By R.L. Bynum After missing three games with a left foot strain, Harrison Barnes came back impressively, scoring nine of his 18 points in the second quarter and making his first five shots. Unfortunately for the Sacramento Kings, his return wasn’t enough to stop their losing streak that became a season-high eight games with a…More
Tar Heels in NBA: White scores 24 as he shifts to playing more off the ball; Little, Johnson have big games
By R.L. Bynum In a battle of North Carolina native point guards in Houston on Tuesday night, Coby White got the best of John Wall even though he took some lumps in the process. White, a Goldsboro native, scored 11 of his 24 points in the first quarter and collected four 3-pointers and 10 rebounds…More
Tar Heels in NBA: Green, Bullock have decent games; playing time disappears for Jackson, Davis
By R.L. Bynum On a day that UNC alums didn’t put up big numbers, it was confounding to see the lack of playing time for Justin Jackson and Ed Davis. Jackson’s minutes had dropped off the previous two games to 10 minutes on Wednesday against Memphis and six minutes Friday at Milwaukee. During Oklahoma City’s…More
Poor shooting dooms UNC’s women as State avenges loss
By R.L. Bynum RALEIGH — A lot of the elements that came together for North Carolina to upset No. 4 N.C. State 15 days earlier were missing Sunday. And missing is what the Tar Heels mostly did from 3-point range in the first three quarters after collecting 11 3-pointers in the first meeting. Without that…More
Tar Heels in NBA: White joins Walton with five 3-pointers in Bulls victory
By R.L. Bynum Kerwin Walton wasn’t the only Tar Heel with five 3-pointers Saturday night. Coby White made 5 of 8 attempts from 3-point range, including an important one with 2:11 left as well as two free throws with 10.1 seconds left, as the Chicago Bulls earned a 122–114 home win over the Sacramento Kings.…More
Freshmen flourish as Carolina rolls to best win of season
By R.L. Bynum CHAPEL HILL — When North Carolina’s freshmen were repeatedly making mistakes earlier in the season, you had to be reminded that they were freshmen. Reminders were also needed Saturday night, but for a good reason. They played like seasoned players who knew where to be, what to do and how to do…More
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