Clemson stuns UNC 79-76 in OT, earns 1st win in Chapel Hill
4 years, 11 months ago

Clemson stuns UNC 79-76 in OT, earns 1st win in Chapel Hill

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Year after year, every Clemson team that played at North Carolina left the court in the same fashion: by throwing another loss onto what had grown into a bizarrely long streak. For once, the Tigers were the ones celebrating in Chapel Hill at Saturday’s final horn while the Tar Heels were left to ponder a late collapse to add to their recent struggles. “I’ve never hugged coach like that before.” That celebration continued all the way to the Tigers locker room, too, with Brownell exchanging high-fives with players outside in a celebration that was still audible as UNC coach Roy Williams held his postgame news conference a few doors away. I didn’t help them very much.” BIG PICTURE Clemson: Beyond the long run of bad history here, the Tigers were trying to win consecutive games for the first time since starting 5-1. “It’s definitely good,” Simms said of going to 1-59 in Chapel Hill, “but the number still looks crazy.” UNC: The Tar Heels were struggling with their worst record through 15 games under Williams.

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North Carolina’s brutal schedule continues with games against No. 7 Florida, No. 18 UCLA up next
3 weeks, 4 days ago

North Carolina’s brutal schedule continues with games against No. 7 Florida, No. 18 UCLA up next

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! There is no more, ‘My bad, I’ll get it the next possession.’ Every possession counts,” said Davis, whose team has won back-to-back games against Georgia Tech and La Salle. And they entered this week as one of five unbeatens left in men’s Division I basketball …

Smothers’ late TD helps NC State edge rival North Carolina 35-30 in Brown’s farewell at UNC
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Smothers’ late TD helps NC State edge rival North Carolina 35-30 in Brown’s farewell at UNC

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Hollywood Smothers slipped through the middle of the line for a 2-yard touchdown with 25 seconds left to help N.C. State beat rival North Carolina 35-30 on Saturday night in the Tar Heels’ final game under Mack Brown. “So I’m really, really …

Bueckers scores 29, Auriemma ties Division I coaching record as No. 2 UConn beats No. 14 UNC 69-58
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bueckers scores 29, Auriemma ties Division I coaching record as No. 2 UConn beats No. 14 UNC 69-58

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 14 North Carolina 69-58 on Friday night, allowing longtime coach Geno Auriemma to tie the record for career victories in Division I men’s or women’s basketball. Key moment The Tar Heels trailed by 21 but clawed their way back within striking range at 61-52 on …

No. 1 Kansas blows big lead, holds off No. 9 North Carolina in tussle of hoops heavyweights
2 months ago

No. 1 Kansas blows big lead, holds off No. 9 North Carolina in tussle of hoops heavyweights

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Dickinson scored the go-ahead basket with 1:15 to go, added a foul shot with 12 seconds left, and watched as North Carolina’s Elliot Cadeau missed a 3-pointer as time expired that allowed the Jayhawks to escape with a 92-89 victory. “If you can’t be fired …

No. 1 Kansas blows 20-point first-half lead, holds on to beat No. 9 North Carolina 92-89
2 months ago

No. 1 Kansas blows 20-point first-half lead, holds on to beat No. 9 North Carolina 92-89

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! LAWRENCE, Kan. — Hunter Dickinson had 20 points for top-ranked Kansas, which blew a 20-point first-half lead against No. 9 North Carolina before holding on for a 92-89 victory when the Tar Heels’ Elliot Cadeau missed a 3-pointer as time expired Friday night. But the …

North Carolina Women Dominate Charleston Southern in Season Opener
2 months ago

North Carolina Women Dominate Charleston Southern in Season Opener

Associated Press  

No. 15 North Carolina women beat Charleston Southern 83-53 to begin the season. The Tar Heels open the season ranked for the third consecutive year. The team was led by Alyssa Ustby with 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists, while Lexi Donarski added 14 points. UNC dominated the game, outscoring Charleston Southern 83-53.

