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NIT opportunity a win-win situation for NC State
There are two kinds of teams in the NIT. One would rather be playing in the NCAA Tournament. The other is happy to still be playing anywhere. As far as NC State coach Kevin Keatts […]
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Third time against Syracuse not a charm for Wolfpack
GREENSBORO — There’s a time-worn adage in college basketball that it’s tough to beat the same team three times in a season. The reality, however, is that if a team is good enough to beat […]
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Cunane, Wolfpack advance, Deacons fall at ACC women’s tourney
GREENSBORO — NC State’s third-ranked women’s basketball team was left to wonder what if after losing in overtime at Virginia Tech last month without star center Elissa Cunane, who was still recovering from a case […]
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Hot shooting Deacons continue tourney dominance of Tar Heels
GREENSBORO — A lot has changed since the ACC held its last pre-COVID women’s basketball tournament at Greensboro Coliseum 12 months ago. One thing, however, has stayed the same. For the second year in a […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Boeheim’s 26 helps Syracuse edge UNC
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Buddy Boeheim scored 26 to become a 1,000-point career scorer and Syracuse breathed some life into its NCAA Tournament hopes by holding on for a 72-70 win over North Carolina on Monday […]
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Wolfpack seeded second in ACC women’s tourney
NC State is ranked No. 2 in the nation and has a head-to-head victory against Louisville. And yet, even though the teams are tied in the loss column of the ACC standings, the Cardinals — […]
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No. 2 NC State women hold off Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y — NC State won its regular-season finale, but this time it wasn’t so easy. Elissa Cunane had 17 points and nine rebounds, Jada Boyd added 16 points and 10 boards and the second-ranked […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Duke uses big 1st half to beat Syracuse for 4th straight win
DURHAM — Freshman DJ Steward scored 21 points with seven assists, classmate Mark Williams set season highs with 18 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double, and Duke eased past Syracuse 85-71 on Monday […]
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Familiar problem leads to familiar result for fading Wolfpack
RALEIGH — Second verse, same as the first. Just as it did 10 days earlier in Syracuse, the NC State basketball team failed to capitalize on a strong start Tuesday and faded in the second […]
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College basketball roundup: Depleted NC State falls short at Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Alan Griffin made two clutch free throws with four seconds remaining and Syracuse rallied past short-handed NC State 76-73 on Sunday. Griffin scored 19 points, Buddy Boeheim added 17 and the pair […]