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Kevin Keatts, NC State trending up
RALEIGH — After a 1-3 start in conference play that saw the team teetering on the edge of yet another failed season, the NC State men’s basketball team has managed to string together key wins […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Wake knocks off 1st-place Clemson
WINSTON-SALEM — Tyree Appleby scored 24 points to help Wake Forest beat No. 19 Clemson 87-77 on Tuesday night, ending the Tigers’ unexpected perfect start in Atlantic Coast Conference play. The Demon Deacons (14-5, 6-2 […]
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NC State stays hot, knocks off No. 16 Miami in OT
RALEIGH — Ernest Ross was ready every time the ball came his way in a suddenly bigger-than-usual role for NC State. The 6-foot-9 second-year forward scored on a go-ahead putback in traffic with 33 seconds […]
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College Basketball Roundup: NC State holds off Virginia Tech’s late rally
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Terquavion Smith scored 22 points, Jarkel Joiner added 21 and NC State held back Virginia Tech’s late rally for a 73-69 victory on Saturday night. NC State (13-4, 3-3 ACC) has won […]
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College Basketball Roundup: NC State makes 10 3s, beats Louisville
RALEIGH — Casey Morsell scored 15 points from five 3-pointers and NC State pulled away early in the second half to beat Louisville 76-64 on Thursday night for its third straight win. Terquavion Smith made […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Nance’s buzzer-beater forces OT, Heels beat No. 23 Ohio State
NEW YORK — Down two with under 2 second left, UNC assistant Jeff Lebo drew up a play the Tar Heels hadn’t even run in practice — and it worked perfectly. Pete Nance made a […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Bacot sets mark, UNC rolls past The Citadel
CHAPEL HILL — Armando Bacot had 11 rebounds, reaching double digits for a program-record 62nd time, and scored 14 points as UNC rolled by The Citadel 100-67 on Tuesday night. Bacot passed Billy Cunningham for […]
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College Basketball Roundup: No. 1 Tar Heels top UNCW opener
CHAPEL HILL — Players for No. 1 UNC provided reminders that this was just the beginning Monday night. Caleb Love and RJ Davis scored 17 points apiece and the Tar Heels started a season of […]