Connor Hults halts North Carolina comeback bid to help Seminoles advance with 9-5 win at CWS
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Connor Hults halts North Carolina comeback bid to help Seminoles advance with 9-5 win at CWS

Associated Press  

— Connor Hults felt a whole lot better walking off the mound at the end of the game Tuesday than he did three days earlier. Hults pitched 4 1/3 innings of shutout relief to thwart North Carolina’s comeback bid, and Jaxson West and Max Williams hit back-to-back homers in the ninth for insurance as Florida State beat the Tar Heels …

North Carolina beats Tom Izzo, Michigan State in March Madness again to reach Sweet 16
9 months, 2 weeks ago

North Carolina beats Tom Izzo, Michigan State in March Madness again to reach Sweet 16

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Once again, North Carolina is moving on in the NCAA Tournament at the expense of Michigan State and Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo. RJ Davis scored 20 points to help UNC beat the Spartans 85-69 on Saturday, pushing the Tar Heels to the Sweet 16 while keeping them unbeaten in March Madness against Izzo’s teams in …

Michigan State’s Izzo goes for his 1st March Madness win against North Carolina in the West Region
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Michigan State’s Izzo goes for his 1st March Madness win against North Carolina in the West Region

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! “And yet I think this year with parity in college basketball and craziness, I bet you nobody feels any more comfortable than anybody else.” The Michigan State-UNC matchup comes in the Tar Heels’ home state, one of two games Saturday in the West Region. “That …

UNC’s Cormac Ryan was dominant in a win at Duke. He let the Cameron Crazies know about it, too
10 months ago

UNC’s Cormac Ryan was dominant in a win at Duke. He let the Cameron Crazies know about it, too

Associated Press  

DURHAM, N.C. — It took roughly two minutes before North Carolina guard Cormac Ryan caught a pass and buried a corner 3-pointer with no hesitation in front of Duke’s rowdy fans. “Cormac, I mean, he’s got that dog in him,” UNC veteran big man Armando Bacot said, adding that Ryan “brought the fire today.” “To go out there and be …

Ryan, No. 7 North Carolina turn back No. 9 Duke 84-79 to claim outright ACC regular-season crown
10 months ago

Ryan, No. 7 North Carolina turn back No. 9 Duke 84-79 to claim outright ACC regular-season crown

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DURHAM, N.C. — North Carolina didn’t waste its opportunity to celebrate the program’s first outright Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title in seven years on the homecourt of fierce rival Duke. “We’re still going to enjoy it at the end of the day.” Cormac Ryan scored a career-high 31 points, shooting 8 of 12 from the field and 6 of 8 …

No. 9 North Carolina beats North Carolina State 79-70, maintains hold on 1st place in ACC
10 months, 1 week ago

No. 9 North Carolina beats North Carolina State 79-70, maintains hold on 1st place in ACC

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina turned in a strong defensive performance and found a spark in a scrum against rival North Carolina State. Harrison Ingram scored a season-high 22 points and the ninth-ranked Tar Heels appeared motivated following a feisty moment when the teams squared off in the second half Saturday, rallying from a 10-point deficit for a 79-70 …

Hall, Clemson take down No. 3 North Carolina 80-76 on the road to bolster NCAA resume
11 months ago

Hall, Clemson take down No. 3 North Carolina 80-76 on the road to bolster NCAA resume

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Brad Brownell kept telling his Clemson players that they were a better team than their results had shown so far with their NCAA Tournament hopes in question. PJ Hall had 25 points along with the go-ahead putback with 3:14 left as the Tigers stunned the Tar Heels 80-76 on Tuesday night, earning a marquee win despite …

Davis scores 21 points as No. 4 North Carolina beats Louisville 86-70 for 7th straight win
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Davis scores 21 points as No. 4 North Carolina beats Louisville 86-70 for 7th straight win

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — RJ Davis scored 21 points and No. 4 North Carolina beat Louisville 86-70 for its seventh straight victory Wednesday night, the Tar Heels’ longest winning streak in five seasons. Armando Bacot had 19 points, former Louisville player Jae’Lyn Withers set season highs with 15 points and 10 rebounds off the bench, and Cormac Ryan scored 14 …

No. 16 Clemson Tigers face the No. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels
1 year ago

No. 16 Clemson Tigers face the No. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! North Carolina Tar Heels at Clemson Tigers Clemson, South Carolina; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The No. RJ Davis averages 2.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Tar Heels, scoring 21.1 points while shooting 39.6% from beyond the arc. LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 8-2, …

