’s matchup at Smith Center with a decided edge inside against NC State’s young, thin frontcourt. But while […]
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Tar Heels scorch NC State in hot-shooting night
CHAPEL HILL — UNC took away any drama early in Saturday’s game against NC State, jumping out to a big lead and cruising to a 100-80 win over the Wolfpack. On a day when former […]