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UNC played without and 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," said. That's essentially the entire story of Tuesday's game. (GoHeels.com)

No. 3 UNC Women’s Tennis Cruises Past Elon, 7-0

No. 3 UNC Women's Tennis opened its four-match homestand with a 7-0 victory over Elon Tuesday. The Tar Heels swept doubles before picking up four singles wins. No. 1 and no. 21 Tatum Evans continued to roll past the Phoenix with straight-set wins in singles. Claire Hill stormed back to win her singles match in three sets. (GoHeels.com)

UNC Baseball Powers Past Richmond, 10-0

A pair of three-run homers and some shutout pitching helped UNC Baseball roll to a 10-0 seven inning run-rule victory over Richmond on Tuesday at Boshamer Stadium (Highlights). The leading man on the bump was veteran left-hander , who returned to the mound for the first time since sustaining a season ending injury 347 days prior. (GoHeels.com)

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. (View Box Score)

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, and double-figure scoring games, and more. (View Video)

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. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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. (View Video)

Video: Hubert Davis Post-NC State Press Conference

North Carolina head men's basketball coach speaks with the media following the No. 16 Tar Heels' 82-58 loss to the NC State Wolfpack on Tuesday night in Raleigh. (View Video)

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. (GoHeels.com)

Video: NC State Players Post-UNC Press Conference

N.C. State's Matt Able, Jordan Snell, , 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. (View Video)

NC State rolls past 16th-ranked and injury-depleted North Carolina 82-58

Quadir Copeland scored 20 points while N.C. State held 16th-ranked North Carolina to 31.7% shooting in a 82-58 win on Tuesday night. and Zayden High each scored 13 points for the Tar Heels (20-6, 8-5), who played a second straight game without freshman star (fractured hand) and big man (lower-body). (Associated Press)

Undermanned Tar Heels Overwhelmed In Raleigh, 82-58

No. 16 North Carolina fell in Raleigh on Tuesday to NC State 82-58. The loss drops UNC to 20-6 and 8-5 in the ACC. The loss is UNC’s first double-digit defeat to the Wolfpack since 2015 and largest loss to NC State since 1962. For the second game in a row, the Tar Heels were without their superstar frontcourt tandem of and . (Inside Carolina)

Henri Veesaar Ruled Out At NC State

North Carolina big man has been officially listed as out for Tuesday's game at NC State. Veesaar was sidelined in Saturday’s win over Pitt due to flu-like symptoms and a lower-extremity issue. However, a team spokesman confirmed Monday that the illness has subsided, and Tuesday’s concern centers solely on the lower-extremity injury. (Inside Carolina)

UNC Men's Basketball Visits NC State Tuesday Night - Pregame Notes

The Tar Heels begin the final third of regular-season ACC games this week with a two-game road trip beginning on Tuesday at NC State. Tipoff time in Raleigh is 7 p.m. Kevin Brown and Cory Alexander will call the action on ESPN. UNC is 168-81 against NC State. The Tar Heels are 70-48 against NC State on the road, including 20-6 in the Lenovo Center. (GoHeels.com)

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - UNC Visits NC State Without Caleb Wilson (& Henri Veesaar?)

UNC Basketball faces its lone regular-season showdown with NC State amid major adversity. Can ’s squad overcome frontcourt injuries to take down the Wolfpack in Raleigh? remains sidelined, ’s status is uncertain, and the Tar Heels must adapt. (View Video)
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February 20, 1915
Lynchburg YMCA wins 63- 20, the most lopsided loss in UNC history (43 points).
February 20, 1986
Len Bias scores 35 points to lead Maryland to a 77-72 overtime win, UNC’s first defeat in the Smith Center (Video).
February 20, 1999
Ademola Okulaja hits a game-winning three-pointer with 1.4 seconds left in UNC's 67-66 win at Virginia (Video).
February 20, 2014
Leslie McDonald scores a game-high 21 points in UNC’s 74-66 win over Duke in Chapel Hill. The game was originally scheduled for February 12th, but was postponed due to a winter storm. The Tar Heels became the first team to beat each of the top four teams in the preseason AP poll (Michigan State, Kentucky, Louisville and Duke) (Video).
February 20, 2024
Centerfielder Vance Honeycutt hits a grand slam to join Jarrett Shearin as the only two players in UNC Baseball history with 40 home runs and 50 stolen bases in their career, as the Tar Heels beat Elon, 8-7, in Chapel Hill.
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