Strong 3-point defense gives UNC men's basketball critical 65-57 win over Virginia Tech
By Ryan Heller | Feb. 20The Tar Heels were able to hold on to a 65-57 victory thanks to one of their better defensive performances of the season.
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The Tar Heels were able to hold on to a 65-57 victory thanks to one of their better defensive performances of the season.
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“I would say this is a very resilient group,” head coach Hubert Davis said. “Another characteristic of who we are is that we have games where it’s not good. So my hope is that those types of games will never happen again the remainder of the season.”
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In a near must-win game, the North Carolina men’s basketball team (19-8, 11-5 ACC) defeated Virginia Tech (16-11, 8-8), 65-57, to bolster its NCAA Tournament chances.
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The UNC men's basketball will have the opportunity to return to the win column on Saturday when it takes on Virginia Tech. A win would go a long way to legitimizing the rest of the season while a loss could send the team further down in the rankings and compromise its fight for a tournament spot. There are a few things that they will have to accomplish if they want to leave Blacksburg victorious.
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“We just didn’t play the way that I hoped, anticipated, thought that we would play," head coach Hubert Davis said. "With so much to play for, so much motivation to compete and to have fun. Just very disappointed.”
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“Pitt came in with the game plan and the mindset to be physical, to make this a very tough and will-and-want-to type of game,” head coach Hubert Davis said.
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With the Panthers entering the game as one of the bottom five teams in the ACC, this game was an important one to win if UNC had hopes of making the tournament.
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The North Carolina men’s basketball team return to the Dean E. Smith Center against Pitt, which ranks in the bottom five of ACC teams. Here are several things UNC must focus on to be successful against the Panthers on Wednesday.
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"It’s our time to unseat the Cameron Crazies and become nationally recognized as the best fans in college basketball."
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In the opening 20 minutes on Saturday, UNC simultaneously displayed its highly-touted offensive and defensive potential — arguably for the first time this season. Even in a second half where the Seminoles outscored the Tar Heels by nearly 20 points, the home team still had 20 more to spare in a lopsided 94-74 win. “We wanted to be the first ones to make a statement, and I thought we did that,” RJ Davis said.
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Despite missing a slam dunk attempt, Caleb Love led all players in scoring with 18 points in a victory against Florida State on Saturday. Love made a career-high six three pointers, ending his recent shooting slump.
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Paced by a commanding 18-0 run to start to the game, the North Carolina men’s basketball team (18-7, 10-4 ACC) ran away from Florida State (13-11, 6-8 ACC), to pick up a 94-74 win on Saturday afternoon in the Dean E. Smith Center.
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Strong, consistent defense and a successful performance at the free-throw line will be essential if UNC basketball wants to be victorious against Florida State.
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"As much as I love this University and basketball, being in the middle of a health crisis is where our family is right now and it's where I need to be," Garcia said in a statement.
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“I wish people would talk about how this group continues to bounce back,” men's basketball head coach Hubert Davis said. “I hope people can see and can be proud of these kids, and how hard they fight and how hard they compete and the consistency of them bouncing back every time they get knocked down.”
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With a 79-77 victory again Clemson on Tuesday, the Tar Heels were able to spark the beginning of what they hope to be a win streak — and with two games in a row at home, they have a chance to redeem themselves once again.
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The North Carolina men’s basketball team (17-7, 9-4 ACC) escaped with a narrow victory over Clemson (12-11, 4-8) on Tuesday after an impressive second half offensive performance.
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Although it was a disappointing weekend for head coach Hubert Davis and his team, they will look to bounce back in Clemson, SC as they take on the Tigers this Tuesday. While Clemson’s season has noticeably gone downhill since conference play began, UNC knows better than anyone that there is no team to take lightly in the ACC.
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The Duke men’s basketball team has established itself as national championship contenders behind a squad of young NBA prospects. Here’s a midseason report card for the Blue Devils before the UNC-Duke matchup in Chapel Hill on Feb. 5.
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Graduate forward Brady Manek gave his everything for nearly all 40 minutes of Saturday's men’s basketball home matchup against his team's fiercest rival, the No. 9 Duke Blue Devils. He scored 15 of UNC’s 28 first-half points, eventually finishing the game with 21 points on 7-16 shooting. His six 3-pointers tied for the most any Tar Heel has made this season. "It was a long game, it was a hard game,” Manek said.
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