Pringle's performance speaks volumes for No. 3 Tar Heels
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In the days following a loss at top-ranked Connecticut, LaToya Pringle felt herself fighting through her quiet personality to become more demanding of her North Carolina teammates in practice.
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Tyler Hansbrough scored 23 points and Wayne Ellington added 19 to lead top-ranked North Carolina past visiting North Carolina-Asheville, 93-81, on Wednesday night.
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RALEIGH The performance by the NC State men&#39;s basketball team was the type that would leave training tables, Gatorade coolers and coaches&#39; shirt collars in disarray in the postgame locker room.
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It had all gone so well in the first half. For the first time in quite a while, NC State was living up to its motto: Discipline. It was avoiding penalties, holding on to
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HOPEFULLY the only thing the North Carolina Tar Heels didn&#39;t miss during its brief layover in the Bay Area was their flight to Hawaii.
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They were determined to get off to a better start in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
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Julius Hodge drove to the basket and scored, then turned to run back on defense. On the way, for a brief moment, he held the Heisman Trophy pose. It was the North Carolina State guard's not-so-subtle way of letting everyone know where he thinks he ranks among the elite players in the country &#151; even if he had the wrong sport.
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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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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Duke had little trouble staying unbeaten while opening Atlantic Coast Conference tournament play. Things figure to get a little tougher the rest of the way.
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Typically, the word &quot;contrite&quot; isn&#39;t one you&#39;d use to describe a postgame Carolina basketball locker room. But after Tuesday night&#39;s 96-75 victory over UNC-Wilmington, contrite definitely fit.
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Time and again, a North Carolina State player turned down an open shot, choosing instead to pass the ball to an open teammate. &quot;I&#39;m just really proud of them, because they did it the right way,&quot; Wolfpack coach Herb Sendek said.
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Coming off its first loss, No. 2 North Carolina regained its winning form &#151; if not its top form.
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North Carolina finally beat Kentucky again, thanks to Rashad McCants and Sean May. Jawad Williams helped a bunch, too.
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North Carolina State had no trouble staying unbeaten Friday night. Cameron Bennerman scored 20 points to lead the No. 17 Wolfpack past Campbell 99-44, marking their fourth straight lopsided victory to start the season.
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Mike Jones has the masterful all-around performance in leading Maryland to an upset of North Carolina that has been expected of the much-maligned starting guard since he arrived in College Park.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Sports Network) - Sean May scored a  game-high 24 points, Jawad Williams added 19 and fourth-ranked  North Carolina routed William & Mary, 105-66, in non-league  action at Chapel Hill.
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Alison Bales scored 15 of her season-high 21 points in the first half and No. 1 Duke routed Clemson, 105-53, last night to remain perfect entering its showdown with No. 2 North Carolina.