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Roy Williams wins 900th with epic second-half comeback

February 27, 2021 Shawn Krest

CHAPEL HILL — All season long, fans weren’t allowed to attend UNC games in person out of fear that it would make them sick. For 20 minutes on Saturday afternoon, it appeared that North Carolina’s […]

College Basketball Roundup: NC State upends No. 15 Virginia

February 24, 2021 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — DJ Funderburk scored nine of his 14 points in the second half and NC State opened a big lead and held off No. 15 Virginia 68-61 on Wednesday night for its fourth […]

There will be (blue) blood

February 24, 2021 Shawn Krest

A funny thing happened on the way to the NIT. When Duke and North Carolina played their rivalry game at the start of the month, for the first time in more than a half-century, both […]

Tar Heels thump Louisville in 45-point win

February 20, 2021 The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL — Day’Ron Sharpe had 21 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks to lead five North Carolina players scoring in double figures and the Tar Heels trailed for just 29 seconds in their 99-54 […]

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College Basketball Roundup: Duke throttles Wake, Forbes ejected

February 17, 2021 The Associated Press

DURHAM — Matthew Hurt scored 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting, DJ Steward added 16 points and Duke never trailed in its 84-60 win over Wake Forest on Wednesday night. Joey Baker hit 4 of 7 […]

Tar Heel men, women top rivals in magical weekend

February 10, 2021 Shawn Krest

UNC’s social media team has coined the acronym GDTBATH to use as a hashtag on posts. It stands for “Great day to be a Tar Heel.” They may need to change it to GWTBATH after […]

UNC players’ postgame maskless party let two teams down

February 10, 2021 Shawn Krest

UNC’s win over Duke came in front of a nearly empty Cameron Indoor Stadium. Aside from game operations personnel, some ESPN broadcast crew members and arena security guards, no one attended the latest matchup in […]

UNC-Miami game postponed after maskless party video surfaces

February 8, 2021 Shawn Krest

Two hours before it was scheduled to tipoff, Monday’s game between Miami and North Carolina in Chapel Hill was postponed. The official statement from the ACC did little to shed light on the reason behind […]

Carolina-Duke rivalry gets the blues

February 3, 2021 Shawn Krest

This year, call them black-and-blue bloods. When North Carolina heads to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday for the first of two scheduled games in college basketball’s best rivalry, it will be missing a little something […]

College Basketball Roundup: UNC loses at Clemson

February 3, 2021 The Associated Press

CLEMSON, S.C. — Hunter Tyson scored 16 points, Clyde Trapp had 14 and Clemson beat North Carolina 63-50 on Tuesday night, snapping the Tar Heels’ three-game win streak. Clemson was coming off a 79-53 loss […]