UNC plays for state-line bragging rights today in the Tar Heels’ annual visit to Myrtle Beach. The No. 9 Heels will take on South Carolina (6-3) at around 3 p.m. in the middle game of the Carolinas Challenge tripleheader at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. All six teams in the event have winning records. Francis […]
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Indiana blows past NCCU after halftime
N.C. Central hung on for quite a while at Indiana on Saturday night, but the Hoosiers were just too strong in the second half. Freshman Maurice Creek had 29 points including five 3-pointers, leading Indiana to an 81-58 win over the Eagles. C.J. Wilkerson (pictured) had 22 points to lead NCCU (2-9), which trailed just […]
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Wolfpack rallies after halftime to hold off pesky Winthrop
REYNOLDS COLISEUM/RALEIGH N.C. State plays its final home game before its Christmas break, and the Wolfpack is in need of a win to keep its momentum headed in the right direction. It’s a “guarantee” game against Big South member Winthrop, and the Wolfpack (6-4) – which hasn’t lost to anybody by more than six points […]
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NCCU falls hard at South Florida
N.C. Central is headed to the consolation game. Freshman Joanna Miller (pictured) led all scorers with 18 points, but that was nearly half her team’s total as the Eagles fell to host South Florida 79-37 in the USF Shootout. Melissa Dalembert led the Bulls with a big double-double of 16 points and 15 rebounds, while […]
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Women’s roundup: Wolfpack home favorite, NCCU underdog on road
N.C. State will be favored in its final home game before Christmas this afternoon, while N.C. Central faces a big challenge on the road. Kellie Harper’s Wolfpack (6-4) will host Winthrop at 5 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum, while Joli Robinson’s Eagles will look for their first win of the season against South Florida in the […]
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Duke gets a quick start, big game from Cheek to hold off Evans, Dukes
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Duke hits its home court on a nasty December evening, getting a bit more of a challenge than was apparent when the schedule was released. Tonight’s opponent is James Madison, which comes in ranked No. 24 with a 7-0 record and two wins over ACC teams. The No. 7 Blue Devils are […]
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Eagles try for big upset at Indiana
N.C. Central will look for a huge upset Saturday night in men’s basketball. The Eagles (2-8), will continue to seek their first win against a Division I team for first-year coach LeVelle Moton when they visit Indiana (4-5) at Assembly Hall. The game will be shown on the Big Ten Network, the Eagles’ second appearance […]
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Duke hosts surprising Dukes in Top 25 women’s hoops battle at Cameron
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM Joanne P. McCallie said that when she was making this season’s schedule for her Duke women’s basketball team, she expected James Madison to be pretty good. Just maybe not this good. The No. 7 Blue Devils (7-2) will be playing their fourth nationally-ranked opponent of the season on Friday night at 7, […]
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Turnover-prone NCCU loses a tough one to some other Eagles
McLENDON-McDOUGALD GYM/DURHAM It’s a much bigger game for N.C. Central tonight than the fans seem to think. The Eagles are taking on another set of Eagles from Florida Gulf Coast University, which is also in a transition status into full membership in NCAA Division I. If NCCU can win tonight, it’s the first win over […]
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Miller’s 25 not enough as Eagles’ comeback at UNCG falls short
The second half of N.C. Central’s game at UNC Greensboro was pretty good for the Eagles. The first, not so much. Freshman Joanna Miller (pictured) had a game-high 25 points and seven rebounds, but the Eagles couldn’t recover from a 20-point halftime deficit and came up short in a 70-57 loss to the Spartans. Lakiah […]
