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Stakes lower but still urgent for Duke-Carolina
The last time Duke and North Carolina played, it was the top story in sports for an entire week. The rivalry traveled to its largest stage ever, meeting in New Orleans on April 2 in […]
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Armando Bacot’s milestone day muted by Terquavion Smith injury
CHAPEL HILL — It was a big day for Armando Bacot as he reached two career milestones in his UNC Tar Heels’ win over NC State on Saturday. The 80-69 victory in Chapel Hill was […]
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College Basketball Roundup: NC State holds off Virginia Tech’s late rally
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Terquavion Smith scored 22 points, Jarkel Joiner added 21 and NC State held back Virginia Tech’s late rally for a 73-69 victory on Saturday night. NC State (13-4, 3-3 ACC) has won […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Davis, Bacot lead UNC past Wake
CHAPEL HILL — RJ Davis scored 22 of hit 27 points in the second half and Armando Bacot had 21 points, nine rebounds and five assists to help UNC beat Wake Forest 88-79 Wednesday night […]
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North Carolina college basketball power rankings
The holidays mean a transition in the college basketball season. With the new year, and new semester for 19 Division 1 colleges in North Carolina, comes conference play. Some teams in the state have already […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Nance’s buzzer-beater forces OT, Heels beat No. 23 Ohio State
NEW YORK — Down two with under 2 second left, UNC assistant Jeff Lebo drew up a play the Tar Heels hadn’t even run in practice — and it worked perfectly. Pete Nance made a […]
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Tape doesn’t lie as UNC beats Georgia Tech to snap slump
CHAPEL HILL — After a busy schedule that included four games — all losses — in 10 days, UNC had close to a week off before Saturday’s game against Georgia Tech. That gave the Tar […]
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UNC’s skid hits 4 games with loss at Virginia Tech
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Justyn Mutts scored 27 points to lead Virginia Tech to an 80-72 victory over No. 18 UNC on Sunday. Mutts scored 21 of his points in the second half for the Hokies […]
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College Basketball Roundup: No. 1 UNC drops second straight, loses in 4OT
PORTLAND, Ore. — Mark Sears had 24 points, five rebounds and five assists, and No. 18 Alabama sent top-ranked UNC to a second straight loss with a 103-101 victory in a quadruple-overtime thriller on Sunday […]
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College Basketball Roundup: No. 1 UNC falls to Iowa State
PORTLAND, Ore. — Caleb Grill has followed T.J. Otzelberger from South Dakota State to UNLV and now back to Iowa State hoping the pair could share a moment like they did Friday. Taking down the […]