Wake Forest sophomore center Olivier Sarr (30) attempts to block UNC graduate guard Cam Johnson (13) during No. 8 UNC's 95-57 win over Wake Forest on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Johnson scored 27 points for the Tar Heels.
UNC men's basketball pulls ahead of Clemson 81-79 thanks to the help of senior players.
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"Every person has their own unique story, whether it be from meeting Smith personally, or from watching his actions on TV. Yes, he was a Hall of Fame coach, but he was also so much more."
“I think I was just trying to make plays and do what I needed to do,” Maye said. “Kind of make sure that everybody was moving, the ball was moving and everybody was getting to the right spots.”
In a wire-to-wire battle, the No. 5 North Carolina men's basketball team (23-5, 13-2 ACC) survived an upset bid against Syracuse (18-10, 9-6 ACC), and earned a 93-85 win to remain tied for first place in the ACC.
At halftime in Chapel Hill, the No. 5 North Carolina men's basketball team trails Syracuse, 46-43.
A little more than five minutes into the second half of the game, Little made a slam dunk that sent crowds roaring.
Back in January, when North Carolina suffered its largest home defeat since 2002, UNC head coach Roy Williams said his team needed to learn how to win games “ugly.”
There was no reprieve for No. 8 North Carolina after winning at No. 1 Duke on Wednesday – not with a team riding an eight-game winning streak coming to town.
“I just feel like I'm a younger version of him, almost,” K.J. Smith said with a laugh. “There's a picture my sister took on the couch and we're both just like doing the same exact thing.” It isn’t hard to tell K.J. now fully embraces his dad’s legacy, to the point of letting his teammates call him “Baby Jet.” But it wasn’t always easy for the 22-year-old to be the namesake of the two-time NBA champion.
The UNC men’s basketball team beat Duke Wednesday night by a 16-point margin. Nine statistics contributed to the victory.
Johnson hung 26 points on the Blue Devils Wednesday night en route to a 88-72 win — North Carolina’s biggest in the series since 2012. His scoring outburst was critical in a 17-5 run to start that second half, a run that put UNC firmly in control.
Senior Luke Maye, graduate Cameron Johnson and sophomore Garrison Brooks stole the spotlight from the No. 1 team in the nation, a squad that Roy Williams said on Monday was, in many regards, "the most gifted” Duke team he has seen in his 16 years as the North Carolina head coach.
Fueled by a 10-point lead at halftime, the No. 8 North Carolina men’s basketball team powered past top-ranked Duke, 88-72, for a second straight win over the Blue Devils.
Halfway through the 249th meeting between the No. 8 North Carolina basketball team and No. 1 Duke, the Tar Heels lead, 42-32.
"Can you smell it? That sweet, sweet mixture. The sweat of thousands of people who just sprinted from every direction. The smoke of a freshly lit bonfire burning on Franklin Street. The putrid scent of misery and despair drifting down 15-501 from 10 miles away."
