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UNC men's basketball completes comeback against No. 18 UCLA, 76-74, in the CBS Sports Classic

| December 21

Men's basketball

Mistakes doom Tar Heels in Cameron

By Brooke Pryor | March 9

DURHAM — It just wasn’t enough. A 12-game win streak, 18 second-half points from Marcus Paige, A season-high 59.4 field-goal percentage.

James Michael McAdoo reacts to picking up a foul. McAdoo had foul trouble early in the game, and ended with four personal fouls.

Defense, rebounding cost UNC men against Duke

By Michael Lananna | March 9

DURHAM — James Michael McAdoo was helpless — left to his own rumination of what could have been. What if?

Duke men's basketball defeats UNC, 93-81

By Michael Lananna | March 8

DURHAM — The Duke men’s basketball team defeated North Carolina 93-81 Saturday in the final regular season game for both teams.

UNC basketball finds more ways to win

By Brooke Pryor | March 8

In December, North Carolina coach Roy Williams lamented that his team had a minuscule margin of error.

Sophomore guard Marcus Paige (5) attacks the basket against a Notre Dame player. Carolina defeated Notre Dame 63-61 on Monday in the Dean Dome.

5 questions facing UNC men’s basketball

By Mike Lananna | March 6

March is upon us.

UNC men's basketball gears for second clash with Blue Devils on Saturday

By Michael Lananna | March 6

There was outrage — cold and icy — accumulating on the streets of Franklin.

Tar Heel seniors play final game at home

By Brooke Pryor | March 3

At 7 p.m. Monday night, Leslie McDonald danced one last time.

Luck with Tar Heels, not the Fighting Irish

By Jonathan LaMantia | March 3

North Carolina clung to a slim one-point lead with seven seconds left when sophomore guard Marcus Paige uncharacteristically missed a free-throw attempt. ...

Leslie McDonald, seniors to bid Smith Center goodbye

By Brooke Pryor | March 2

For redshirt senior Leslie McDonald, tonight represents an occasion five years in the making — one that at times, seemed like it might never happen. ...

The UNC men's basketball defeated Virginia Tech 60-56.

James Michael McAdoo’s 15 points leads UNC to 11th straight win

By Grace Raynor | March 2

BLACKSBURG, Va. — James Michael McAdoo sat in the visiting locker room at Virginia Tech, 200 miles away from his Chapel Hill home, the only North Carolina ...

UNC senior guard Leslie McDonald (2) knocks the ball away from a Virginia Tech player.

UNC escapes Blacksburg with a win against Hokies

By Daniel Wilco | March 1

BLACKSBURG, Va. — With four seconds left in North Carolina’s 60-56 win against Virginia Tech, Leslie McDonald was back at the line. Thirty-one ...

Marcus Paige scores 35 points in overtime stunner against N.C. State

By Brooke Pryor | February 26

RALEIGH — In a game where 10 men battle on the court for 40 minutes, in the end it came down to two men in one extra five minute period.

J.P. Tokoto sets stage for Marcus Paige in matchup against N.C. State

By Jonathan LaMantia | February 26

RALEIGH — Before North Carolina guard Marcus Paige could pull the curtain closed on T.J. Warren’s convincing audition for ACC Player of the Year, ...

UNC Men's Basketball beat Wake Forest 105-72 on Saturday February 22.

UNC basketball team to play the Wolfpack in Raleigh tonight

By Brooke Pryor | February 25

Earlier in the season, the game plan for shutting down No.19 North Carolina’s offense may have appeared simple.

UNC’s men's basketball 3-point shooting wakes up in blowout against Wake Forest

By Jonathan LaMantia | February 23

North Carolina, donning white Nike retro jerseys inspired by the 1982 team’s uniforms, set season highs in 3-point shooting percentage and free-throw ...

UNC wins ninth straight in Wake Forest rout

By Kevin Phinney | February 22

With 2:06 left in North Carolina’s game against Wake Forest, senior Wade Moody made the biggest shot of the contest.

Leslie McDonald lights up the Smith Center during UNC-Duke game

By Brooke Pryor | February 19

Leslie McDonald had one more chance to make it count, to make his last time on his home hardwood against his archrival mean something.

UNC defeated Duke 74-66 at the Dean Smith Center on Thursday, Feb. 20.

UNC men's basketball upsets No. 5 Duke Thursday 74-66 after an 8-day postponement

By Michael Lananna | February 19

Marcus Paige has heard the playful jokes from his teammates. He’s heard the “second-half Marcus” nickname. He’s heard the countless questions ...

Weather delay does not subdue rivalry hype

By Brooke Pryor | February 19

The time to dwell on what might have been is over. There won’t be nearly 22,000 students ringing the Smith Center court or an epic battle between the ...

Kennedy Meeks comes down with a rebound against Florida State.

Big man Kennedy Meeks has big game at FSU

By Aaron Dodson | February 17

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As the red numbers fiercely ticked down on the game clock at the end of the first half, Kennedy Meeks caught the ball inside, gathered ...