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3 NC teams win in Big South
HIGH POINT — Abdoulaye Thiam and Duke Miles each scored 20 points and High Point beat Radford 77-63 on Friday in the Big South Conference Tournament. Thiam shot 6 for 13 (3 for 8 from […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Ryan’s 18 help snap No. 10 UNC’s drought at Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — With its two star players doing little in a challenging first half, No. 10 UNC needed someone to emerge as an alternative against Virginia. Enter Cormac Ryan. He scored 18 points — […]
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NC college teams make final push for postseason
It appears that college basketball in North Carolina may finally be getting over the pandemic. Since COVID-19 wiped out the 2020 NCAA Tournament, the state has not seen more than three teams get bids for […]
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College Basketball Roundup: McCain sets freshman 3-point mark in Duke’s win over Florida State
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jared McCain set a Duke freshman record with eight 3-pointers and matched a school freshman mark with 35 points as the No. 9 Blue Devils beat Florida State 76-67 on Saturday. McCain […]
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College Basketball Roundup: UNCA wins, High Point loses in OT to tie teams atop Big South
ASHEVILLE — Drew Pember and Josh Banks each scored 16 points as UNC Asheville beat Presbyterian 71-69 on Wednesday night. Toyaz Solomon made two free throws with 1:07 left to give UNC Asheville a 71-68 […]
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College Basketball Roundup: McMullen, UNCA knock off High Point
ASHEVILLE — Nicholas McMullen scored 19 points as UNC Asheville beat High Point 86-81 on Wednesday night. McMullen had seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (16-9, 8-2 Big South Conference). Fletcher Abee scored 17 points, making […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Appalachian State wins 8th straight with OT victory over Georgia Southern
STATESBORO, Ga. — Terence Harcum scored a season-high 26 points and Appalachian State beat Georgia Southern 85-84 in overtime on Saturday. Harcum was 10 of 17 shooting (5 for 8 from 3-point range) for the […]
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Shake up in women’s basketball power rankings
Five weeks ago, when we released our first set of North Carolina women’s basketball power rankings, NC State was coming off a pair of surprising losses but still managed to hold onto the top spot […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Pitt rallies to beat Wake Forest
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 […]
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Wolfpack’s recent road losses tighten power rankings
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 […]