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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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Smith, Joiner lead Wolfpack to historic victory over Blue Devils
RALEIGH — NC State laid the boot to the No. 16 Duke on Wednesday, running the Blue Devils out of PNC Arena by a final score of 84-60. The 24-point victory was the largest margin […]
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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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Joiner, NC State run past Dayton in Battle 4 Atlantis
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Jarkel Joiner scored 20 of his 27 points after halftime and NC State used a big second-half run to take control and beat Dayton 76-64 in Thursday’s consolation bracket at the […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Clark scores 21, NC State beats Elon 74-63
RALEIGH — Jack Clark scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Dusan Mahorcic had nine points and 14 rebounds and NC State beat Elon 74-63 on Saturday. Terquavion Smith added 16 points and Casey Morsell […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Top-ranked Tar Heels, trailing at halftime, push past College of Charleston
CHAPEL HILL — Armando Bacot had all but one of his 28 points after halftime to help No. 1 UNC push past the College of Charleston 102-86 on Friday night. The 6-foot-11 preseason Associated Press […]
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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 […]
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No offseason: NC’s ACC teams have busy spring, summer
Summer is barely a week old and the season doesn’t tip off for another 4½ months. But whatever you do, don’t use the “o word.” “Lose the word offseason,” said NC State coach Kevin Keatts. […]