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Duke-Carolina back in the spotlight
It looks like we may be getting past the down years in the Duke-North Carolina rivalry. For the first time this decade, the Blue Devils and Tar Heels will both be top-10 teams when they […]
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UNC’s winning streak ends at Georgia Tech
ATLANTA — Kyle Sturdivant told his Georgia Tech teammates a visit from No. 3 UNC meant it was time to pull out the “big boy drawers.” Naithan George responded with the biggest play of the […]
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Silent but deadly: UNC’s underrated defense among nation’s best
CHAPEL HILL — Unlike just about every other coach in college basketball, UNC’s Hubert Davis does not curse. Shortly after replacing Roy Williams as head coach of the Tar Heels, he explained that Dean Smith […]
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College Basketball Roundup: No. 14 Kentucky holds off No. 9 UNC
ATLANTA — Kentucky seemed to make all the big plays down the stretch. Even then, UNC still had a chance to pull out the victory. But the Tar Heels threw it away. Rob Dillingham scored […]
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UNC rides press to win over FSU in ACC opener
CHAPEL HILL — Early in the second half of their ACC opener, the Florida State Seminoles appeared to be pulling away from UNC. After hitting 7 of 14 3-pointers in the first half to build […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Davis scores 30, No. 14 UNC beats No. 20 Arkansas
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — RJ Davis matched his career-high with 30 points, Harrison Ingram had 13 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, and No. 14 UNC beat No. 20 Arkansas 87-72 on Friday in the […]
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College Basketball Roundup: No. 14 UNC uses second half run to beat Northern Iowa
NASSAU, Bahamas — Harrison Ingram scored 16 points, Cormac Ryan added 15 points and No. 14 UNC used a big second half run to beat Northern Iowa 91-69 on Wednesday in the opening game of […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Bacot’s big game leads No. 19 UNC past Radford
CHAPEL HILL — Armando Bacot has turned in plenty of big games for UNC, but nothing quite like this in a season opener. Bacot scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the best opener […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Smith plays as NC State tops Irish
RALEIGH — Jarkel Joiner scored 28 points to lead NC State to an 85-82 victory over Notre Dame on Tuesday night. Cormac Ryan’s 3-pointer pulled Notre Dame within 69-68 with 4:59 remaining, but the Wolfpack […]
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Late collapse ends Deacons’ season in familiar fashion
GREENSBORO — As any college basketball coach will tell you, tournament time marks the start of a new season — that point in the year in which everyone’s slate is wiped clean and records revert […]