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College Basketball Roundup: Pitt rallies to beat Wake Forest

January 31, 2024 The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Carlton Carrington scored 24 points, Ishmael Leggett added 22 and Pittsburgh rallied to beat Wake Forest 77-72 on Wednesday night. Pitt trailed by as many as 12 points early in the second half […]

Wolfpack’s recent road losses tighten power rankings

January 24, 2024 Shawn Krest

The NC State women’s basketball team suffered a jarring loss last week in Miami. The Wolfpack fell behind early and was never able to rally against the unranked Hurricanes, losing by 14 points. “You’re going […]

College Basketball Roundup: Charlotte upsets No. 17 Florida Atlantic

January 7, 2024 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — This was the type of situation Lu’Cye Patterson has dreamed about: Game on the line. Against a ranked opponent. Ball in his hands. Patterson drew a foul on a jumper with 1.7 seconds […]

College Basketball Roundup: Burns hits game-winner in NC State’s win over Irish

January 4, 2024 The Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — DJ Burns Jr. had 13 points, including the buzzer-beating basket, and NC State rallied past Notre Dame 54-52 on Wednesday night. NC State did not lead for 39 minutes and 59 […]

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College Basketball Roundup: Horne’s 26 helps NC State keep Detroit Mercy winless

December 23, 2023 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — DJ Horne made six 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 26 points, and NC State beat winless Detroit Mercy 83-66 on Saturday. Horne was 9 of 15 from the floor and grabbed six […]

Mid-major players to watch across North Carolina

November 15, 2023 Cory Lavalette

As the college football regular season starts to wind down and Tobacco Road basketball heats up, 15 mid-major teams across the state tipped off their nonconference schedules. For most of those schools, the only way […]

Obscure rule change has college players putting up big numbers

November 8, 2023 Shawn Krest

Paxson Wojcik made history in his first few seconds as a North Carolina Tar Heel. The transfer from Brown got the start in UNC’s season opener, and as the ball was tipped off, Wojcik became […]

UCLA too much for UNC Asheville in NCAA opener

March 17, 2023 The Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 17 points and UCLA raced out to a fast start and never looked back in a 86-53 victory over UNC Asheville in the first round of the NCAA […]

UNC Asheville’s duo of Drew Pember, Tajion Jones looks to upset UCLA

March 15, 2023 Cory Lavalette

If you’re going to go to the NCAA Tournament, you might as well play the most storied program in college basketball history. That’s exactly what’s in front of the UNC Asheville men’s basketball team after […]

Duke, NC State, UNC Asheville earn men’s NCAA Tournament spots

March 12, 2023 North State Journal Staff

The brackets are set, and North Carolina’s three entries in the men’s NCAA Tournament know where they’re headed and who they will face. Duke, coming off its win in the ACC Tournament with first-year coach […]