Carolina’s defense, a cornerstone of a 10-game win streak earlier this season, continues to regress in recent games, and the No. 7 Tar Heels paid for it at Syracuse. The Orange cashed in with red-hot shooting.
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UNC projected as No. 2 seed in men’s tournament, No. 6 seed in women’s field
With Selection Sunday five Sundays away, the No. 7 North Carolina men are projected as a No. 2 seed, and the UNC women are predicted to have a tough road as a No. 6 seed.
UNC falls in AP Top 25, but extends longest top-10 streak in five seasons
North Carolina fell four spots to No. 7 in the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll as one of four teams in the top 10 of last week’s poll to lose.
Styles scores 23 in Hoyas loss to No. 1 UConn; McKoy, Love, Garcia and Adams all have big games
Dontrez Styles had the best scoring game of the weekend among the former Tar Heels. Justin McKoy, Caleb Love, Dawson Garcia and Destiny Adams also enjoyed big games, although Garcia got hurt.
More OT heartbreak for UNC women as skid hits four with loss at Duke
DURHAM — North Carolina’s women started Valentine’s Day week with more overtime heartbreak. Unable to hold double-digit leads in each half, thanks to scoring droughts of more than five minutes, the Tar Heels lost 68–60 in overtime at Duke before a crowd of 9,314 at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Sunday.
Cadeau’s confidence soaring after big game, but his focus was on his five turnovers
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — With all the good numbers that freshman point guard Elliot Cadeau put up on Saturday, all he could think about was one number — five turnovers. Cadeau has always been his biggest critic, even after career-best totals of 19 points and four assists, as well as an ACC-high eight assists. He refused to call it his best game because of that season-high turnover total.
UNC projects as solid No. 2 seed after earning 6th Quad 1 win
No. 3 North Carolina continued to build a strong NCAA tournament resume five weeks away from Selection Sunday. The league-leading Tar Heels (19–5, 11–2 ACC) are projected as a solid No. 2 seed, remaining at 10 in the NET rankings after Saturday’s 75–72 win at Miami earned their sixth Quad 1 victory.
Davis does it at both ends as No. 3 UNC holds on to win at Miami
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — If RJ Davis wasn’t already a favorite to earn All-America honors and ACC Player of the Year, his play at both ends solidified that status on Saturday.
UNC women must overcome recent offensive woes against Duke, ACC’s best defensive team
Any game against Duke is huge for North Carolina’s women, but Sunday’s visit to sold-out Cameron Indoor Stadium has added significance since the Tar Heels enter the game with a three-game losing streak.
Hubert Davis says Bacot, RJ Davis adjusting to how they’re being defended
CHAPEL HILL — Since No. 3 Carolina’s 10-game win streak ended, opponents have altered how they defend graduate center Armando Bacot and senior guard RJ Davis, and that’s led to a period of adjustment.