CHARLOTTE — Even defending national champions get a case of the butterflies at the start of the NCAA Tournament. It happened to North Carolina on Friday during the first 16½ minutes of its opening round […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — North Carolina didn’t run out of gas Saturday. It simply ran into the nation’s best college basketball team playing at the top of its game. Top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Virginia did to […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — North Carolina found something it could do well against Duke and stuck with it for as long as it could Friday. Then it hung on for dear life. Unlike a week ago […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — It’s still too early to know if the North Carolina basketball team has its mojo back after stumbling to a pair of losses to end the regular season. But Tuesday’s ACC Tournament […]
DURHAM — Cameron Indoor Stadium may be the most intimidating place in college basketball. It’s small. It’s hot. And it can get incredibly loud, especially when Duke is making shots — as it did during […]
CHAPEL HILL — Tears were shed at Smith Center on Tuesday. They just weren’t the kind usually associated with Senior Night at North Carolina. Miami’s Ja’Quan Newton spoiled the sendoff for Tar Heel stars Joel […]
Theo Pinson scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed a key rebound late in the game as No. 10 North Carolina continued its late-season surge with a narrow 78-74 victory over Syracuse on Wednesday night. The game […]
LOUISVILLE — Joel Berry II scored 18 of his 23 points in the first half and made a key defensive play late in the game as No. 14 North Carolina remained one of the hottest teams in the […]
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina was supposed to be the tired basketball team, playing its third game in five days. Instead it was the Tar Heels that left their opponent gasping for air with an […]
RALEIGH — Luke Maye couldn’t pinpoint exactly when he realized he was in the “zone” during the second half of Saturday’s rematch with NC State. As far as his North Carolina basketball teammate Theo Pinson […]
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