Streaking Clemson at No. 13 using chemistry and poise for a 9-0 start
1 year ago

Streaking Clemson at No. 13 using chemistry and poise for a 9-0 start

Associated Press  

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson coach Brad Brownell waited at the Toronto airport after the 13th-ranked Tigers’ latest victory last Saturday, watching nine of his players acting like a middle-school team, smiling, laughing and bonding despite a delayed flight home. “Every time you start a season, there’s a new voice in the room,” Brownell said. “They’ve done a good job of …

No. 17 UNC uses 22-point run to erase 14-point hole and beat Florida State 78-70 in ACC opener
1 year, 1 month ago

No. 17 UNC uses 22-point run to erase 14-point hole and beat Florida State 78-70 in ACC opener

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina found energy from its full-court pressure. RJ Davis scored 27 points and North Carolina ran off 22 unanswered points in the second half to rally past Florida State 78-70 on Saturday. Armando Bacot added 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Tar Heels, who trailed by 14 early after the break after managing just …

No. 1 South Carolina rallies from 11 down to beat No. 24 UNC 65-58 in ACC/SEC Challenge
1 year, 1 month ago

No. 1 South Carolina rallies from 11 down to beat No. 24 UNC 65-58 in ACC/SEC Challenge

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Top-ranked South Carolina’s romping, high-scoring offense never showed up at No. Bree Hall scored 15 points and South Carolina rallied from 11 down in the second quarter to push past UNC 65-58 in Thursday night’s ACC/SEC Challenge. But the Gamecocks ended up in a fight to the final seconds with the Tar Heels, who got off …

North Carolina’s cathartic win over Tennessee shows the Tar Heels belong
1 year, 1 month ago

North Carolina’s cathartic win over Tennessee shows the Tar Heels belong

New York Times  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — If it felt cathartic, that’s because it was. “So the fact that we went out there and lost,” freshman guard Elliot Cadeau said, “just made it really personal.” Armando Bacot, the team’s fifth-year center, even had trouble sleeping once the team got home. It was, as one upper-deck UNC fan put it, the “most enjoyable few …

Bacot and Ingram help No. 20 North Carolina beat UC Riverside 77-52 for a 3-0 start
1 year, 1 month ago

Bacot and Ingram help No. 20 North Carolina beat UC Riverside 77-52 for a 3-0 start

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Preseason Associated Press All-American Armando Bacot had 21 points and UNC ran off 19 straight points out of halftime to beat UC Riverside 77-52 on Friday night. Now we did it in the second half, but I just talked to them for our development as …

No. 24 UNC survives 2OT thriller to beat rival Duke 47-45 in home finale
1 year, 1 month ago

No. 24 UNC survives 2OT thriller to beat rival Duke 47-45 in home finale

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — For the second straight year, Drake Maye pushed No. Maye pushed the Tar Heels to one final lead before UNC stopped Duke’s 2-point conversion attempt to tie the game in the second overtime, sending the No. “I think he’s as good as anybody I’ve ever been around,” Brown said, adding: “He never even flinched.” Maye ran …

Clemson, North Carolina State looking for return to winning path
1 year, 2 months ago

Clemson, North Carolina State looking for return to winning path

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! North Carolina State has lost its past two ACC games and is looking to avoid its first three-game league losing streak since dropping its last six ACC contests in 2019. KEY MATCHUP Clemson QB Cade Klubnik vs. North Carolina State’s defense. FACTS & FIGURES Both Clemson …

Mike Hollins and Malik Washington help Virginia stun No. 10 North Carolina 31-27
1 year, 2 months ago

Mike Hollins and Malik Washington help Virginia stun No. 10 North Carolina 31-27

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Washington’s TD catch was the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter, while Hollins ran for three touchdowns to help Virginia upset UNC 31-27 on Saturday night, shaking up the Atlantic Coast Conference race with its first-ever road win against a top-10 opponent. Washington’s flex — coming …

The Carolina Blues: How UNC’s made-for-championship season turned disastrous
1 year, 9 months ago

The Carolina Blues: How UNC’s made-for-championship season turned disastrous

New York Times  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Some players gathered in the Dean Smith Center, to watch as a group. “Everybody still has to be on the same page — and the bottom line is, everybody wasn’t.” Understanding how this season unraveled requires a cursory understanding of North Carolina’s recent basketball history. After Kris Jenkins’ buzzer-beater in the 2016 title game, UNC completed …

