AARON BEARD

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North Carolina tops William & Mary 80-72 in NIT

The building was packed, loud and charged. North Carolina rolled to a quick early lead to crank up the crowd noise even more. And when it ended, the Tar Heels were celebrating a hard-fought victory on the court they called home for two decades.

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No. 4 Duke holds off Georgia Tech 65-61 to win ACC

Kyle Singler scored 20 points and Jon Scheyer hit a critical 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to help No. 4 Duke beat Georgia Tech 65-61 in Sunday's Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship game.

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No. 4 Duke beats Miami 77-74 in ACC semifinals

Kyle Singler scored 27 points to help fourth-ranked Duke push ahead in the second half to beat Miami 77-74 in Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals.

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NC State upsets Florida State 58-52 in ACCs

Freshman Scott Wood scored 18 points on six 3-pointers to help North Carolina State beat Florida State 58-52 on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.

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Georgia Tech edges North Carolina 62-58 in ACCs

Derrick Favors had 18 points, nine rebounds and five blocks to help Georgia Tech hold off North Carolina 62-58 in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Thursday night.

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Virginia beats Boston College 68-62 in ACCs

Sammy Zeglinski scored 16 of his season-high 21 points in the first half to help Virginia beat Boston College 68-62 on Thursday in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.

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Horner leads NC State past Boston College 66-54

Dennis Horner scored 11 of his 14 points during the decisive second-half run to help North Carolina State rally past Boston College 66-54 on Sunday.

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NC State upsets No. 24 Virginia 66-59 in ACCs

Freshman Marissa Kastanek scored 15 points to help North Carolina State hold off Monica Wright and No. 24 Virginia 66-59 in Friday's quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.

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North Carolina beats Miami 69-62 for 2,000th win

Deon Thompson scored 14 points in his final home game to help North Carolina hold off Miami 69-62 on Tuesday night and become just the second team in NCAA history with 2,000 victories.

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North Carolina upsets No. 6 Duke 64-54

Cetera DeGraffenreid scored 20 of her 22 points in the second half to help North Carolina upset No. 6 Duke 64-54 and earn a needed victory for their shaky NCAA tournament hopes.

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Florida State cruises past North Carolina 77-67

Florida State buried 3-pointer after 3-pointer in a building where it hadn't won in a decade, then coolly expanded its big halftime lead even more.

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NC State upsets No. 23 Wake Forest 68-54

Farnold Degand hit two 3-pointers in the decisive second-half run that helped North Carolina State beat No. 23 Wake Forest 68-54 on Saturday.

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Tar Heels get Zeller back from foot injury

North Carolina coach Roy Williams finally has some good news.

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Maryland beats NC State 67-58

Greivis Vasquez scored 17 of his 26 points in the second half to help Maryland rally from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat North Carolina State 67-58 on Wednesday night.

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Tar Heels end skid by beating Wolfpack 74-61

Larry Drew II had 15 points and North Carolina snapped its four-game losing streak by beating North Carolina State 74-61 on Saturday.

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8th-ranked Duke blows past NC State 70-39

Freshman Allison Vernerey scored 16 of her season-high 20 points in the first half to help No. 8 Duke beat North Carolina State 70-39 on Thursday night.

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No. 8 Duke outlasts rival North Carolina 64-54

The shots kept clanging off the rim — open look after open look — yet Mike Krzyzewski repeatedly told his Duke players not to get frustrated. Eventually, he told them, the shots would fall.

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Tar Heels trying to regain control of the season

Ed Davis walks to class wearing headphones like a shield against the negative vibe hanging over the North Carolina campus. Teammate Deon Thompson goes one better, rarely venturing out into public any more than he has to these days.

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Wake Forest holds off Miami rally in 62-53 win

C.J. Harris scored 12 points to help Wake Forest hold off Miami 62-53 on Tuesday night.

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No. 15 Seminoles hold off No. 9 Tar Heels 83-73

Jacinta Monroe scored 16 points and No. 15 Florida State held on to beat No. 9 North Carolina 83-73 on Monday night after nearly blowing a 19-point lead.

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Virginia uses big run to beat North Carolina 75-60

Sylven Landesberg scored 29 points and Virginia ran off 18 unanswered points early in the second half to beat struggling North Carolina 75-60 on Sunday night.

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North Carolina regroups, beats NC State 77-63

Deon Thompson scored 20 points and North Carolina ended its longest losing streak in nearly seven years by beating North Carolina State 77-63 on Tuesday night.

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Lucas helps No. 12 Tar Heels beat NC State 81-69

Italee Lucas scored 28 of her career-high 33 points in the second half and No. 12 North Carolina rallied to beat North Carolina State 81-69 on Monday night.

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Wake Forest beats Virginia 69-57

Ishmael Smith scored 21 points Saturday to help Wake Forest beat Virginia 69-57.

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East Carolina tabs McNeill as Holtz's replacement

East Carolina has turned to former Texas Tech defensive coordinator, and Pirates alum, Ruffin McNeill to replace Skip Holtz.

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