High Point no match for UNC pitching staff
North Carolina relief pitcher Chris McCue had nothing to work with in the sixth inning other than the ball in his hand.
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North Carolina relief pitcher Chris McCue had nothing to work with in the sixth inning other than the ball in his hand.
After just barely beating No. 13-seeded Ohio on Friday and playing again without point guard Kendall Marshall, No. 1-seeded North Carolina didn’t really come into today’s Elite Eight matchup with Kansas the overwhelming favorite.
ST. LOUIS — Silence covered North Carolina’s locker room like death, but that coldness hit the Tar Heels long before the final seconds slipped away.
Kendall Marshall sat in UNC’s locker room at St. Louis’ Edward Jones Dome with ice on his wrist and bright orange and red shoes.
North Carolina struggled to pull out a 73-65 overtime win against Ohio, but the victory puts the Tar Heels in the Elite Eight for the second consecutive year. UNC senior forward Tyler Zeller was huge for the Tar Heels, scoring 20 point and grabbing 22 rebounds. Even shooting guard Reggie Bullock made his presence on the glass known with his 17 point, 10 rebound performance. North Carolina outrebounded Ohio as a team 63-30.
Reggie Bullock heard it all week, and then on the court: North Carolina can’t win without Kendall Marshall.
North Carolina burst out to an early lead against Ohio. At one point, the Tar Heels led 22-8 before the Bobcats put together a bit of a run. In the absence of Kendall Marshall, Stilman White and Justin Watts have played fairly well. Stilman White has three assists and no turnovers. Watts has three turnovers and no assists.
North Carolina starting point guard Kendall Marshall will not play in UNC’s Sweet 16 game against Ohio, team sources confirmed Friday afternoon.
After a week-long search for the answer of how to win without Kendall Marshall, coach Roy Williams thinks he found the answer — and it might be simpler than he first thought.
Within minutes, North Carolina’s locker room in Greensboro went from elation to absolute despondency. It was really something. All eyes were on Kendall Marshall, his wrist reddened from the ice. His eyes were redder.
GREENSBORO — All the headlines may belong to Kendall Marshall and his wrist injury, but there was a game on Sunday, and top-seeded North Carolina looked pretty good playing in it.
Top-seeded North Carolina beat Creighton 87-73 Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16.
Creighton and North Carolina got off to a bit of a slow start until UNC forward John Henson picked up a technical foul with 13:43 remaining in the first half, tied at 11. Henson thought Creighton guard Grant Gibbs went for his injured left wrist when swiping at the ball. The call ignited things and the Tar Heels quickly jumped out to a double-digit lead.
North Carolina forward John Henson will play in UNC’s third-round matchup against Creighton but may not start, team sources confirmed Sunday.
North Carolina struggled at times in its 19-point win against Vermont, but a win puts the Tar Heels through to the third round. UNC senior forward Tyler Zeller helped lead UNC to its 77-58 win Friday with 17 points. Freshman forward James Michael McAdoo co-piloted the effort with 17 points of his own.
GREENSBORO – Tyler Zeller looked around the Greensboro Coliseum with steely eyes while the Coliseum looked back at him.
No 16-seed has ever topped a 1-seed in the NCAA tournament, and with John Henson on the bench in a suit and tie, North Carolina probably doesn’t expect it to happen today.
Opportunity reared its head in the bottom of the sixth inning for No. 4 North Carolina, a rarity on Wednesday behind Gardner-Webb’s stingy pitching.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Nothing came easily for No. 7 North Carolina in its 54-51 win against Virginia.
Tyler Zeller scored 20 points for the eighth time this season to lead No. 7 North Carolina to a 54-51 win against Virginia.