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College Basketball Roundup: Ingram leads UNC past State

March 2, 2024 The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL — Harrison Ingram scored a season-high 22 points as No. 9 North Carolina rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half and beat North Carolina State 79-70. Elliot Cadeau scored 15 points […]

College Basketball Roundup: No. 21 Dayton cruises past Davidson

February 28, 2024 The Associated Press

DAYTON, Ohio — Koby Brea came off the bench to score 17 points, including 5-for-9 shooting from 3-point range, and No. 21 Dayton bounced back from a road loss with an 80-66 rout of Davidson […]

College Basketball Roundup: Ryan’s 18 help snap No. 10 UNC’s drought at Virginia

February 24, 2024 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — With its two star players doing little in a challenging first half, No. 10 UNC needed someone to emerge as an alternative against Virginia. Enter Cormac Ryan. He scored 18 points — […]

College Basketball Roundup: Hot-shooting Wake Forest routs Pitt

February 21, 2024 The Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM — Kevin Miller scored 18 points, Hunter Sallis added 17 and Wake Forest routed Pittsburgh 91-58 on Tuesday night, snapping the Panther’s five-game winning streak. Wake Forest (17-9, 9-6 ACC), which ended a two-game […]

NC college teams make final push for postseason

February 21, 2024 Shawn Krest

It appears that college basketball in North Carolina may finally be getting over the pandemic. Since COVID-19 wiped out the 2020 NCAA Tournament, the state has not seen more than three teams get bids for […]

Lefty Driesell, Maryland coaching legend, dies at 92

February 17, 2024 The Associated Press

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Lefty Driesell, the Hall of Fame coach whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor that put Maryland on the college basketball map and enabled him to rebuild several struggling programs, […]

College Basketball Roundup: McCain sets freshman 3-point mark in Duke’s win over Florida State

February 17, 2024 The Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jared McCain set a Duke freshman record with eight 3-pointers and matched a school freshman mark with 35 points as the No. 9 Blue Devils beat Florida State 76-67 on Saturday. McCain […]

College Basketball Roundup: Syracuse stuns No. 7 UNC

February 13, 2024 The Associated Press

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Judah Mintz scored 25 points, including 16 in the second half, and JJ Starling had 13 of his 23 points in the second half as Syracuse stunned No. 7 UNC 86-79 on […]

College Basketball Roundup: Davis’ 25 points leads No. 3 UNC over Miami

February 10, 2024 The Associated Press

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — RJ Davis scored 25 points and No. 3 UNC held off Miami for a 75-72 victory on Saturday. Armando Bacot had 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Tar Heels (19-5, […]

College Basketball Roundup: McMullen, UNCA knock off High Point

February 7, 2024 The Associated Press

ASHEVILLE — Nicholas McMullen scored 19 points as UNC Asheville beat High Point 86-81 on Wednesday night. McMullen had seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (16-9, 8-2 Big South Conference). Fletcher Abee scored 17 points, making […]