Led by a 3-point shooting barrage in the first half, the North Carolina men’s basketball team (18-11, 10-8 ACC) defeated No. 6 Virginia (21-6, 13-5 ACC), 71-63, to earn its first Quad One victory of the season.
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If poor shooting plagues the Tar Heels on Saturday, what else can they turn to? The win at Notre Dame revealed three answers.
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Three Tar Heels tallied double figures in rebounding, with forwards Armando Bacot, Leaky Black and Pete Nance grabbing 11, 11 and 10, respectively.
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UNC entered this matchup on a two-game losing streak and in serious danger of missing the NCAA tournament after losing five of its last six.
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Assistant Sports Editor Lucas Thomae caught up with Charlie Scott over the phone to discuss his time at UNC. In 1966, the Hall of Famer became the first Black scholarship athlete at North Carolina as a part of the men's basketball team. He led UNC to back-to-back Final Four appearances in 1968 and 1969, and helped the U.S. take home the gold medal in basketball at the 1968 Olympics.
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This loss — UNC’s 11th of the season — ties the record for most losses by a preseason No. 1 team.
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Even after the Tar Heels tried to trim the deficit, an alley-oop to Joiner put the exclamation point on the victory for a Wolfpack squad that seemed to want the win more than the North Carolina team that was supposedly fighting for its tournament life.
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After allowing an explosive scoring spurt in the second half, the North Carolina men’s basketball team (16-11, 8-8 ACC) fell to No. 23 N.C. State (21-7, 11-6 ACC), 77-69, in Raleigh on Sunday afternoon.
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In order to get back on the right track, North Carolina must pick up a win in a hostile road environment.
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After a rebound win against Clemson — a slight relief, not necessarily a 'bounce-back' if you consider Clemson’s No. 77 position in the NET rankings — UNC had ended a three-game skid. In Monday night’s clash with Miami, the Tar Heels shot an abysmal 16 percent from behind the arc.
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The North Carolina men’s basketball (16-10, 9-7 ACC) team fell to No. 15 Miami (21-5, 12-4 ACC), 80-72, at the Dean E. Smith Center on Monday night, further damaging its chances at getting an NCAA Tournament bid.
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“You can’t play with that weight,” Davis said. “You can (play with that weight), but you can’t jump as high, you can’t run as fast, you can’t be as efficient. I just wanted them to play free. And they played free tonight and I’m just really proud of them.”
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Sophomore guard D’Marco Dunn and forwards Jalen Washington and Puff Johnson entered the game and immediately made an impact in UNC's 91-71 win over Clemson.
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It was a much-needed win for North Carolina, who previously dropped three straight games to Pittsburgh, Duke and Wake Forest.
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"Our back is against the wall," senior center Armando Bacot said.
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Despite a late push, the North Carolina men’s basketball team (15-9, 7-6 ACC) suffered its third straight loss in a 92-85 defeat to Wake Forest (16-9, 8-6 ACC) in Winston-Salem.
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On Tuesday, UNC will head to Winston-Salem to square off against Wake Forest. The Tar Heels beat the Demon Deacons 88-79 in early January but will face a series of challenges as they head into the pivotal contest.
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After the lead changed hands many times, Duke completely shut down the Tar Heels' offense in the final minutes of the game to come out victorious, 63-57. Deadlocked at 57 points as the game clock ticked down, UNC failed to take the lead despite getting the necessary stops on the defensive end. Graduate transfer Pete Nance and RJ Davis both missed shots that would have put UNC ahead late. "I just feel like it's in us," junior guard Caleb Love said. "It's nothing X's and O's. I just feel like it's everything that's in between our chest."
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“The stat that I’m looking at is, going into the game, we’ve shot more free throws than any other opponent in our conference,” Davis said. “We shot three. Zero in the second half.”
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Aside from the intensity of this rivalry matchup, UNC and Duke came into this game tied for sixth place in the ACC. UNC couldn't find the offense it needed down the stretch, going scoreless in the final four minutes.
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