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April 17, 2021

UNC Basketball

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North Carolina sends three teams to March Madness

March 14, 2021 Shawn Krest

Three teams from North Carolina are heading to Indiana for the NCAA Tournament. The 68-team bracket was unveiled on Sunday night. Appalachian State will be the first team to see action in March Madness. The […]

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Florida State tops tired Tar Heels to advance to title game

March 12, 2021 Shawn Krest

GREENSBORO — On Feb. 27, UNC looked slow and out of synch, falling behind Florida State in a lackluster first half. Carolina put together an impressive second-half rally to win that game. On Friday night […]

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Tar Heels not concerned about fatigue against fresher FSU

March 12, 2021 Brett Friedlander

GREENSBORO — Roy Williams has seen just about everything there is to see in his 33 years as a college basketball coach. Friday, in the semifinals of this year’s ACC Tournament, the Hall of Famer […]

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Tar Heels grind out quarterfinal win over Virginia Tech

March 11, 2021 Shawn Krest

GREENSBORO — After rolling past Notre Dame in Wednesday’s ACC Tournament second round, the Tar Heels found themselves in a dogfight on Thursday. Coach Roy Williams said that Virginia Tech was faster than Carolina and […]

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Tar Heels demolish Notre Dame to advance to Quarterfinals

March 11, 2021 Shawn Krest

GREENSBORO — North Carolina found out shortly before game time that senior big man Garrison Brooks, who hurt his ankle on Saturday against Duke, would not be available. It turned out, the Tar Heels didn’t […]

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Anyone’s game: ACC Tournament opens with no favorite in Greensboro

March 9, 2021 Shawn Krest

The ACC Tournament tips off on Tuesday in Greensboro, but something was missing: Elite teams. Of course, the top teams are never in attendance on Tuesday, but even when the four double-bye programs arrive on […]

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UNC completes season sweep of Duke with 91-73 home win

March 7, 2021 Shawn Krest

It’s a rivalry that always seems to deliver, but on Saturday night in the Dean Smith Center, the Tar Heels dropped a beating on the Blue Devils. North Carolina overwhelmed Duke, 91-73, in the regular […]

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Blue Devils, Heels meet with seasons on the line

March 3, 2021 Shawn Krest

In basketball, the term “dagger” usually refers to a late-game shot that, for all intents and purposes, ends the trailing team’s hopes of a comeback. Not only does it turn the math from “it could […]

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Fans are back: How many, who can attend events

March 3, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Roy Williams has been known to admonish North Carolina basketball fans when they don’t show up for games in numbers to his liking. Saturday, though, the Hall of Fame coach was overjoyed by the sight […]

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College Basketball Roundup: Boeheim’s 26 helps Syracuse edge UNC

March 2, 2021 Cory Lavalette

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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