Video: Brice Johnson Doubles DownAfter an early season slump, North Carolina forward Brice Johnson has recorded a double-double in four of the past six games.
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The Comfort ZoneJim Boeheim and Syracuse traveled to Chapel Hill and brought the 2-3 zone with them. But in its 93-83 win over the Orange on Monday, No. 13 North Carolina didn’t fall victim to Boeheim’s trademark defense. UNC picked apart the zone inside and out with a solid shooting performance en route to scoring the most points Syracuse has allowed since 2009. (Daily Tar Heel)
Tar Heels Climb Two Spots In AP Basketball PollNorth Carolina is ranked No. 13 in this week’s Associated Press top 25 poll after two consecutive weeks at No. 15. The Tar Heels also are up one spot to No. 14 in this week's ESPN/USA Today coaches poll. Carolina is ranked in the AP poll for the 16th week in a row, including all 12 polls in 2014-15. UNC started the season in the top 10 for the ninth time in 12 seasons under head coach Roy Williams. (GoHeels.com)
Charlotte Smith To Enter NC Sports Hall Of FameMade famous for making “The Shot” to give North Carolina the 1994 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship, Tar Heel All-America Charlotte Smith is among 10 members of the 2015 class that will be inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. An all-state honoree at Shelby High School, Smith is considered the most decorated player in Carolina women’s basketball history. (GoHeels.com)
Nate Britt Carries Tar Heels Past SyracuseAs Nate Britt walked into the UNC players’ lounge following the Tar Heels’ 93-83 win against Syracuse, dozens of reporters swarmed him. The point guard, who rarely draws more than a handful of interested media members, had attracted a mob. They were there to ask him about his career-high 17 points and how he was the biggest difference in lifting UNC over the Orange on Monday night. (Carolina Blue)
Lucas: A Hard SevenKennedy Meeks played 32 minutes in Carolina’s 93-83 win over Syracuse. Most of those minutes were spent exchanging pushes, elbows and grunts with the Orange’s 6-foot-9, 250-pound Rakeem Christmas, a senior and three-year starter. It was one of the most physical games of Carolina’s 21 contests so far this year; (GoHeels.com)
Nate Britt catches Syracuse off-guard in loss to North CarolinaSyracuse expected production from the big guys. Kennedy Meeks, Brice Johnson. Those two stalwarts along the North Carolina back line manufacture points. The Orange, too, was wary of the sweet-shooting Marcus Paige. But Nate Britt? The guy who was 3-for-10 from the 3-point line in UNC's seven previous ACC games? Nobody was prepared for the night he had Monday against the Orange. (Syracuse.com)
Vince Carter just trying to 'not look old'Vince Carter had a good night for the Memphis Grizzlies scoring 13 points in just under 24 minutes. His answer to a reporter who asked him about his approach to the game was even better. (SB Nation)
No. 13 North Carolina heats up vs. Syracuse zoneIn the last three games, he's been more the Marcus Paige everyone thought we'd see all year -- steady, efficient and controlled. He has averaged 17.7 points in the last three games on 16-of-31 shooting (8-of-16 from three), with 19 assists to four turnovers. And in the last two games alone, he's averaged 20.5 points. He hasn't had to carry his team, so it hasn't been quite as loud. (FOX Sports)
Nate Britt answers teammates' calls with career highEven as the seventh-leading scorer on North Carolina’s men’s basketball team, Nate Britt made the biggest shots Monday night. The sophomore guard’s career-high 17 points were crucial in a 93-83 victory against Syracuse at the Smith Center. His teammates were all for it. “When you have those guys telling you to shoot it, I felt like I kind of had no choice,” Britt said. (Burlington Times News)
Grandfather’s death inspires Nate Britt to excelAgainst a stifling Syracuse zone in the two teams’ first matchup in Chapel Hill, Ned Britt's grandson scored 17 points — netting four of his five 3-pointers, three of his four free throws and five of his seven field goals. In the meantime, Nate did it with 15 stitches in his mouth. Exactly a week after Ned’s death, Britt lacerated his lip in the waning minutes of UNC’s victory over Wake Forest. (Daily Tar Heel)
Video: Nate Britt's Career Night vs SyracuseNorth Carolina point guard Nate Britt scored a career-high 17 points - including four three-pointers - to help the Tar Heels beat Syracuse 93-83 on January 26, 2015.
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Nate Britt Has Career Night Despite AdversityWhat made Nate Britt’s career-high 17 points against Syracuse so noteworthy was the adversity of loss and injury that had preceded the performance earlier this month. Not long after UNC’s 81-79 win over N.C. State on Jan. 14, Britt learned of his grandfather’s passing at the age of 81. “We were pretty close,” Britt told reporters following Monday’s 93-83 win (Inside Carolina)
UNC Stems the Turnover TideNo. 13 North Carolina shut down its massive turnover leak over the final 10 minutes of play on Monday to pull away from Syracuse, 93-83, and win its six straight conference game. The first half ended appropriately enough, as the Tar Heels botched an inbounds play under their own basket and watched Kaleb Joseph bolt down the court for a layup at a buzzer and a 40-35 lead. (Inside Carolina)
An oral history of one of Chapel Hill’s darkest daysWalking down Henderson Street, most people just see a concrete wall with a mural of a pencil. But beneath layers and layers of paint, still visible, are deep dents — bullet holes — in the concrete. Those bullet holes are the only physical evidence left of events that occurred on this day, 20 years ago. A day that left the UNC and the Chapel Hill communities reeling in shock and disbelief. (Daily Tar Heel)
Recap & Analysis: UNC 93, Syracuse 83UNC has had its toughness questioned, and there are times when the Tar Heels are a little slow out of the gate. In the second half UNC showed plenty of fight and a high degree of offensive consistency against a defense that normally gives the Tar Heels fits. It was another sign this team is heading in the right direction as tests at Louisville then versus Virginia loom next weekend. (Tar Heel Blog)
UNC-Syracuse Postgame NotesSophomore guard Nate Britt made a career-high four three-pointers and scored a career-high 17 points. Britt, who received 15 stitches in his upper lip last Wednesday at Wake Forest, did not make multiple threes in any of his first 45 games as a Tar Heel. Brice Johnson posted his fourth double-double in the last six games with a 17-point, 11-rebound effort. (GoHeels.com)
UNC-Syracuse Roy Williams Postgame QuotesRoy Williams: "Guess what I’m going to lead my comments with? Everything looks better when the ball goes in the basket. That’s the bottom line. Nate was awesome. I feel so good for him. He had a death in the family, his grandfather on the night of the North Carolina State game, 15 stitches in his mouth against Wake Forest. He’s been battling, battling, battling." (GoHeels.com)
Tar Heels win 6th straight with 93-83 victory over SyracuseCommitted to the paint, North Carolina, ranked No. 13 in The AP Top 25, got solid help from its perimeter guys and held off Syracuse 93-83 in the Dean E. Smith Center on Monday in the ACC. Nate Britt II, with a mouth full of stitches, was the difference maker with 16 points off the bench. “The little rascal was a big-time player for us,” UNC coach Roy Williams said. (Durham Herald-Sun)
Video: UNC-Syracuse Game HighlightsView complete game highlights from North Carolina's 93-83 victory over Syracuse Monday in Chapel Hill.
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