Miller, Pack lead No. 15 Miami to win at North Carolina
1 year, 10 months ago

Miller, Pack lead No. 15 Miami to win at North Carolina

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Miami coach Jim Larrañaga went into halftime Monday night knowing his 15th-ranked Hurricanes couldn’t keep letting North Carolina attack off the dribble and get to the rim. Jordan Miller and Nijel Pack combined for 47 points to lead the offense, while …

Nix leads No. 15 Oregon to Holiday Bowl win vs. Tar Heels
2 years ago

Nix leads No. 15 Oregon to Holiday Bowl win vs. Tar Heels

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The Holiday Bowl emerged from a two-year pandemic hiatus with a new home and the same reputation for thrilling finishes. It took every fourth down, it took every yard, it took every inch, it took every ounce of effort that our guys had to finish the way they needed to finish.” North Carolina got the ball to …

Marks: North Carolina after 10 games — what I know and what I think
2 years, 1 month ago

Marks: North Carolina after 10 games — what I know and what I think

New York Times  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Doesn’t matter how it comes: After four consecutive losses, North Carolina needed a win any way it could get it. “That last three minutes of the first half,” Hubert Davis said, “it’s the first time that I felt like it looked like Carolina basketball.” He’s right. “I feel like we’ve just been worried about our man …

South Carolina beats Clemson for 2nd straight top-10 win
2 years, 1 month ago

South Carolina beats Clemson for 2nd straight top-10 win

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Clemson got the ball back a final time with 2:09 left, but Antonio Williams fumbled on a punt return and South Carolina’s Nick Emmanwori recovered. Bottom line, South Carolina played better.” The Gamecocks went wild in celebration, rushing to the team’s fans and band in Death …

No. 1 UNC Tar Heels find their future focus in win over College of Charleston
2 years, 1 month ago

No. 1 UNC Tar Heels find their future focus in win over College of Charleston

New York Times  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — In the span of eight seconds, it all blew open. If somebody calls you soft, then it’s real.” Said softness prompted Davis to do what any good coach would: light into his guys in the halftime locker room. “It wasn’t pretty.” It’s only Davis’ second season atop the program, but he’s already had plenty of practice …

No. 5 Clemson tops No. 10 NC State 30-20 in ACC showdown
2 years, 3 months ago

No. 5 Clemson tops No. 10 NC State 30-20 in ACC showdown

Associated Press  

CLEMSON, S.C. — DJ Uiagalelei played well as he has all season to power No. The result was Clemson’s most complete game of the season: a 30-20 win over 10th-ranked North Carolina State on Saturday night. After North Carolina State passer Devin Leary connected with Cedd Seabrough on the game’s first touchdown for a 10-6 less than two minutes before …

Clemson back-to-back: No. 21 Wake Forest, then No. 12 ‘Pack
2 years, 3 months ago

Clemson back-to-back: No. 21 Wake Forest, then No. 12 ‘Pack

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Sweep them both and — before October truly gets going — Clemson has separation and tiebreakers over the two teams voted mostly likely to thwart the Tigers’ drive back to a ACC title. The Demon Deacons’ last win against Clemson came in 2008, which led to …

AP Was There: UNC tops Kansas for 1957 title in 3 OT, 54-53
2 years, 9 months ago

AP Was There: UNC tops Kansas for 1957 title in 3 OT, 54-53

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! KANSAS CITY — The Associated Press is republishing verbatim the story of the North Carolina-Kansas NCAA men’s basketball championship game, as it was sent to the wire on the night of March 23, 1957. ___ By SKIPPER PATRICK Associated Press Two free throws by calm …

Tar Heels survive ejection, big rally, beat ’21 champ Baylor
2 years, 9 months ago

Tar Heels survive ejection, big rally, beat ’21 champ Baylor

Associated Press  

FORT WORTH, Texas — So much for the idea that North Carolina is soft against top-tier competition. “All year we’ve just been hearing different things about us, how we’re a soft team, how we don’t like to fight,” All-Atlantic Coast Conference power forward Armando Bacot said. To persevere in a moment like that and just come together, I’m just so …

Carolina routs Marquette 95-63 in Davis’ NCAA coaching debut
2 years, 9 months ago

