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The raise, which takes effect July 1, was met with protest by some students and faculty because it came while the state and University faced down the barrel of a staggering financial crisis.
In keeping with the theme, UNC starting pitcher Garry Bakker made sure that Virginia Commonwealth's bats stayed in the off position.
This time, there was another unusually tall girl running the point, and Nikki Teasley didn't make things any easier on the Crimson than did Jones.
He went 4 of 13 from the floor and 1 of 7 from behind the arc for 14 points and turned the ball over eight times as the third-ranked Blue Devils fell 87-84 to Virginia in Charlottesville, Va.
It was a couple days before the Blue Devils were scheduled to come into town for a Jan. 31 contest, and Lang was answering all kinds of questions on the state of the rivalry.
In the first half of Clemson and North Carolina's Wednesday night contest, Tiger sophomore guard Tony Stockman exploded for 28 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the floor. All of his made baskets were 3-pointers.
At the same time, the 'Pack's opponent, North Carolina, was enjoying 54.8 percent shooting, including 50 percent from beyond the arc. The Tar Heels, sitting at the bottom of the conference, also held a 10-point lead.
True, the Tar Heels didn't defeat Virginia on Tuesday night, but they came close -- with the help of the charity stripe.
One could argue that at UNC and Maryland's first meeting on Jan. 9, the Tar Heels saw everything in the Terrapins' bag of tricks when they lost
The North Carolina men's basketball team suffered all kinds of trouble in the first half of its game against Wake Forest. The No. 19 Demon Deacons defeated the Tar Heels 90-66 on Wednesday, completing the season sweep for the first time since 1969-70.
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Jones, a junior transfer from Rutgers, stole the ball three times in the first half and generally made a menace of himself, adding another lethal defender to complement Duke's backcourt of Chris Duhon and Jason Williams.
"It's kind of like when you learn physics -- when they teach you Newtonian physics. And then you get to the quantum level, and then all those rules cease to apply. And I think it's the same kind of thing," said Duke men's basketball player Matt Christensen.
And now, they have to play Duke.
Boone, or a young man suspiciously resembling him, exploded for a career-high 23 points and 10 rebounds as North Carolina cruised to an 87-69 win against Clemson at Littlejohn Coliseum in front of 10,000.
Thing is, Keeter is Brian Keeter, a 6-foot-2 senior walk-on guard that plays for State.
Not 50 feet from Arrington's celebration sat the North Carolina bench. There were no shouts. There was no need.
But Morrison's and North Carolina's wounds continued to bleed as Florida State topped the Tar Heels 81-71 at Leon County Civic Center in front of 7,523 on Wednesday night.
The UNC freshman guard penetrated through the Cavaliers' defense before getting himself trapped just a few feet from the basket.
Quick hands righted the trophy, saving the Tar Heels from the embarrassment of breaking their shiny new trinket.