No. 8 Duke defeated the ECU women’s lacrosse team, 16-4, Sunday at Johnson Stadium. The big story, however, involved Duke head coach Kerstin Kimel and her daughter, Frances, a sophomore attacker for the Pirates.
DJ Funderburk dunked after a Cam Hayes steal to slow down a Pitt rally and swing some late momentum back to NC State on Sunday in a 65-62 Wolfpack victory.
Elissa Cunane had 17 points and nine rebounds, Jada Boyd added 16 points and 10 boards and the second-ranked Wolfpack held off Syracuse 68-61 on Sunday for their fifth consecutive win.
Barton College football kicked off for the first time in 71 years, but the historic celebration in Wilson was spoiled by Erskine as the Flying Fleet beat the Bulldogs, 30-28, Saturday afternoon at Truist Stadium.
Carlik Jones scored seven of his 25 points in overtime, sophomore Quinn Slazinski opened the scoring in OT with a 3-pointer and Louisville fended off Duke 80-73 on Saturday night, halting the Blue Devils’ late-season win streak at four games.
Walker Kessler scored a season-high 20 points to help North Carolina beat No. 11 Florida State 78-70 on Saturday, a game that saw the Tar Heels rally from 16 down on the way to giving Roy Williams his 900th career win.
DJ Funderburk scored nine of his 14 points in the second half and NC State opened a big lead and held off every challenge No. 15 Virginia had to offer in a 68-61 upset victory.
Freshman DJ Steward scored 21 points with seven assists, and Duke eased past Syracuse 85-71 on Monday night for a season best four-game winning streak.
Jakia Brown-Turner scored a career-high 25 points to help No. 4 NC State beat UNC 82-63 on Sunday, avenging a loss that came two weeks earlier in the long-running instate series.
Freshman Jaemyn Brakefield scored the go-ahead basket on a reverse layup with 1:58 left and Duke came up with a final-possession stop and upset No. 7 Virginia 66-65 on Saturday night.
South Central’s Day’Ron Sharpe had 21 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks to lead five UNC players scoring in double figures and the Tar Heels trailed for just 29 seconds in their 99-54 win over Louisville on Saturday night.
Jericole Hellems and Dereon Seabron each scored 14 points and a balanced offensive attack sent NC State to an 80-62 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday, sweeping the season series.
Matthew Hurt scored 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting, DJ Steward added 16 points and Duke never trailed in its 84-60 win over Wake Forest on Wednesday night.
Former South Central standout Day’Ron Sharpe scored 15 points and UNC used balanced scoring to beat Northeastern 82-62 on Wednesday night in a rare February nonconference game for the Tar Heels.
UNC announced Monday night that it has added a nonconference game Wednesday against Northeastern after having three ACC home games postponed due to COVID-19 protocols.
Alan Griffin scored 22 points and made four 3-pointers, Buddy Boeheim added 16 points and three 3s, and Syracuse beat NC State 77-68 on Tuesday night to sweep the season series.
Wendell Moore Jr. finished with 24 points and matched his career high with 10 rebounds for the Duke Blue Devils (7-8, 5-6 ACC), who are now below .500 for the first time since 1995.
UNC players apologized Tuesday for not following school and athletic department COVID-19 guidelines during a celebratory gathering after a win at rival Duke.
Faculty at UNC can teach remotely until Feb. 17 in light of the crowded and largely maskless celebration of the men’s basketball team’s victory over Duke on Saturday, officials said.
UNC had won just one game since shortly before Christmas, yet responded with a huge performance to upend a top-10 NC State team for the third consecutive season.
Shakeel Moore scored a career-high 19 points and added six rebounds on Saturday to lead NC State to an 81-65 victory over a Boston College team coming off a three-week coronavirus shutdown.
Sam Hauser and Trey Murphy III each scored 18 points and No. 14 Virginia produced a strong finishing stretch to beat NC State 64-57 on Wednesday night.
Hunter Tyson scored 16 points, Clyde Trapp had 14 and Clemson beat North Carolina 63-50 on Tuesday night, snapping the Tar Heels’ three-game win streak.
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Matthew Hurt led the Blue Devils (7-6, 5-4 ACC) with 21 points in the loss. Duke faces North Carolina on Saturday when both are unranked for the first time since the 1959-60 season.
Elissa Cunane scored 16 points in her first game in nearly a month because of COVID-19 protocols, and No. 4 NC State beat No. 1 Louisville 74-60 on Monday night.
NC State (7-6, 3-5) was playing without scoring leader Devon Daniels (16.5 ppg), who tore his ACL on Wednesday, and D.J. Funderburk (11.9 ppg), who did not suit up for what the school called “university policies.”
Devon Daniels had 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds to help NC State beat Wake Forest 72-67 on Wednesday night and snap a four-game losing streak.
Jakia Brown-Turner finished with 23 points, Kayla Jones added 22 and No. 2 NC State rallied from 14 points down in the fourth quarter to remain undefeated, beating Virginia Tech 89-87 on Sunday.
Carlik Jones scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half and Louisville beat Duke 70-65, sending the Blue Devils to their third straight loss on Saturday.
Freshman Caleb Love had a season-high 20 points, Armando Bacot scored 14 of his 18 in the second half, and North Carolina beat Wake Forest 80-73 on Wednesday night.
Justin Champagnie tied a career-high 31 points on 12-for-15 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds, and Pittsburgh held off Duke for a 79-73 win on Tuesday night.
