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State women return to Final Four
For the first time since 1998 and the tenure of legendary coach Kay Yow, the NC State women’s basketball team is headed to the Final Four. “I’m just so proud of these young ladies,” said […]
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N.C. products head to Final Four
With NC State sending both a men’s and women’s team to the Final Four for the first time in school history, there will be plenty of North Carolina basketball fans cheering for some former local […]
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NCSU’s Diarra balances faith, ball
In an era where analytics are as much a part of scouting as film breakdown, there are plenty of numbers for NC State to crunch heading into Friday’s Sweet 16 game against Marquette. The Golden […]
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Alabama knocks off UNC 89-87
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grant Nelson converted a go-ahead three-point play with 38 seconds remaining. Alabama beat top-seeded North Carolina 89-87 to reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the second time in school […]
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KJ Keatts enjoying ride with Dad
With 15.7 seconds left in the ACC Championship Game, and NC State preparing to celebrate its first title in 37 years, coach Kevin Keatts turned to his bench and called his son’s name. KJ Keatts […]
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Which Duke shows up in Sweet 16?
Duke basketball in recent weeks has been like spring weather in North Carolina. If you don’t like what you see, just wait a little while. During the second half of the ACC schedule through the […]
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NC State muscles into Sweet 16
PITTSBURGH (AP) — DJ Burns Jr. scored 24 points, including a go-ahead putback that ignited a 9-0 run in overtime, and 11th-seeded North Carolina State beat 14th-seeded Oakland 79-73 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament […]
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Duke gets past Vermont
NEW YORK (AP) — For Duke to advance deep into this NCAA Tournament, the Blue Devils will need more from Kyle Filipowski. Jared McCain and Mark Mitchell each had 15 points, and No. 4 seed […]
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NC State stays hot in NCAAs
PITTSBURGH (AP) — North Carolina State is getting a little tired of being asked if it’s tired. The way the Wolfpack are playing, it’s hard to blame them. Ben Middlebrooks scored a career-high 21 points […]
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Withers steps up for UNC in win
Coming into the NCAA Tournament, UNC needed to have someone step up to take the pressure off their two stars. RJ Davis and Armando Bacot had turned the Tar Heels into a two-man team by […]