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Cormac Ryan silences Duke
As the clock ran down in UNC’s 84-79 win over Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium, Cormac Ryan put his finger to his lips and told the Cameron Crazies to shush. His gesture was nearly two […]
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CBB Roundup: UNC beats Notre Dame
CHAPEL HILL — Armando Bacot played in his record 162nd ACC game and No. 7 North Carolina overpowered Notre Dame 84-51 on senior night Tuesday to clinch at least a share of the regular-season conference […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Ryan’s 18 help snap No. 10 UNC’s drought at Virginia
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 — […]
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Tyler Nickel returns to Chapel Hill, scores 14 in loss to UNC
CHAPEL HILL — Tyler Nickel stepped onto the floor of the Smith Center, as he’d done dozens of times in the past. However, he came out of a different tunnel this time, and he was […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Syracuse stuns No. 7 UNC
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 […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Davis’ 25 points leads No. 3 UNC over Miami
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, […]
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Wake-up call? Tar Heels oversleep, then get upset by Clemson
CHAPEL HILL — Normally when a team suffers an upset, like No. 3 UNC’s 80-76 home loss to Clemson on Tuesday, players will say that it serves as a “wake-up call” for the team. It […]
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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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College Basketball Roundup: No. 3 UNC holds off FSU for 10th straight win
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — UNC had won seven straight Atlantic Coast Conference games by double digits. On Saturday, the Tar Heels showed they could win a game that was tight in the final minutes. RJ Davis […]