GREENVILLE — J.J. Miles had a career-high 22 points and East Carolina outscored UNC Wilmington 15-5 in the extra period to earn an 88-78 win on Monday night. Bitumba Baruti had 17 points and six […]
DURHAM — Freshman Jalen Johnson had 19 points, 19 rebounds and four blocks to help No. 9 Duke overcome a turnover-filled performance and beat Coppin State 81-71 in Saturday’s delayed season opener for both teams. […]
ASHEVILLE — Xavier Cork scored a career-high 22 points and Western Carolina routed UNC Wilmington 98-76 on Wednesday. Mason Faulkner added 21 points for the Catamounts, while Matt Halvorsen chipped in 20. The 98 points […]
College basketball begins its new season the way the last one ended — under a cloud of uncertainty. The COVID-19 outbreak went quickly to DEFCON-1 during conference tournaments last season, going from full arenas to […]
It’s been four months since Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz tested positive for COVID-19, setting off a chain of events that brought sports across the world to a screeching halt. On Thursday, the NBA […]
North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]
WINSTON-SALEM — Another day, another career-high scoring day for Wake Forest 7-footer Olivier Sarr. The 7-foot Sarr scored 30 points, making 12 of 16 shots, and grabbed 17 rebounds Saturday afternoon for the Demon Deacons […]
WILMINGTON — Shykeim Phillips scored a season-high 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting and UNC Wilmington beat Drexel 76-65 on Thursday night. Mike Okauru added 16 points and nine rebounds for UNC Wilmington (10-20, 5-12 Colonial […]
BOILING SPRINGS — Eric Jamison Jr. had a career-high 23 points as Gardner-Webb edged Winthrop 74-70 on Thursday night. Nate Johnson had 19 points and seven rebounds for Gardner-Webb (11-14, 7-6 Big South Conference). Jaheam […]
BOONE — Justin Forrest hit a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to give Appalachian State a come-from-behind, 60-57 win over Texas State on Saturday. The Bobcats held a 36-31 lead at intermission and pushed to […]
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