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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Teams have taken their shots at No. 1 South Carolina all season, but nobody has pulled off the upset. Only three teams have come within seven points of the 33–0 and top-seeded Gamecocks: reigning national champion LSU, Tennessee and the team they face in the second round of the NCAA women’s tournament at 1 p.m. Sunday (CBS) — No. 8-seed North Carolina.
Never mind trying to make a 3-point attempt with a defender’s hand in your face. RJ Davis and girlfriend Deja Kelly, both senior North Carolina guards who have led their teams to the NCAA tournament, had a bigger challenge a couple of weeks ago in the kitchen of Davis’ apartment.
Cormac Ryan, Harrison Ingram and Coach Hubert Davis met with the media ahead of UNC’s second-round game Saturday against Michigan State.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — You want to be playing your best basketball in March, and No. 8 seed North Carolina arguably produced that for one half of Friday’s game. The Tar Heels’ season-long trend of blowing big leads nearly bit them again.
But UNC delivered the early punches and lockdown defense throughout to take down No. 9 seed Michigan State 59–56 in the first round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament at Colonial Life Arena.
CHARLOTTE — No. 5 Carolina’s expected domination inside gave the Tar Heels a big edge, and Jae’Lyn Withers’s energy off the bench was a big catalyst in making that happen. But, as with many games this season, RJ Davis’ second-half push put the game away as UNC overcame what Coach Hubert Davis said was “out-of-character” play before halftime.
The aftermath of North Carolina’s loss to Miami in the ACC tournament led to plenty of reflection for the Tar Heels as they refocused for the two-week break before the start of the NCAA tournament.
CHARLOTTE — UNC freshman Elliot Cadeau and the Carolina band spent hours in production for seven seconds at the end of a 30-second Marriott Bonvoy commercial that debuted this week.
CHARLOTTE — No. 4 North Carolina watched Wagner’s First Four victory Tuesday night together, first on the team bus and then at the team hotel.
One day after AP awarded Carolina’s RJ Davis with one first-team All-American honor, he got two more from the United States Basketball Writers Association and the National Association of Basketball Coaches, announcing their teams on Wednesday.
RJ Davis on Tuesday became the 15th player in Carolina men’s basketball history to earn first-team AP All-America honors.
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