Whether it was the strong start -- UNC forced Valparaiso (10-3) to miss its first 10 shots and its first 8 3-pointers on its way to an early 19-2 edge -- or the Crusaders snapping out of their malaise -- Valparaiso eventually hit seven 3-pointers ...

9--DURHAM -- Wayne Ellington's eyes were glued to the baseline like laser lights locked on a target as time became terribly precious ... Ellington dribbled right, changed direction, went straight to the baseline, pumped and put up a shot that landed in ...

Listen to all the pregame hype of UNC's game with Washington State in tonight's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 at Bobcats Arena, and you might think you could count the yawns on the faces of what will be like a home crowd for the Tar Heels ... ...

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start to their second-round NCAA Tournament game on Tuesday, the North Carolina Tar Heels had to fight their way through the threat of yawns before getting the wake-up call they needed ... 7), but the Tar Heels' balance that starts with Erlana Larkins ...

The Tar Heels captured their 17th ACC tournament title yesterday when they held off Clemson for an 86-81 victory at Charlotte Bobcats Arena, moving them past Duke for the most all-time championships ... 1 Tar Heels (32-2) aren't done ...

" The Tar Heels crept just north of a season worst in points -- 66 at Ohio State in late November is their lowest output -- in another NCAA Tournament rout that certainly wasn't as high-powered as the destructions unleashed in Yet the convincing quality ...

"We're starting to get that killer instinct," said Tar Heels guard Quentin Thomas. START FAST: On the opening possession of the game, Tyler Hansbrough saw his shot ...

More than a month has passed since Lawson suffered an ankle sprain that robbed the Tar Heels of the fleet-footed point guard who powers their fast-paced transition offense ... Still, the topic hangs over the top-seeded Tar Heels (33-2) as they ...

Ty Lawson had 16 points and a career best of 10 assists for the Tar Heels, who ran off 19 straight points spanning halftime to gain the latest in a series of lopsided victories. North Carolina is off to its best start since winning 17 ...

8 seconds left _ eyes popping, elbows flailing and knees pumping after his 12-foot jumper sealed the top-seeded Tar Heels' 68-66 victory over Virginia Tech _ "I just had to get out of his way," Ellington said, laughing ... After tying the score on a ...

The Tar Heels, 25-1 in tournament games inside North Carolina, will board a plane for the first time since March 1 and play their first tournament game other than in the Tar Heel State in the Lone Star State ... Unlike the regional semifinal, ...

Duke will now host the top-ranked Tar Heels in the regular season finale for both clubs on Saturday with the ACC regular season title on the line ... " Sean Singletary had 18 points for the Cavaliers (14-14, 4-11), who have lost ...

The Tar Heels showed Arkansas how to play basketball during this NCAA East Regional second-round game, exploding to a 25-point halftime lead on the way to a 108-77 victory at the RBC Center ... "We did everything well," said point guard Ty ...

From the start, the Tar Heels tried to get this game played in the express lane ... Opponents tried to run with the Tar Heels last weekend, and UNC won by more than ...