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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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Tue Feb 17, 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
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.
Jarin Stevenson and Zayden High each scored 13 points for the Tar Heels (20-6, 8-5), who played a second straight game without freshman star
Caleb Wilson (fractured hand) and big man
Henri Veesaar (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
Henri Veesaar and
Caleb Wilson. (
Inside Carolina)
Henri Veesaar Ruled Out At NC State
North Carolina big man
Henri Veesaar 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. (
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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
Hubert Davis’s squad overcome frontcourt injuries to take down the Wolfpack in Raleigh?
Caleb Wilson remains sidelined,
Henri Veesaar’s status is uncertain, and the Tar Heels must adapt.
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Tue Feb 17, 2026
UNC's Caleb Wilson adjusts to cast, to return 'soon'
One week after suffering a fractured left hand, UNC star
Caleb Wilson is learning to play with a cast on his non-shooting hand and is inching toward returning "soon,"
Hubert Davis said. Davis said Wilson, who suffered the injury against Miami on Feb. 10, has been a supportive teammate as the No. 16 Tar Heels make their push toward Selection Sunday. (
ESPN)