With a share of the ACC lead, North Carolina also is moving up in the AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll. The Tar Heels (14–5, 6–1 ACC) jumped three spots to No. 20 in the poll released Monday afternoon.
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Todd-Williams ties career-high with 22 points in Ole Miss win; Love, Styles scores 14; Johnson notches 13
Kennedy Todd-Williams’ first season at Ole Miss hasn’t always gone smoothly, but she put it all together Sunday. Nearly a year after she scored a career-high 22 points for Carolina in a win at Pittsburgh, Todd-Williams matched that in the Rebels’ 69–59 road win over Georgia.
Carolina moves up in NET rankings after win at BC; Heels gain Quad 1 win but lose one
No. 4 North Carolina’s third Quad 2 victory of the season was enough to move the Tar Heels up two spots to 7 in Sunday’s updated NET rankings.
No. 4 Heels dominate boards again, put away eighth straight win at free-throw line
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — No. 4 North Carolina again made an opponent pay for putting the Tar Heels on the free throw line. UNC didn’t shoot that well from the floor in the second half but made 14 of 15 free-throw attempts after halftime, as the Heels extended their win streak to eight with a workman-like 76–66 victory Saturday over Boston College at Conte Forum.
McKoy has career night with 22 points, 6 3-pointers; Garcia scores 22
Justin McKoy’s best game of his career wasn’t enough to carry Hawaii on Thursday night. McKoy scored 22 points and six 3-pointers (both career-highs) but took only one shot in the second half as the Rainbow Warriors lost 79–71 at Long Beach State.
Deja Kelly fires in 27 as UNC escapes Ga. Tech with win, off to best ACC start in 10 years
Regardless of the opponent, winning on the road in the ACC is a challenge, and teams don’t worry too much about style points as long as they can get a win.
That was the case for No. 23 North Carolina on Thursday, which weathered some rough offensive stretches but rode tough defense and finished strong to escape Atlanta with a 73–68 victory over Georgia Tech on Thursday at McCamish Pavilion.
UNC-BC men’s game airs on different channel than for any other game this season
Finding the broadcast of No. 4 North Carolina’s 2:15 Saturday men’s basketball game may be challenging for some fans, but most should have easy access to the Tar Heels’ game.
No. 4 Carolina falls in NET after Quad 4 win over Louisville, loses Quad 1 win
By R.L. Bynum Playing Quad 4 teams is rarely an NCAA tournament resume-builder unless you blow that team out, and … More
Love, Walton have big games, pile up 3-pointers; Adams scores 26
Destiny Adams, Kerwin Walton and Caleb Love all had big games Wednesday night and led their teams in scoring, but only Love did so in a victory.
No. 4 Heels overcome second-half funk to put away Louisville
CHAPEL HILL — What looked early like another Carolina ACC blowout turned into an unexpected test of the Tar Heels’ resilience.
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