RALEIGH — Deja Kelly tried to will her way to a first victory at Reynolds Coliseum, took a hard fall and just kept fighting, but No. 24 North Carolina missed multiple golden chances in the final minutes.
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At players-only meeting when UNC returned from Atlanta, the Heels talked about what went wrong
CHAPEL HILL — After No. 3 North Carolina arrived at the Smith Center about midnight after the first conference loss of the season, the Tar Heels still couldn’t believe they had lost at Georgia Tech. Rather than head back to their apartments, the players had a players-only meeting in the locker room that lasted about 90 minutes, ending a little before 2 a.m.
Duke’s Roach has faced UNC seven times, but his most memorable might be surprising
DURHAM — Duke senior Jeremy Roach has played rival North Carolina seven times, but his most memorable game against the Tar Heels isn’t the one you would guess.
Tar Heels in pros: White hits 35 in another big homecoming game at Charlotte; Pinson scores 25, 6 3s in G League
Coby White continues to play consistently well for the Chicago Bulls, but there’s nothing like coming home and rebounding from a performance that “ticked” him off”
Two examples of coaching contrasts between Williams, Davis stick out Tuesday
From no longer always playing two post players to creating more spacing on the offensive end, Coach Hubert Davis has put his stamp on Carolina basketball while following many of the philosophies of Coach Roy Williams.
NET rankings damage from No. 3 UNC’s loss at Georgia Tech minimal
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.
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.