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Overlooked Tar Heels crash Sweet 16
North Carolina was scheduled to play UCLA as part of the CBS Sports Classic in Las Vegas on Dec. 18, but the game was called off due to an extraordinary set of circumstances. The Tar […]
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College basketball roundup: Tar Heels have 4 in double figures, win at VT
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Caleb Love scored 21 points with seven assists and North Carolina defeated Virginia Tech 65-57 on Saturday to snap the Hokies’ six-game winning streak. Armando Bacot had 15 rebounds and scored all […]
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UNC relying on Leaky Black’s dominating defense
In a pro-Clemson crowd at Littlejohn Coliseum, one voice stood out above all the others. As the Tar Heels were battling toward a two-point win on the road, one extremely vocal UNC fan could be […]
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College basketball roundup: Manek’s go-ahead basket lifts UNC over Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. — Armando Bacot had 24 points and 10 rebounds for his 18th double-double of the season and Brady Manek made a go-ahead basket with 3.1 seconds left to help UNC beat Clemson 79-77 […]
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Duke’s early ‘punch’ leads to familiar result for UNC
CHAPEL HILL — If ever there was a game in which the North Carolina basketball team figured to be motivated and ready to play from the jump, this was it. The rivalry. Coach K’s final […]
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Duke beats UNC by 20 in Coach K’s last trip to Chapel Hill
CHAPEL HILL — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski made his last trip to the Dean Smith Center a successful one, as his Duke Blue Devils blew out the UNC Tar Heels, 87-67 on Saturday evening. The […]
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College basketball roundup: Tar Heels survive OT at Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Brady Manek scored 24 points and Armando Bacot scored 19 points and grabbed a career-high 22 rebounds and UNC beat Louisville in a 90-83 overtime thriller on Tuesday night. Leaky Black’s 3-pointer […]
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Tar Heels scorch NC State in hot-shooting night
CHAPEL HILL — UNC took away any drama early in Saturday’s game against NC State, jumping out to a big lead and cruising to a 100-80 win over the Wolfpack. On a day when former […]
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UNC tops Boston College in sloppy game
CHAPEL HILL — The Basketball Hall of Fame likely won’t be asking for a copy of the game film from UNC’s win Wednesday over Boston College. However, the Tar Heels managed to get by the […]
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Tar Heels get back on track with win over Virginia Tech
CHAPEL HILL — UNC beat Virginia Tech 78-68 at the Smith Center on Monday night, snapping a two-game losing streak that saw the Tar Heels lose by 20 in back-to-back games for the first time […]