'Literally a rock fight': Tar Heels survive physical battle with No. 13 Cardinals
Courtney Banghart knew No. 23 UNC's game against No. 13 Louisville was going to be a heavyweight bout. Or, in her words, "like literally a rock fight."
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Courtney Banghart knew No. 23 UNC's game against No. 13 Louisville was going to be a heavyweight bout. Or, in her words, "like literally a rock fight."
At UNC's halftime shootaround, Lexi Donarski stood in the corner and put up shots for five straight minutes.
After consecutive early-season road losses to unranked Arkansas and Georgia Tech, the Duke men’s basketball team has found its stride and is firmly fixed in the national conversation.
Behind a strong end to the third quarter, the No. 23 North Carolina women’s basketball team (14-5, 6-1 ACC) held off No. 13 Louisville (16-3, 5-1 ACC), 79-68, Sunday afternoon at Carmichael Arena.
Steve Kirschner, UNC senior associate athletic director for media relations, manages communications for the North Carolina men's basketball team. He has been with the Tar Heels since 1990, oversees the Carolina Basketball Museum and has worked countless UNC-Duke men’s basketball games as the sports information director.
Withstanding a physical test on the road, No. 4 North Carolina (15-3, 7-0 ACC) outlasted Boston College (11-7, 2-5 ACC to win 76-66 on Saturday afternoon in the Conte Forum.
With 39 seconds left on the clock, Georgia Tech gave UNC a taste of its own medicine.
The No. 23 North Carolina women’s basketball team (13-5, 5-1 ACC) defeated Georgia Tech (12-6, 3-3 ACC), 73-68, at the McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta on Thursday.
The basketball was loose.
Behind a strong 15-point performance by graduate forward Jae'Lyn Withers, the No. 4 North Carolina (14-3, ACC 6-0) men’s basketball team beat the Louisville Cardinals (6-11, ACC 1-5), 86-70, on Wednesday night at the Dean E. Smith Center.
After Saturday’s 36-point shellacking of Syracuse, UNC men’s basketball head coach Hubert Davis boiled down the emotions of his team to one word: joy.
Experience goes a long way.
The No. 20 North Carolina women’s basketball team (12-5, 4-1 ACC) topped Virginia (8-8, 0-5 ACC) at home on Sunday, 81-68.
At the beginning of the season, Hubert Davis showed his team a clip from NBA legend Kevin Garnett.
The No. 7 North Carolina men’s basketball team (13-3, 5-0 ACC) defeated Syracuse (11-5, 2-3 ACC) on Saturday, winning 103-67 and keeping its undefeated record in the ACC.
With five minutes left, and only six points away from tying with No. 21 Florida State, UNC senior guard Deja Kelly and junior center Maria Gakdeng both jumped for the loose rebound, colliding with FSU’s Sakyia White.
The No. 20 North Carolina women’s basketball team (11-5, 3-1 ACC) lost to No. 21 Florida State (13-4, 4-1 ACC) on Thursday, 70-62, in a gritty road game.
The No. 7 UNC men’s basketball team’s win over N.C. State in Raleigh on Wednesday — which head coach Hubert Davis called a "collectively great effort" — capped off a three-game conference road trip that the Tar Heels completed unblemished. As they return to Chapel Hill, they prepare for a showdown against the Syracuse Orange (11-4, 2-2 ACC) on Saturday.
RALEIGH — With just over 16 minutes remaining on the clock, Harrison Ingram dove for a loose ball, catapulting over the stats table and toppling into the occupied seats on the other side.
RALEIGH — Hubert Davis didn’t want UNC to double-team DJ Burns Jr.