Carolina's determined 'D' had six takeaways, including an interception return for a touchdown by cornerback Kendric Burney and a fumble recovery for a score by lineman Cam Thomas in beating BC 31-13.
While Friday’s 87-71 loss to Syracuse was both staggering and humiliating for North Carolina’s basketball team, the experience should provide the Tar Heels with a valuable measuring stick.
North Carolina will be packing its bags the week before Thanksgiving next season, too. The Tar Heels will be one of eight teams participating in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off; they will play on Nov. 18, 19 and 21.
The chants of "over-rated!" began with about three minutes left Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Frankly, they could have begun a whole lot sooner.
Led by senior Marcus Ginyard's defense, determination and timely buckets, the sixth-ranked Tar Heels (4-0) survived a late-game surge by the Buckeyes, 77-73 Thursday night at Madison Square Garden in their first real test of the season.
Inevitably, maybe as soon as tonight, it's going to happen. North Carolina is going to find itself tied, or trailing by a bucket, with the final seconds ticking down - desperate for a game-winning shot. Which Tar Heel wants to take it?
A seven-year snapshot of graduation rates released Wednesday by the NCAA placed the N.C. State men's basketball program in the bottom half of the ACC academically.
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