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Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Can UNC Basketball Rally Without Caleb Wilson And Henri Veesaar?
UNC Basketball's loss at NC State on Tuesday night raises questions about the Tar Heels' toughness and postseason hopes.
Hubert Davis calls out the squad’s lack of grit, as injuries to
Caleb Wilson and
Henri Veesaar expose vulnerability. Can the Tar Heels rally before it’s too late?
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Wed Feb 18, 2026
'Lace Up Next Time': NC State Sends Message to UNC
Caleb Wilson was in street clothes Tuesday, sidelined for the second straight game with a fracture in his left hand. That excuse was not good enough for NC State's Quadir Copeland, who shared words with Wilson in the handshake line after the game. "I just told him to lace up next time," Copeland said. UNC was also without center
Henri Veesaar. (
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Lucas: Swarmed
UNC played without
Caleb Wilson and
Henri Veesaar on Tuesday in an 82-58 loss at NC State. The Tar Heels also played without the competitiveness needed to avoid their worst defeat to the Wolfpack since before man walked on the moon. "I was disappointed with our overall fight,"
Hubert Davis said. That's essentially the entire story of Tuesday's game. (
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Box Score: NC State 82, North Carolina 58
View the complete box score from the No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels' 82-58 loss to the NC State Wolfpack on Tuesday night in Raleigh. (
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Wed Feb 18, 2026
Video: IC Postgame Podcast - UNC Basketball Blown Out At NC State
Rob Harrington and Tommy Ashley from Inside Carolina discuss UNC Basketball's blowout loss at NC State, the Tar Heels' poor shooting,
Zayden High and
Jarin Stevenson double-figure scoring games, and more.
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Wed Feb 18, 2026
Hubert Davis says short-handed Tar Heels lacked ‘competitive fight’
With UNC playing without its two leading scorers, both big men, for only the third time since joining the ACC, good perimeter shooting was crucial. Those hopes repeatedly bounced off the rim as the No. 16 Tar Heels struggled to get anything going offensively in N.C. State’s 82-58 victory Tuesday before a raucous, often profane, Lenovo Center crowd. (
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Video: NC State Basketball Coach Will Wade Post-UNC Press Conference
NC State head men's basketball coach Will Wade speaks with the media following the Wolfpack's 82-58 victory over the No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels on Tuesday night in Raleigh.
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Wed Feb 18, 2026
Video: Hubert Davis Post-NC State Press Conference
North Carolina head men's basketball coach
Hubert Davis speaks with the media following the No. 16 Tar Heels' 82-58 loss to the NC State Wolfpack on Tuesday night in Raleigh.
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Tue Feb 17, 2026
Lucas: UNC vs. NC State Rapid Reactions
Regardless of the available personnel, the Tar Heels simply didn't play well enough offensively, defensively, or competitively to win the game. They hoisted 33 of their 60 shots from three-point range on a night they made just five of those trifectas (15.2 percent). UNC was decent from two, 14-for-27, but didn't consistently try to score from that range. (
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Video: NC State Players Post-UNC Press Conference
N.C. State's Matt Able, Jordan Snell,
Ven-Allen Lubin, and Quadir Copeland speak with the media following the Wolfpack's 82-58 victory over the No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels on Tuesday night in Raleigh.
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Tue Feb 17, 2026