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Jackson Leads UNC’s 65-41 Domination of No. 14 Virginia

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 19, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

All week long, the talk surrounding Saturday’s top-15 showdown between No. 10 UNC and No. 14 Virginia at the Smith Center focused on the fact that something had to give in a matchup between the ACC’s top offense and its top...

UNC Bullies NC State in Raleigh, Picks Up Second Straight Blowout Win in the Rivalry

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 15, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

UNC head coach Roy Williams has often criticized his team’s defense throughout this season, but on Wednesday the 10th ranked Tar Heels ran into an NC State team with issues that go much deeper. All night long UNC was able to get...

No. 18 Duke Shoots its Way Past No. 8 UNC Down the Stretch, Wins 86-78

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 10, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Cameron Indoor Stadium played host to the latest thriller in the UNC-Duke rivalry on Thursday night, which once again came down to who wanted it more in the final minutes. For the fifth time in the past six meetings, however,...

No. 12 UNC Holds Off Notre Dame, Picks Up Win in Greensboro Coliseum

Posted by Avery Trendel | Feb 5, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

The emergency water shortage in Chapel Hill forced a pair of familiar foes—UNC and Notre Dame—into playing Sunday’s game at the Greensboro Coliseum. Home to the ACC Tournament for many years, the famed building added a...

UNC Escapes Hot-Shooting Pitt’s Upset Bid at Final Seconds

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 31, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

UNC junior point guard Joel Berry said last week that the toughest obstacle to defending the team’s ACC regular season title is grinding through the middle of the league schedule. The strength of the conference from top to...

Miami Pulls Off Stunning Double-Digit Victory, as No. 9 UNC Stumbles on the Road

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 28, 2017 | UNC Sports

If Thursday’s blowout win over Virginia Tech showed what UNC is capable of when everything clicks offensively, then Saturday’s 77-62 loss at Miami gave fans a glimpse of what can happen when it all goes wrong. The Tar Heels...

No. 9 UNC Displays All-Around Dominance in Win Over Virginia Tech

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 27, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Now all alone atop the ACC men’s basketball standings, the ninth-ranked Tar Heels flexed their muscles and played like it Thursday night at the Smith Center—dominating Virginia Tech from both the inside and the outside on the...

No. 9 Tar Heels Withstand Bowman’s Big Day, Knock Off Boston College on the Road

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 21, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

For a majority of UNC’s 90-82 road victory over Boston College on Saturday, it appeared the Eagles had the perfect recipe for an upset. First of all, it was a noon start-time. The ninth-ranked Tar Heels also struggled to put the...

Roy Williams Notches 800th Career Win as No. 9 UNC Pounds Syracuse 85-68

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 16, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

Two days after he deployed a never-before-seen small lineup to beat Florida State, UNC head coach Roy Williams saw his team return to the style he’s become known for on Monday against Syracuse. The ninth-ranked Tar Heels pounded...

Small-Ball Strategy Guides No. 11 UNC to Crucial Victory Over No. 9 Florida State

Posted by Avery Trendel | Jan 14, 2017 | Basketball, UNC Sports

With freshman center Tony Bradley out with a concussion on Saturday, UNC head coach Roy Williams was left short on big men for the 11th-ranked Tar Heels’ big-time matchup with No. 9 Florida State. It ended up making no...

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