Showing posts with label Tar Heels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tar Heels. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 17, 2013
March Madness and Triangle-area teams ready to go
The 2013 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's Basketball Tournament bracket was released by the Division I Men's Basketball Selection Committee from Indianapolis, Ind. on Sunday.
The Duke Blue Devils led Triangle-area teams in earning the the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region while the North Carolina Tar Heels landed the No. 8 seed in the South Region, and the NC State Wolfpack earned the the No. 8 seed in the East Region.
All three teams possess the ability to reach the Sweet 16 round of play and beyond, but will all face formidable opposition in advancing out of the first two rounds of play.
March Madness is finally here and every team is ready to go.
Let the games begin!
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Duke vs. Albany
The second-seeded Blue Devils (27-5) will meet the 15th-seeded Albany Great Danes (24-10) - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pa. - Mar. 22 - 12:15 p.m.
Duke received a No. 1 or No. 2 seed for the sixth straight season and advances to the NCAA Tournament for the 18th consecutive year and 29th time in the past 30 seasons.
The Blue Devils have received a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in 15 of the past 17 seasons and 21 times under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Duke is 96-32 all-time in the tournament with national championships in 1991, 1992, 2001 and 2010.
The Blue Devils won the 1991 NCAA Championship as a No. 2 seed and their last three titles as a No. 1 seed.
Krzyzewski is the NCAA’s all-time leader in tournament victories, posting a 79-24 record in his 33 seasons at Duke.
North Carolina vs. Villanova
The eighth-seeded Tar Heels (24-10) tipoff against the ninth-seeded Villanova Wildcats (20-13) - Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo. - Mar. 22 - 7:20 p.m.
Carolina is making its 44th NCAA Tournament appearance, second-most in history and has played in 18 Final Fours, more than any school in the nation.
The Tar Heels have played in 149 NCAA Tournament games and won 108, both of which totals are second in NCAA history. UNC's Tournament winning percentage of .725 (108-41) is third in history.
Head coach Roy Williams is making his 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance as a head coach, tied for seventh in NCAA history.
He's coached in 81 NCAA Tournament games, posted 61 wins and posted an NCAA winning percentage of .753, all of which are third in NCAA history.
NC State vs. Temple
The eighth-seed Wolfpack (24-10) matches up with the ninth-seeded Temple Owls (23-9) - University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio - Mar. 22 - 1:40 p.m.
It is NC State's 24th trip to the NCAA Tournament and this year's squad has already recorded a 24-10 record, its highest win total in 30 years.
Head coach Mark Gottfried is the first coach in NC State's storied basketball history, and only the third in the 60-year history of the ACC for all schools, to take his first two teams to the "Big Dance."
The Wolfpack posts a 34-21 overall in the NCAA Tournament and is one of only 17 teams that has won two national titles, as the Pack took the title in 1974 and in 1983.
NC State is the only team in the nation to have five players each average over 12 points per game.
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The Duke Blue Devils led Triangle-area teams in earning the the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region while the North Carolina Tar Heels landed the No. 8 seed in the South Region, and the NC State Wolfpack earned the the No. 8 seed in the East Region.
All three teams possess the ability to reach the Sweet 16 round of play and beyond, but will all face formidable opposition in advancing out of the first two rounds of play.
March Madness is finally here and every team is ready to go.
Let the games begin!
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Duke vs. Albany
The second-seeded Blue Devils (27-5) will meet the 15th-seeded Albany Great Danes (24-10) - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pa. - Mar. 22 - 12:15 p.m.
Duke received a No. 1 or No. 2 seed for the sixth straight season and advances to the NCAA Tournament for the 18th consecutive year and 29th time in the past 30 seasons.
The Blue Devils have received a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in 15 of the past 17 seasons and 21 times under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Duke is 96-32 all-time in the tournament with national championships in 1991, 1992, 2001 and 2010.
The Blue Devils won the 1991 NCAA Championship as a No. 2 seed and their last three titles as a No. 1 seed.
Krzyzewski is the NCAA’s all-time leader in tournament victories, posting a 79-24 record in his 33 seasons at Duke.
North Carolina vs. Villanova
The eighth-seeded Tar Heels (24-10) tipoff against the ninth-seeded Villanova Wildcats (20-13) - Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo. - Mar. 22 - 7:20 p.m.
Carolina is making its 44th NCAA Tournament appearance, second-most in history and has played in 18 Final Fours, more than any school in the nation.
The Tar Heels have played in 149 NCAA Tournament games and won 108, both of which totals are second in NCAA history. UNC's Tournament winning percentage of .725 (108-41) is third in history.
Head coach Roy Williams is making his 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance as a head coach, tied for seventh in NCAA history.
He's coached in 81 NCAA Tournament games, posted 61 wins and posted an NCAA winning percentage of .753, all of which are third in NCAA history.
NC State vs. Temple
The eighth-seed Wolfpack (24-10) matches up with the ninth-seeded Temple Owls (23-9) - University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio - Mar. 22 - 1:40 p.m.
It is NC State's 24th trip to the NCAA Tournament and this year's squad has already recorded a 24-10 record, its highest win total in 30 years.
