Easy Victory for Tar Heels in Semifinals
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Rashad McCants scored 27 points and North Carolina rode a sharp first half to a 94-81 victory over Tennessee last night in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.
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North Carolina State holds off No. 3 North Carolina, 83-79, for the Wolfpack's first win over the Tar Heels since 2003.
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North Carolina's overtime win at Clemson kept the Tar Heels unbeaten and the top of The Associated Press' college basketball poll unchanged Monday.
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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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North Carolina puts five players in double figures and likely nails down a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament with an 89-80 victory over upstart N.C. State to win the ACC title Sunday in Tampa.
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TAMPA, Fla. -- Wayne Ellington scored 18 points and Ty Lawson had 14 to lead No. 8 North Carolina to a 73-58 victory Friday over Florida State in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
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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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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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Camille Little scores a season-high 24 points and La'Tangela Atkinson adds 19 for second-ranked North Carolina in an 89-51 victory over Wofford on Wednesday.
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Courtney Fells scored 21 points to lead North Carolina State to an 83-79 upset of No. 3 North Carolina yesterday in Raleigh, N.C., giving Sidney Lowe his first big win as the Wolfpack's coach.
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Junior Danny Green matches his career high with 20 points to help North Carolina beat Valparaiso, 90-58, keeping the undefeated and top-ranked Tar Heels rolling.
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The perfect season is over for Duke. Ashley Key hit the go-ahead jumper with 1:19 remaining and No. 24 North Carolina State gave top-ranked Duke its first loss, a stunning 70-65 defeat in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Saturday.
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Ivory Latta wouldn't let North Carolina fall victim to another upset loss. Executing the Tar Heels' inside-first plan with efficiency, Latta scored 21 points to help No. 2 North Carolina bounce back from a surprising upset loss with a 93-70 rout of Miami on Sunday.
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Shelden Williams scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half to help No. 5 Duke beat North Carolina State 86-74 on Thursday night.
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A North Carolina goal line stand as time ran out Saturday night enabled the Tar Heels to post a 30-24 win over the No. 25 North Carolina State Wolfpack.
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The University of North Carolina's women's basketball team has shown no mercy to opponents all season. Entering last night's game against Boston College, the Tar Heels had rattled off 23 straight wins, and led Division 1 teams with a victory margin of 37.8 points.
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Wayne Ellington scored 18 points and Ty Lawson had 14 to lead No. 8 North Carolina to a 73-58 victory Friday over Florida State in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.