Caleb Love had a memorable senior night at Arizona as the Wildcats won their final Pac-12 home game, and Puff Johnson scored a career-high 19 points in his first start in 11 games in a Penn State loss.
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UNC falls in NET after win with mostly bad news two weeks before Selection Sunday
There wasn’t much good NET rankings news for No. 9 North Carolina two weeks away from Selection Sunday after Saturday’s Quad 3 home victory over N.C. State.
Tar Heels flip defensive switch at halftime, rally to beat State
CHAPEL HILL — It was like No. 9 North Carolina flipped a defensive switch early in the second half. The Tar Heels gave up seven 3-pointers and 1.4 points per possession to N.C. State in the first half but forced the Wolfpack to come unglued offensively after halftime.
No. 17 UNC hammers Princeton with 11-run 1st inning, rolls behind Boaz’s nine strikeouts
CHAPEL HILL — No. 17 North Carolina took morning batting practice on Friday, but it all counted. In a game that started at 11 a.m. to get ahead of the rain, the Tar Heels banged out 10 hits in an 11-run first inning when 16 UNC players batted. The rout quickly was on as Carolina rolled to a 12–2 victory over Princeton in the opener of a three-game series.
Garcia pours in 29 points; Love and Styles each score 16
Dawson Garcia poured in 29 points in a high-scoring Minnesota loss, while Caleb Love and Dontrez Styles both scored 16 in mid-week games.
How can UNC earn No. 1 seed at ACC tournament without winning at Duke?
The ACC regular-season title could still come down to No. 9 UNC’s visit to No. 10 Duke on March 9, but some scenarios would allow the Tar Heels to clinch the No. 1 seed in the ACC tournament without winning that game. But that got more challenging after Wake Forest (18–10, 10–7) lost 70–65 at Notre Dame (11–17, 6–11) on Tuesday.
Healthy Osuna blasts two homers, leads UNC in RBI after rout
CHAPEL HILL — Alberto Osuna is fully healthy and having a blast. The senior slugger never felt quite right while battling a left hamate injury last season, and his power numbers suffered. He got healthy and fitter in the offseason, and the results have been impressive.
UNC’s NET ranking doesn’t change, but projections as No. 1 seed soar; women projected as 6 seed
No. 9 North Carolina’s fifth Quad 3 victory Monday night didn’t change the Tar Heels’ NET ranking, but more bracket projections are shifting the Tar Heels up to the No. 1 seed line.
Historic greatness and oddities as RJ Davis’ career night helps Heels escape
CHAPEL HILL — While RJ Davis was etching his place in Carolina basketball history and shooting himself into the national player of the year conversation, Miami was intent on ruining the party. His Smith Center-record 42 points and seven 3-pointers, both career-highs, helped the No. 9 Tar Heels beat a hot-shooting Miami team Monday night. But the 75–71 victory wasn’t put away until Jae’Lyn Withers sank two free throws with two seconds left.
UNC rises in Top 25 for longest top-10 streak in 8 years, projected by CBS as No. 1 seed
Carolina moved up a spot to No. 9 in the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll Monday after winning at Virginia 54–44 in its only game last week.