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Box Score: North Carolina 88, USC 70
View the complete box score from the North Carolina Tar Heels' 88-70 exhibition victory over the USC Trojans on Friday night in Greensboro. (
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Fri Oct 9, 2026
Video: Michael Malone Post-USC Press Conference
North Carolina head men's basketball coach
Michael Malone speaks with the media following the Tar Heels' 88-70 exhibition win over the USC Trojans on Friday night in Greensboro.
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Video: Jarin Stevenson Leads Tar Heels to Exhibition Win vs. USC, 88-70 - Highlights
Jarin Stevenson posted a 25-point, 10-rebound double-double. Neo Avdalas finished with 15 points, and
Isaiah Denis scored 17 as the Tar Heels outscored USC by 20 in the second half for a comfortable 88-70 exhibition victory on Friday night in Greensboro. Check out the highlights.
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Lucas: North Carolina vs. USC Rapid Reactions
UNC gets a very encouraging 88-70 win over Southern Cal to open the exhibition season. A clue that this team will be fun to watch:
Matt Able and
Terrence Brown, who will be two of the Tar Heels' most important players, were scoreless for the first 32 minutes and had six combined turnovers. But Carolina still built a 61-53 lead during that span. (
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Defense Leads North Carolina Men's Basketball Past USC, 88-70
North Carolina used relentless defense to spark a second-half run and pull away from Southern California, 88-70, in the preseason exhibition opener for both teams on Friday night in the First Horizon Coliseum. UNC took control with a 12-0 second-half run, holding the Trojans scoreless for almost six minutes. USC shot just 26.5 percent after halftime. (
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UNC Men's Basketball To Open Preseason vs. USC In Greensboro Friday Night - Pregame Notes
UNC Men's Basketball will play what is believed to be its earliest preseason game in history when it meets Southern California on Friday at 7 p.m. in Greensboro. The Tar Heels and Trojans will tipoff just after 7 p.m. at First Horizon Coliseum. The game, which will be coach
Michael Malone's first appearance on the sideline for UNC, will air on ACC Network. (
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North Carolina vs. USC Basketball Exhibition - What To Watch
Here’s what to watch for Friday as UNC Basketball takes the court against USC for the first time under coach Michael Malone. Minutes at the 5:
Cameron Fens won’t play tonight, as he’s still seeking eligibility for a 5th season. That lightens UNC's frontcourt depth to include just Sayon Keita,
Alexandros Samodurov, Jarin Stevenson, and
Cade Bennerman. (
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Audio: Previewing UNC vs. Pitt (and UNC Basketball) with Jones Angell
Voice of the Tar Heels
Jones Angell previews Saturday’s Tar Heel football game at Pitt – as well as Friday’s preseason basketball exhibition. UNC football is riding a two-game losing streak and the Panthers will be yet another difficult opponent, but the Heels are also seeing noticeable improvement every week: will that translate into a win this weekend? (
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Michael Malone says Sayon Keita quickly adapting, thriving ‘remarkable’
Sayon Keita arrived in Chapel Hill in August, the weekend before classes started. That evening, UNC Basketball coach
Michael Malone and his staff walked the 7-foot freshman into his dorm, and Malone said the campus was buzzing. “There’s a buzz in the air in Chapel Hill,” Malone said on Wednesday. "Great time to be an 18-year-old student at Carolina." (
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Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Michael Malone's UNC Basketball Debut Is Here
UNC Basketball launches the
Michael Malone era with a preseason showdown against the USC Trojans. Isaac Schade and Josh Marlow discuss the intensity surrounding this first look, starting five predictions, backcourt dynamics, and the impact of
Cameron Fens’ eligibility status.
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