Santa Clara Shocks 4th-Ranked North Carolina
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OAKLAND, Calif. (Sports Network) - Travis Niesen scored a career-high 26 points, Kyle Bailey added 20 and Santa Clara shocked No. 4 North Carolina with a 77-66 victory in a Pete Newell Challenge game at The Arena.
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Wayne Ellington made a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in overtime to lift top-ranked North Carolina to a 90-88 victory at No. 19 Clemson on Sunday night.
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Carolina tags Miami with their first ACC loss as UNC upsets their first top five opponent. The Heels&#39; offense puts up over 540 yards against the vaunted Canes defense.
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By Lenox Rawlings, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 18--CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.   With its national stature and ACC standing on the line, North Carolina fought off Boston College 77-72 last night and grabbed a share of first place.
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North Carolina powered its way back to the College World Series finals, hitting four home runs to support Adam Warren and two relievers in a 7-4 victory over Rice on Thursday night.
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The victory put the Tar Heels in a first-place tie with Virginia in the conference standings. It also gave their young but talented players a much-needed victory in a close game.
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Ilian Evtimov led a balanced attack with 17 points, including a clutch late 3-pointer, and North Carolina State beat No. 8 Georgia Tech 76-68 on Sunday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
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Freshman Cetera DeGraffenreid scored a season-high 20 points, Rashanda McCants added 19, and third-ranked North Carolina won its eighth straight by routing Boston College, 87-59, last night in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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North Carolina is young, deep, talented &#151; and hardly without flaws. But by winning their first Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title since 1998 with an 89-80 victory Sunday over North Carolina State, the eighth-ranked Tar Heels clearly re-established themselves as a force in the NCAA tournament.
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Bambale Osby scored inside with 21 seconds left to help Maryland stun top-ranked North Carolina 82-80 on Saturday, dealing the Tar Heels their first loss of the season.
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Tyler Hansbrough scored 26 points and Wayne Ellington added a career-high 23 Thursday night to help No. 1 North Carolina beat visiting Nevada, 106-70.
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Tyler Hansbrough scored 17 and Ty Lawson had 13 points with seven assists and six rebounds to lead fourth-ranked North Carolina to a 77-72 victory over No. 21 Boston College on Saturday night.
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Tyler Hansbrough scored 27 points and showed no ill effects from a weekend concussion to help No. 1 North Carolina beat Nicholls State, 88-78, last night in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Editor&#39;s note: On Wednesday, we&#39;ll focus on rebounding and post play with UNC&#39;s Sean May. Let&#39;s see. Without Raymond Felton, North Carolina loses at Santa Clara, 77-63, to start the season.
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What began as a week of high expectations at the Heights has been tempered somewhat after the Boston College men's basketball team lost at home to unranked Duke Wednesday night. The 23d-ranked Eagles have a chance to get back on the fast track to a high NCAA Tournament seed tonight when they welcome No. 4 North Carolina to Conte Forum.
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Travis Niesen scored 26 points and Kyle Bailey made three second-half 3-pointers to help Santa Clara spoil No. 4 North Carolina&#39;s season opener, 77-66, last night in the Pete Newell Challenge in Oakland, Calif.
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Tyler Hansbrough scores 25 points to lead No. 1 North Carolina to a 90-61 rout of Kent State on Wednesday night.