NC A&T basketball

College Basketball Roundup: Faulkner’s 3-pointer leads WCU over Tennessee Tech in OT

December 6, 2020 Cory Lavalette

CULLOWHEE — Mason Faulkner sank a 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left in overtime as Western Carolina narrowly beat Tennessee Tech 76-75 on Sunday. Faulkner hit 4 of 6 3-pointers and finished with 23 points, nine […]

College Basketball Roundup: WCU improves to 4-1 with win over Newberry

December 3, 2020 Cory Lavalette

CULLOWHEE — Travion McCray led four Western Carolina starters in double figures, scoring 26 points to go along with five rebounds and six assists to lead the Catamounts to their fourth win in five games […]

College Basketball Roundup: Shooting woes sink Duke in loss to MSU

December 2, 2020 Cory Lavalette

DURHAM — Rocket Watts scored 20 points and Julius Marble had a career-high 12 to help No. 8 Michigan State beat No. 6 Duke 75-69 on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic. The Spartans (3-0) […]

College Basketball Roundup: Cork, Faulkner carry WCU over UNCW

November 25, 2020 North State Journal Staff

ASHEVILLE — Xavier Cork scored a career-high 22 points and Western Carolina routed UNC Wilmington 98-76 on Wednesday. Mason Faulkner added 21 points for the Catamounts, while Matt Halvorsen chipped in 20. The 98 points […]

With a hazy future, college basketball practice gets underway

October 21, 2020 Shawn Krest

College basketball begins its new season the way the last one ended — under a cloud of uncertainty. The COVID-19 outbreak went quickly to DEFCON-1 during conference tournaments last season, going from full arenas to […]

100 in 100: Jones County’s Dexter Cannon, spark at ‘The Matchbox’

May 28, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

College Basketball Roundup: Cornwall carries Gardner-Webb past High Point

February 11, 2020 Cory Lavalette

BOILING SPRINGS — Jaheam Cornwall made 8 of 13 3-pointers and matched his career high with 24 points and Gardner-Webb beat High Point 86-55 on Monday night. Nate Johnson scored 17 points and Justin Jenkins […]

College Basketball Roundup: Forrest’s 3 gets App State past Texas State

February 8, 2020 Cory Lavalette

BOONE — Justin Forrest hit a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to give Appalachian State a come-from-behind, 60-57 win over Texas State on Saturday. The Bobcats held a 36-31 lead at intermission and pushed to […]

College Basketball Roundup: Broken shot clock suspends Gardner-Webb game

January 21, 2020 The Associated Press

BOILINGS SPRINGS — The Hampton-Gardner-Webb men’s basketball game was suspended at halftime on Monday night because of a mechanical malfunction of one of the shot clocks. The game is tentatively rescheduled for Feb. 24 with […]

It could be a lonely March for NC teams

January 15, 2020 Shawn Krest

The state of North Carolina could make history in this year’s NCAA Tournament — and not in a good way. For the past 43 years, North Carolina has sent multiple teams to the Big Dance, […]