Considering that No. 3 North Carolina fell in the NET after Saturday’s win at Florida State and dropped another notch a day later, the damage to the Tar Heels’ NET ranking from Tuesday’s 74–73 loss at Georgia Tech was minimal.
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Davis fires in 28, but can’t hit shot, get call at end as Jackets upset Heels
There are plenty of forgettable North Carolina games in Atlanta in many sports, but the latest frustrating Tar Heels loss there will be remembered for a foul that wasn’t called. As RJ Davis drove the lane with the No. 3 Tar Heels trailing by a point in the final seconds, Georgia Tech’s Ebenezer Dowouna lunged his shoulder into Davis. There was no foul, and Davis missed the shot as the Yellow Jackets pulled off a 74–73 upset at McCamish Pavilion to end UNC’s 10-game win streak.
AP names RJ Davis National Player of Week; he makes final 10 for West Award
The awards for RJ Davis are coming as consistently as the big games he’s producing for No. 3 North Carolina. One day after earning ACC Player of the Week honors for the third time this season, The Associated Press named the senior guard the National Player of the Week to go with Andy Katz giving him that honor on Monday.
NCAA projections: 3 ACC men’s teams, UNC goes west; 9 ACC women’s teams, Heels a 5 seed
After first- and second-round games in Charlotte, No. 3 North Carolina will head west in the NCAA men’s tournament, according to the latest bracket projections that predict only three ACC teams in the field. That’s a huge contrast to ESPN’s projection that nine ACC teams will make the women’s field.
UNC continues longest top-five streak in men’s poll after December in five seasons
Once a team rises to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll, all it can do is win to maintain that spot and potentially move up if the top two teams lose.
North Carolina has taken care of the winning part, but No. 1 UConn and No. 2 Purdue did as well to keep the Tar Heels at No. 3.
UNC falls in NET after win at Florida State
No. 3 North Carolina’s fifth road victory and fourth Quad 2 victory didn’t help the Tar Heels in the NET. On the contrary, it somehow hurt them.
Love scores career-high 36 as Arizona rebounds from loss; Dawson hits 20 as his Gophers beat Johnson, Dunn and Penn State
Five days after his former UNC backcourt mate RJ Davis scored a career-high 36 points against Wake Forest, Caleb Love matched that on Saturday night.
Cadeau impressive again, but No. 3 Heels need RJ Davis’ poise to hold off FSU
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Elliot Cadeau is becoming an aggressive engine that drives No. 3 North Carolina’s offense just as much as RJ Davis. A first-half stretch Saturday proved that the freshman point guard is essential with his ability to whip by defenders and deliver feathery passes.
Tar Heels in NBA: Barnes does it all for Kings with career-high 39 as Kings win thriller against Warriors, his former team; White scores 25
Harrison Barnes did it all for Sacramento on Thursday night to help the Kings win a thriller over one of his former teams. The 12-year NBA veteran scored a career-high 39 points and seven 3-pointers, hitting consecutive clutch baskets and getting a huge block as the Kings earned a 134–133 road victory over the Golden State Warriors before a national TNT audience.
No. 20 UNC holds on behind Deja Kelly’s 18 points, clutch free throws
CHAPEL HILL — That vexing pattern of No. 20 North Carolina building a big lead and giving most of it up nearly burned the Tar Heels on Thursday night. But Deja Kelly made four free throws in the final 15.7 seconds after UNC blew a 13-point fourth-quarter lead before holding on for a 66–61 win at Carmichael Arena. But not before Miami sank five of its 12 3-pointers in the final quarter, and former Duke player Shayeann Day-Wilson led a fierce rally.