Lucas: Rapid Reactions - UNC vs. Portland

Posted Nov 24, 2022
UNC avoided a Thanksgiving disaster by outlasting Portland, 89-81. The Pilots used a versatile offense and assisted on 22 of 28 field goals to make the game much tighter than expected. Credit to R.J. Davis for drilling a clutch jumper with 24 seconds left to provide some breathing room and then drilling a couple of free throws with 18.4 seconds remaining. (GoHeels.com)

Related: Basketball, Basketball Recruiting

Chansky’s Notebook: The Dean Dome’s Greatest Games
Duke’s Mark Alarie made the first basket at the Dean Dome and Warren Martin dunked North Carolina’s historic first bucket. In the year before college...
Thu Jan 8, 2026

Can't Run, Can't Hide: UNC’s backcourt is a problem
One of the biggest questions around UNC entering the college basketball season was how well this backcourt would gel. So far, the results have been...
Thu Jan 8, 2026

UNC Basketball Entering Tricky 3-Game Stretch
Wake Forest, Stanford, and California are all capable of beating the Tar Heels. Wake has guards that can cause issues for UNC defensively, Stanford has...
Thu Jan 8, 2026

Indiana Pacers plan to bring back center Tony Bradley on a 10-day contract
Tony Bradley was waived before his contract was fully guaranteed, but the Pacers plan to bring back the depth center on a 10-day contract starting...
Thu Jan 8, 2026