Carolina routs Marquette 95-63 in Davis’ NCAA coaching debut

Associated Press  

FORT WORTH, Texas — Hubert Davis was quick to point out the first NCAA Tournament victory for Caleb Love and other North Carolina players. Brady Manek scored 28 points and Love needed just 19 minutes to tie Carolina’s single-game tournament record of six 3-pointers in a 95-63 rout of Marquette on Thursday, the biggest blowout in a matchup of 8-9 …

No. 9 Duke rolls past UNC in Coach K’s Chapel Hill finale
2 years, 11 months ago

No. 9 Duke rolls past UNC in Coach K’s Chapel Hill finale

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Mike Krzyzewski walked off North Carolina’s homecourt a final time, armed with one more victory and the sound of a once-rowdy crowd mustering only a meager set of boos. Griffin scored a season-high 27 points to help the Blue Devils beat the rival Tar Heels 87-67, earning a fifth straight win overall in Krzyzewski’s final visit …

No. 19 UNC rolls past Loyola in Davis’ coaching debut
3 years, 2 months ago

No. 19 UNC rolls past Loyola in Davis’ coaching debut

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Davis, a former North Carolina player, replaced the retired Roy Williams in April after spending seven seasons on Williams’ staff, and he acknowledged the attention he was getting as he takes over the storied program. It’s his era.” Said Love: “I’m happy for him and …

UNC’s surprising loss to Marquette puts Heels directly on NCAA Tournament bubble
3 years, 10 months ago

UNC’s surprising loss to Marquette puts Heels directly on NCAA Tournament bubble

New York Times  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Gulp. But really, the only lens through which to view Wednesday’s embarrassing 83-70 loss is how it impacts the Tar Heels’ NCAA Tournament path — and, yeah, it’s much more treacherous now. “We’ve had a couple of good wins,” coach Roy Williams said, “and then we turn around and we think we’re a lot better than …

Howell, Tar Heels make big rally to beat Wake Forest 59-53
4 years, 1 month ago

Howell, Tar Heels make big rally to beat Wake Forest 59-53

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — There’s no deficit that Sam Howell and his North Carolina teammates feel they can’t overcome. And that’s what quarterbacks are remembered for.” The Tar Heels finished with a program-record 742 yards, with Brown calling it “one of the best offensive performances that I’ve ever been around.” Yet more importantly, the Tar Heels completed comebacks after frantic …

Williams’ 3 TDs help No. 18 UNC pull away from Syracuse 31-6
4 years, 3 months ago

Williams’ 3 TDs help No. 18 UNC pull away from Syracuse 31-6

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina opened a high-expectation season with a fast start and a strong finish, sandwiched around a run of mistake-filled play. “I thought we probably scored too quickly and felt like it was going to be an easy day, and then had some lapses against a new defense,” coach Mack Brown said, adding: “We settled down …

No. 1 Clemson stops 2-point conversion, beats North Carolina
5 years, 3 months ago

No. 1 Clemson stops 2-point conversion, beats North Carolina

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The ball sat on the 3-yard line, forcing top-ranked Clemson into the most unexpected of positions. The Tigers did it, stuffing the Tar Heels’ 2-point conversion attempt with 1:17 left to hold on for a 21-20 victory — narrowly avoiding an upset that would’ve shaken the national landscape in college football. “It came down to one …

No. 3 UNC tops No. 4 Duke 79-70 to earn share of ACC title
5 years, 10 months ago

No. 3 UNC tops No. 4 Duke 79-70 to earn share of ACC title

Associated Press  

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Third-ranked North Carolina handled every push fourth-ranked Duke could manage, both in building a big lead and then hanging onto what was left of its edge in the final minutes. The win also gave the Tar Heels their first regular-season sweep of the Blue Devils in a decade, this one with Duke freshman star Zion Williamson …

UNC tops nation’s last unbeaten, beats No. 7 NC State 64-51
5 years, 11 months ago

UNC tops nation’s last unbeaten, beats No. 7 NC State 64-51

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A week after upending a No. 1-ranked team, North Carolina’s surging women have another big upset: this one against the nation’s last unbeaten team in seventh-ranked rival North Carolina State. Stephanie Watts scored 20 points to help the Tar Heels beat the Wolfpack 64-51 on Sunday, ending N.C. State’s 21-game winning streak to start the season. BIG …

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