“We know what’s all at stake,” UNC sophomore big man Armando Bacot said. “Bragging rights for the fans, just like us wanting to beat Duke, and that never changes.”
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Before the Tar Heels' opening game against the Blue Devils this year, we talked to former UNC standout Jackie Manuel about his UNC-Duke memories, playing in Cameron Indoor Stadium, guarding J.J. Redick and more.
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“We struggled today," senior Garrison Brooks said. “You’re gonna have days when you struggle, and most of the time, you overcome it. Today, we struggled and we didn’t win, but I think it’s something we can still learn from.”
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The Tar Heels' lack of a true floor general this season means on nights like this, when the ball was all but handed to the Tigers on a silver platter, there's not much to do but pray the other team is so woeful offensively that they can't capitalize.
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The North Carolina men’s basketball team was on a hot streak entering Tuesday's matchup with Clemson. After finding ways to win in previous matchups, the Tar Heels did everything to lose in a 63-50 defeat to the Tigers.
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Even with the pandemic and semester hanging overhead, and the fact that there won’t be fans in the stands, the first UNC-Duke men’s basketball game of the season is still a college basketball holy day.
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UNC's six first-years on scholarship are in that learning process right now, and have continued to develop as they further entrench themselves in head coach Roy Williams' system. As the Tar Heels enter the midway point of league play, here are some season grades for UNC's first-years so far.
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Amid a rare losing season for UNC last year, the Tigers snapped a 59-game streak of losses in Chapel Hill, which was the longest unbeaten streak at home versus a single opponent in NCAA history. Though this game is being played at Clemson, the Tar Heels will have an opportunity to avenge last year's loss.
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Thanks to COVID-19, there will be no one in the stands on Saturday when the Tar Heels and the Blue Devils face off. It begs the question: What’s a UNC-Duke game without a crowd to watch it?
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Some of the Tar Heels' biggest challenges still lie ahead, but what does seem clear is that when the bigs execute like they did against Pittsburgh, UNC is capable of competing against the best that the ACC has to offer.
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Maybe it was because it was the third straight ACC win. Maybe it was because it was the sixth win in the last seven games. Or maybe it was because they tied their conference win record from last season by January, but something felt different about the UNC men’s basketball team on Tuesday night.
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The UNC men’s basketball team (11-5, 6-3 ACC) beat the Pitt Panthers (8-4, 4-3 ACC), 75-65, in a Tuesday night showdown in Pittsburgh. The Tar Heels are now 6-3 in ACC play after winning their third straight, tying their conference win record from last season.
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UNC has won six of its last ten matchups against Pitt, although the most recent one was a tough 66-52 loss for the Tar Heels last January.
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Day’Ron Sharpe and Armando Bacot paired together to ensure the North Carolina men’s basketball team would eat good on Saturday afternoon, a rivalry rematch against N.C. State that ended in a 86-76 UNC win.
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The Tar Heels' 86-76 home win over N.C. State was the first time this season that head coach Roy Williams' squad has faced a team more than once this year. It's a litmus test to see how much his group has improved over the last month of ACC competition since that 79-76 defeat to the Wolfpack.
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In a rivalry rematch on Saturday, the North Carolina men's basketball team (10-5, 5-3 ACC) avoided a season sweep against N.C. State (6-5, 2-4 ACC) with an 86-76 win. Sophomore forward Armando Bacot paced UNC with 17 points, while first-year Day'Ron Sharpe had 16 and guard Caleb Love had 15.
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With so many elements of this game up in the air due to how COVID-19 is affecting the Wolfpack, here are three of the key aspects of the action on the court to keep an eye on for UNC.
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After back-to-back strong performances on almost 50 percent shooting, a collection of small gestures and adjustments have clearly made a big difference for Caleb Love and the Tar Heels.
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