File photo by Jeremy LangeRoy Williams can experiment with lineups this month DEAN SMITH CENTER/CHAPEL HILL — Having lost two of its past three games, North Carolina smoked a very poor Evansville team tonight 97-48. The Purple Aces are a bad squad even by mid-major standards, featuring a tiny frontline that at times resulted in […]
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Tar Heels threaten top-ranked Wildcats but fall a point shy
File photo by Arianna HoffmannBarnes, Zeller and Henson competed ferociously CBS — North Carolina boasts too proud a program to console itself with near-wins, but the Tar Heels unquestionably bolstered their NCAA tournament credentials despite a 73-72 defeat to Kentucky this afternoon. Carolina actually had possession and a chance to take the lead in the […]
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Tar Heels crawl past Badgers in tense, defensive tug of war
File photo by Arianna HoffmannBarnes rescued UNC, and not for the first time DEAN SMITH CENTER/CHAPEL HILL — The finale of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge featured a pair of top-10 teams, and UNC survived a bodacious challenge from Wisconsin to prevail 60-57 in a game that was long on defense and short on offense. Carolina […]
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Heels go to Vegas, lose their ‘0’
File photo by Arianna HoffmannWhere can UNC turn to find the answers? ESPN2 — North Carolina split a pair of games this weekend, beating a moribund South Carolina team on Friday and then losing to UNLV the following night. The Tar Heels entered the weekend as a clear favorite to win both of their games […]
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Tar Heels must pass shooting purity test to raise another championship banner
Follow Rob Harrington’s reporting on Triangle Offense @IndyweekSports and @Rob_Harrington. North Carolina nearly possesses a complete team this season. The Tar Heels boast talent, experience, depth, obvious coaching acumen and a preseason No. 1 ranking that reinforces the threat they’ll pose to opponents during the next several months. But a lingering, fundamental question lurks beneath […]
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Reggie Bullock awakens for Heels in another blowout victory
File photo by Arianna HoffmannReggie Bullock is among UNC’s best shooters DEAN SMITH CENTER/CHAPEL HILL — Through the first three games of the season, North Carolina’s frontcourt led the way offensively. And not in addition to, but instead of its perimeter scorers. The imbalance tilted in the opposite direction tonight, however, as UNC heated up […]
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Henson’s double-double lifts Heels past MVSU
Tarheelblue.comHenson’s inside scoring has been shocking DEAN SMITH CENTER/CHAPEL HILL — Through the first three games of the season, John Henson appears to be a legitimate contender for All-America and perhaps even National Player of the Year honors. Henson served up 18 points, 14 rebounds, three assists and a block against outmatched Mississippi Valley State […]
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Tar Heels race past UNC-Asheville, improve record to 2-0
The Blue Ridge Mountains took on a powder blue tint Sunday afternoon ESPNU — North Carolina returned to the state on Sunday after its aircraft carrier experience on Friday night, breezing by a highly energized UNC-Asheville club 91-75 in the first game at Kimmel Arena. The Tar Heels certainly weren’t overpowering, but they did showcase […]
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Tar Heels surge to win Carrier Classic
Photo by Jeremy M. LangeRoy Williams endured vertigo but presided over UNC’s season-opening victory (file photo) SAN DIEGO/ESPN — Top-ranked North Carolina opened its season atop an aircraft carrier on Friday night, toppling Michigan State 67-55 in the inaugural Carrier Classic. Staged on the USS Carl Vinson — do yourself a favor and spend a […]
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Tar Heels knock off rust, race past Pembroke
SMITH CENTER/CHAPEL HILL— Top-ranked North Carolina took the court tonight for the first time this season, shrugging off a dire first half to blow out over-matched UNC-Pembroke 100-58 in an exhibition contest. This game was played mostly because Pembroke coach Ben Miller worked for Roy Williams as an assistant at Kansas, and the gulf in […]
