N.C. State Aims to Even Ohio St. Series
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North Carolina State hardly has a rivalry with Ohio State. After all, they played for the first time last season.
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The Luckeyes' magic is alive and well. Ohio State made up for a shoddy day offensively by forcing five turnovers, and Mike Nugent tied a school record with five field goals to give the ninth-ranked Buckeyes a 22-14 victory over North Carolina State on Saturday.
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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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North Carolina finally beat Kentucky again, thanks to Rashad McCants and Sean May. Jawad Williams helped a bunch, too.
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Miami is the only unbeaten team left in the ACC, which means it currently controls its own destiny. However, NC State knows it can get right back in the race with an upset over the Hurricanes
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Deon Thompson and Ty Lawson each scored 16 points for No. 1 North Carolina, which scored 25 straight points in the first half of a 93-62 victory over North Carolina State on Saturday.
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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.
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When Ohio State takes the field Monday night, it will be trying to repair a reputation damaged by a blowout loss to Florida in last yearâs national championship.
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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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In North Carolina's most recent victories, senior quarterback Darian Durant went a combined 36 for 52 for 458 yards and five touchdowns. He accounted for 529 yards of total offense in those games.
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The best-of-three final between North Carolina and Oregon State marks only the second rematch of championship opponents since the College World Series began in 1947.
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Daniel Evans threw for a career-high 347 yards and three touchdowns, two to Donald Bowens, to lead North Carolina State past No. 21 Virginia, 29-24, yesterday in Raleigh, N.C.
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Consensus No. 1 Ohio State will have to endure a trying September as the Buckeyes must face three teams in the top 20, including two on the road.
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North Carolina State desperately needs a win in its Atlantic Coast Conference opener against Boston College Saturday in Raleigh, N.C., to quiet critics after a disappointing 1-2 start.
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North Carolina's previous game was against No. 3 Maryland. Its next game is against No. 1 Duke. In between, the second-ranked Tar Heels had a chance for a breather against Boston College.
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This time, a roll of the Miami dice didnât come up a winner for the Hurricanes. As it turned out, North Carolina couldnât have scheduled a better Homecoming opponent.
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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.