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The 3-point shooting touch was a nice bonus for the North Carolina women’s basketball team on Monday. The No. 16 Tar Heels had another impressive defense performance, but the long-range connections might garner the most attention from a 69–39 romp past Indiana in the championship game of the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas.
A heavy dose of stellar defensive work defined North Carolina’s semifinal victory in the Battle 4 Atlantis. The No. 16 Tar Heels kept Villanova in check in a 53-36 result Sunday at Imperial Arena in Nassau, Bahamas.
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Coach Hubert Davis has seen enough stretches to know that No. 10 North Carolina can play at an elite level. His mission is to be that efficient more consistently. That will be even more important during the three-day Maui Invitational, which features an elite field and begins with a first-round game Monday at 11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) against 5–0 Dayton.
It was a milestone victory for UNC coach Courtney Banghart and a breakout game for freshman guard Lanie Grant in No. 16 North Carolina’s 63–52 victory Saturday in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis in Nassau, Bahama.
The thing about vibes is, they are often fleeting.
HONOLULU — There may have been no jet lag for No. 10 North Carolina, but the Tar Heels rebounding desire was late to arrive. That, and Elliot Cadeau sitting for 14 first-half minutes with two fouls kept Hawai’i in the game for one half. Carolina turned on the jets of its potent transition game and ran it into overdrive in the second half, pulling away for an 87–69 victory Friday at a packed Stan Sheriff Center.
Armando Bacot produced his fourth double-double in five games and kept the perimeter proficiency coming.
CHAPEL HILL — Jalen Washington unleashed plenty of emotions after he took a transition pass from Elliot Cadeau and hammered home a powerful dunk in the second half Friday against American. Seeing Washington wave his arms and yell surprised Coach Hubert Davis, but he’s convinced that much more than his highlight-reel slam was behind that reaction.
The overlap of football and men’s basketball sometimes creates challenges for the Tar Heel Sports Network, and this weekend’s schedule delivers some.
North Carolina held at No. 10 in the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll after rolling to a 107–55 home win Friday over American.
After splitting two games last week, including a 69–58 loss Friday in Greensboro to No. 2 UConn, North Carolina fell two spots to No. 16 in the AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll.
Drake Maye had the best game of his rookie NFL season, but his late interception prevented it from coming in a victory. But that didn’t prevent the NFL and New England Patriots fans from concluding that he’s one of the top rookie quarterbacks in the league and has a bright future on a day that two former UNC teammates — Josh Downs and Javonte Williams — had big days.
While it wasn’t a masterpiece, it was good enough for Carolina’s third straight win, clinching bowl eligibility, which didn’t seem like a given a month ago following the Georgia Tech loss.
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CHAPEL HILL — Carolina is fun to watch when they’re running the way Coach Hubert Davis wants them to. The Tar Heels dispatched a pesky American team Friday night, turning a nine-point halftime lead into a certified blowout, with a final score of 107–55.
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