Droschak: Tar Heels Steamroll to Victory
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The stat line in the first half was about as remarkable as it gets. But then again, North Carolina is getting used to big leads at the break.
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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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By the time the Tar Heels had finished scoring 21 straight points, spanning 6 minutes 14 seconds of the end of the first half and the beginning of the second, the display truly dramatized the best North Carolina had to offer. And it left Boston College with no chance of upsetting the No. 4 team in ...
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Shrugging off eight years of frustration in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, North Carolina beat Tobacco Road rivals North Carolina State 89-80 Sunday for the Tar Heels' first league title since 1998.
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Both went 3 for 3 from beyond the arc for their first three-pointers of the season and career highs for three-pointers in a game. Reserve Erlana Larkins added 12 points for the Tar Heels (6-0).
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North Carolina was ready for its test Wednesday night. Rashad McCants and Raymond Felton made sure the Tar Heels passed. McCants scored 19 points and Felton added 18 to lead the No.
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Rashad McCants had 23 points and Sean May added 17 points and 16 rebounds, helping No. 4 North Carolina pull out an 85-61 victory over Virginia on Wednesday night.
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Coach Pete Gillen and the Cavaliers continue their slowdown tactics, but it doesn't phase No. 4 North Carolina as the Tar Heels run away with an 85-61 victory Wednesday night.
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For the first time in four games, North Carolina failed to reach 100 points. That tiny moral victory was all Georgia Tech salvaged from its trip to Chapel Hill.
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Tyler Hansbrough scores 18 points, Deon Thompson adds a career-high 17 and No. 4 North Carolina routs Boston College, 91-69, on Thursday night.
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North Carolina was taking command when it counted against Ohio State, leaning on big man Tyler Hansbrough to lead the decisive run.
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Rashanda McCants had 19 points, Erlana Larkins added 18 and No. 3 North Carolina beat Georgia Tech, 75-61, yesterday in Atlanta.
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No. 16 Virginia Tech uses a smothering defense and superb special teams to overwhelm North Carolina, 35-10, Saturday afternoon.
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North Carolina celebrated two of its national championship teams on Saturday. Then the current Tar Heels showed they might be capable of winning a title of their own.
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Ivory Latta scored 20 points, becoming North Carolina's career scoring leader, and the fourth-ranked Tar Heels ended North Carolina State's emotional run through the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament with a 60-54 win over the No. 24 Wolfpack in Sunday's championship game.
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TAMPA -- One day after four lower seeds advanced to the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, top-seeded North Carolina made certain it wasn't summarily dispatched by holding form in its relatively breezy 73-58 victory over ninth-seeded Florida State yesterday at St. Pete Times Forum.
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One of the first significant challenges to North Carolina&#39;s national aspirations this season came Saturday afternoon when Kentucky visited the Smith Center.