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There will be (blue) blood
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 […]
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Tar Heels thump Louisville in 45-point win
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
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 […]
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Tar Heels shoot down Blue Devils in rivalry game
North Carolina jumped out to an early lead on Duke then held off a series of Blue Devils rallies to win the first installment of the high-profile rivalry game, 91-87, at Cameron Indoor Stadium on […]
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College Basketball Roundup: UNC loses at Clemson
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 […]
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College Basketball Roundup: UNC, Duke both get ACC wins
PITTSBURGH — Armando Bacot scored a season-high 21 points and had 10 rebounds to lead North Carolina to a 75-65 victory over Pittsburgh on Tuesday night. The Tar Heels (11-5, 6-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) have […]
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College Basketball Roundup: UNC’s 3-game winning streak snapped at FSU
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — M.J. Walker scored 20 points, Raiquan Gray added a career-high 19 and Florida State beat North Carolina 82-75 on Saturday for the Seminoles’ 20th consecutive home conference victory. Walker, who made 4 […]
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Platek lifts Tar Heels past Miami
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Leaky Black scored 16 points, and Andrew Platek’s running jumper with three seconds to go carried North Carolina to a 67-65 win over Miami on Tuesday night. Off the inbounds following […]
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New year, new happy ending for UNC basketball
CHAPEL HILL — Leaky Black scored on a tough drive to the basket to give North Carolina a one-point lead on Notre Dame with 9.1 seconds remaining at Smith Center on Saturday. But there wasn’t […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Heels fall to 5-4 with loss at Georgia
ATLANTA — Jose Alvarado scored 20 points, making a pullup jumper with 45 seconds left and two clinching free throws at 12 seconds, and Georgia Tech defeated North Carolina 72-67 in a second-half comeback Wednesday […]