Guard Cameron Johnson (13) splits two Pittsburgh defenders during a Feb. 3 game in the Smith Center.
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Head coach Roy Williams admits his team has no rim protector and laments his players’ lack of 3-point defense. But, as he explained after a March 3 loss to Duke, “We’ve been able to make up for it and win a couple of games anyway.”
DURHAM — As No. 9 North Carolina jogged toward the locker room at halftime, it seemed the team was doing the impossible.
n a revenge game, the North Carolina men’s basketball team lost a double-digit lead in the second half to fall to Duke 74-64.
Thanks to a game-winning goal from William Perry the No. 10 North Carolina men’s lacrosse team (6-0) defeated St. John’s, 9-8, in a closely contested battle on Saturday afternoon.
“I know he's up there right now,” Aaron Rohlman says, “and he's looking down on me, saying 'Hey, that's my boy. And I am so proud of him and everything that he's done.’" Through faith, Rohlman found the strength to continue through life after his father's death, and kept playing the game they both loved.
There's more at stake in Saturday's rivalry game than one fanbase claiming the superior blue. With both UNC and Duke suffering brutal loses in the past week, the fate of their tournament runs rest on a win Saturday night.
First-year guard Jalek Felton is withdrawing from UNC, about a month after his suspension from the University.
“I know it was a tough loss," senior Joel Berry II said. "I don’t know why, but people love to hit game-winners on us like that.” Miami defeated the UNC men's basketball with a hail Mary 3-pointer in the last seconds of the game during several beloved players' senior nights.
