History links By Adam Lucas As soon as he walked down the college hallway and around the corner into the Smith Center tunnel, Hubert Davis could feel it. Saturday was NC State against Carolina. A national college basketball writer has compiled a list of ten games to watch on Saturday and Tar Heels-Wolfpack was not …
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History links By Adam Lucas 1. Intense, tough, good win for Carolina in 80-69 win over NC State. 2. Certainly hoping for the best for Terquavion Smith, who left with what appeared to be a very painful injury after a clumsy fall following a leaky black mistake. 3. What a day for Armand Bacot, which …
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History links By Adam Lucas 1. Carolina’s pro win, doing what it had to do to edge out Boston College, 72-64. 2. At Armando Bacot’s double-double – which he amassed before halftime – ties the school record. Bacot’s 60th double-double ties him to Billy Cunningham, a record that has stood for 60 years. He’s also …
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History links By Adam Lucas 1. Frustrating night in Charlottesville, as Carolina had some intangibles against it, but also failed to make a few key plays in a 65-58 loss to Virginia. As usual, the Cavaliers’ defense is solid – Carolina scored 58 points in this game after scoring 59 in one half earlier this …
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History links By Adam Lucas 1. Carolina got what it needed in another home win, this one an 81-64 decision over Notre Dame. Carolina had 19 assists on 31 field goals in a well-played victory. The challenge now is to do it on the road, where the Heels are winless this season – a big …
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History links By Adam Lucas 1. Good ACC home win for the Tar Heels, surviving Wake Forest with a strong second half, 88-79. 2. With a game featuring rotation hosts, the Tar Heels changed the game by moving to three guards with 14:09 remaining. by Seth Trimble defense disrupted Deacon’s offense, and it also allowed …
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History links By Adam Lucas 1. Big win for Carolina to win back-to-back non-conference games and feel good about Christmas. The Tar Heels beat Michigan, 80-76. 2. Armand Bacot was once again brilliant for the Tar Heels, and this time he did it against formidable competition in Hunter Dickinson. Bacot was the main difference maker …
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History links By Adam Lucas 1. It was a big win in an important environment for North Carolina. In a classic, old-school, somehow win when it doesn’t seem possible, the Heels beat Ohio State, 89-84 in overtime. Carolina came back from 11 in the second half (and 14 in the first half) to do it. …
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History links By Adam Lucas 1. Carolina overpowered The Citadel on Tuesday, earning a relatively easy 100-67 victory. 2. The Tar Heels got everything they wanted from this game. The starters didn’t have to play long minutes, the reserves had significant opportunities – and produced in those opportunities – and Carolina came out of the …
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Zach Stipe Assistant AD / Communications History links CINCINNATI- University of Cincinnati athletic director John Cunningham announced Monday that Scott Satterfield will be the 43rd football coach at Cincinnati. Satterfield is 76-48 (.612) in 10 years as a head coach at Louisville and Appalachia State, holding a winning mark in seven seasons in addition to …