Head coach Mark Gottfried is the first coach in NC State's storied basketball history, and only the third in the 60-year history of the ACC for all schools, to take his first two teams to the "Big Dance."
The Wolfpack posts a 34-21 overall in the NCAA Tournament and is one of only 17 teams that has won two national titles, as the Pack took the title in 1974 and in 1983.
NC State is the only team in the nation to have five players each average over 12 points per game.
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Friday, March 2, 2012
ACC WBB Tournament In-Game: #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs #5 North Carolina Tar Heels
ACC WBB tournament: Georgia Tech eliminates North Carolina 54-53
The first of four quarter-final games to be played today at the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum on Friday, the Tar Heels take on a well-rested Yellow Jackets squad who earned a bye through the first round of play.
North Carolina carries momentum from a 49-point domination of the Clemson Tigers on Thursday and seek to move on in search of earning 'respect' as a top conference team in post-season play
At the half, Georgia Tech led by six points, 31-25 after a grinding and messy half of play that included 26 total turnovers from both teams.
In-Game notes:
2nd half:
The fourth-seeded Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (23-7) held off
the fifth-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels (20-11) in a 54-43 victory on
Friday in Greensboro, N.C. that advanced them into the Atlantic Coast
Conference (ACC...
The first of four quarter-final games to be played today at the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum on Friday, the Tar Heels take on a well-rested Yellow Jackets squad who earned a bye through the first round of play.
North Carolina carries momentum from a 49-point domination of the Clemson Tigers on Thursday and seek to move on in search of earning 'respect' as a top conference team in post-season play
At the half, Georgia Tech led by six points, 31-25 after a grinding and messy half of play that included 26 total turnovers from both teams.
In-Game notes:
2nd half:
- With 11:09 to play, Georgia Tech holds a seven-point lead, 43-36 and the Tar Heels take a timeout to set up for the next sequence of play
- The Tar Heels come up with a two-pointer from Tierra Ruffin-Pratt and the margin is cut down to five
- The Yellow Jakckets' Dawn May gets those two back but not before She'la White hits a three - Gergia Tech leads 45-41 with 9:43 to go
- Georgia Tech turns it over and Krista Gross inches the Tar Heels even closer with a lay-up
- Gross grabs the defensive board on a missed Yellow Jackets shot and North Carolina pushes it up the court
- Ruffin-Pratt misses a jumper and Georgia Tech goes the other way but the Tar Heels defense denies them a chance by turning the ball over
- White comes down the lane and drives for two and ties the game, 45-45 with 7:30 to go
- Georgia can't creat any offense against a tenacious Carolina single-coverage defense
- Ruffin-Pratt hits a short jumper and the Tar Heels now lead 47-45
- The Yellow Jackets finally score as Maye ties it 47-47
- However, Ruffin-Pratt drives the lane, fakes right and goes left with the lay-up to retake the lead, 49-47
- Ruffin-Pratt steals the ball on the ensuing GT possession and White comes down to score a lay-up and the Tar Heels now lead by four points, 51-47 with 4:05 to play
- Georgia Tech still can't penetrate inside to score any points and take a timeout to talk it over
- The Yellow Jackets get one back and score an additional FT from Tyaunna Marshall to cut the lead down to one
- North Carolina can't add to their lead and the Yellow Jackets come back down the floor and score on an uncontested lay-up from Marshall and GT retakes the lead 52-51
- Georgia Tech applying a full press to slow the North Carolina transition game down
- No score from the Tar Heels but they deny the Yellow Jackets a shot and North Carolina has the ball back with 2:21 to play and trailing by one point
- Chay Shegog finally gets a basket in the half to put the Tar Heels ahead again
- Georgia Tech moves the ball around and Marshall finds space to drive and score to put GT ahead again, 54-53
- White drive the lane and has a look but it doesn't drop and the Yellow Jackets push it down the court quickly
- Georgia Tech has the ball and North Carolina almost gets possession but the Yellow Jackets save it from going out of bounds
- 24.5 seconds remain and Georgia Tech has possession - expect North Carolina to foul soon to get the ball back
- After a timeout, the Tar Heels look on the Yellow Jackets quickly as they press hard
- A big denial on the drive as Broomfiled swats a lay-up away from Metra Walhour
- Walthour gets the ball back and drives again and misses - foul on the ensuing loose ball play and North Carolina has the ball down by one with 6.7 seconds left to play
- Ruffin-Pratt inbounds to White who is fouled and the ball stays with the Tar Heels on the sideline
- They inbound again and a scramble along the line still keeps the ball in North Carolina's possession with 2.7 seconds left
- North Carolina with one last chance as Ruffin-Pratt inbounds
- She tries to throw it to Shegog but it is deflected out-of-bounds with one second on the clock remaining - officials go to the table to review possession and time left on the clock to start play
- Clock is reset to 1.5 seconds - Ruffin-Pratt inbounds to Brittany Rountree who takes a long three-point attempt and the ball hits the front of the rim - no foul called on the play
- That is it as Georgia Tech survives and advances to the semi-finals to play the winner of #1 Duke/#9 NC State
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