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Don’t ask Bob McKillop about 600 wins
Bob McKillop remembers his first win at Davidson. At the time, there weren’t that many wins to confuse it with. “As I left Belk Arena that night, I’m certain I was just relieved we had […]
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College Basketball Roundup: NC State falls in OT at No. 19 Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson coach Brad Brownell wasn’t sure what he was watching in the first half as the 19th-ranked Tigers looked destined for another quick fall from the national rankings. Then Aamir Simms hit […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Heels fall to 5-4 with loss at Georgia
ATLANTA — Jose Alvarado scored 20 points, making a pullup jumper with 45 seconds left and two clinching free throws at 12 seconds, and Georgia Tech defeated North Carolina 72-67 in a second-half comeback Wednesday […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Cornwall’s 21 carries Gardner-Webb to first win
BOILING SPRINGS — Jaheam Cornwall had 21 points as Gardner-Webb got past VMI 88-77 on Friday. Jacob Falko had 16 points for Gardner-Webb (1-3). Ludovic Dufeal added 11 points and seven rebounds. Lance Terry had […]
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College Basketball Roundup: No. 10 Tennessee uses stingy D to top App State
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Appalachian State shot just 28% and it still hurt Tennessee’s season statistics. That says something about the way the No. 10 Volunteers are playing defense. Tennessee (3-0), which came into the game […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Davidson’s McKillop gets win No. 596
ASHEVILLE — Kellan Grady had 22 points as Davidson edged past UNLV 77-73 in the Maui Invitational on Wednesday night. Hyunjung Lee added 21 points for the Wildcats. Carter Collins had 18 points for Davidson […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Shooting woes sink Duke in loss to MSU
DURHAM — Rocket Watts scored 20 points and Julius Marble had a career-high 12 to help No. 8 Michigan State beat No. 6 Duke 75-69 on Tuesday night in the Champions Classic. The Spartans (3-0) […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Cork, Faulkner carry WCU over UNCW
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 […]
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With a hazy future, college basketball practice gets underway
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 […]
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Tar Heels, Davidson headed to Asheville instead of Hawaii for Maui Invitational
North Carolina will host one of college basketball’s premier in-season tournaments this November when the Maui Invitational is held in Asheville. The annual tournament normally allows some of basketball’s best teams to make a Thanksgiving […]