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January 20, 2002 | General
January 19
1974-Jones' Steal and Layup Sinks Duke
DURHAM, N.C.-Bobby Jones stole an inbounds pass at midcourt and drove for an uncontested layup with one second to play, lifting North Carolina to a 73-71 victory over Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
This game was close all the way with 17 lead changes. The Blue Devils had the largest advantage of the afternoon at six points, while the widest for the Tar Heels was three. After Duke built a 69-66 lead with 4:49 to play, the two teams combined for only nine points the rest of the way as each used spread offenses.
Darrell Elston brought Carolina to within a point on a 17-foot jumper. Walter Davis then put the Tar Heels ahead, 70-69, on a long jump shot with three minutes to go.
Duke's Kevin Billerman scored on a driving layup at the 2:37 mark, but was called for an offensive foul after hitting the shot. Mitch Kupchak converted one of two free throws to tie the game at 71.
After the Blue Devils couldn't score on their next possession, Carolina worked for a possible winning shot. But when Davis missed a jumper, Bill Suk rebounded for Duke and called timeout. Only four seconds remained and the Blue Devils had possession at midcourt.
But, as Paul Fox was making Duke's inbounds pass, Jones raced from his frontcourt position to pick it off and went the rest of the way for an easy layup and the 73-71 win.
Jones finished with 19 points, hitting eight of 12 shots from the floor, and 10 rebounds. Davis added 16 and Elston had 10.
1987-Wrestlers Defeat Wolfpack, 30-12
CHAPEL HILL-Chip McArdle outlasted N.C. State's Marc Sodano in a battle of nationally-ranked 126-pounders sparking North Carolina to a 30-12 wrestling victory over the Wolfpack at Carmichael Auditorium.
McArdle, rated the nation's sixth top performer in his weight class, beat fourth-ranked Sodano, 6-5. The match was close all the way with McArdle getting the win based on riding time.
Al Palacio and Rob Koll, each ranked number one in the nation, also scored big wins for the Tar Heels. Palacio opened the evening with an 8-2 victory over David Cummings. Koll won by forfeit at 158 pounds.
The Tar Heels won seven of the 10 individual matches. Lenny Bernstein almost assured Carolina a team win in the fourth bout of the evening when he upset 10th-ranked Joe Cesari, 3-2. The winning margin there also came on riding time.
Jon Cardi then recorded his first pin of the year, taking down State's Bill Hershey in 3:58.
Other Tar Heel victories came at 167 pounds where Joe Silvestro defeated Mike Hickey by a technical fall, 27-12, and at 190 pounds where Ben Oberly scored a 4-2 win over Mike Baker.
Fifth-ranked Carolina improved to 1104 for the season, while 11th-ranked Wolfpack fell to 6-3.
January 18
1986--Hale Stars in Smith Center Opener With Duke
CHAPEL HILL--Stave Hale scored 28 points and Brad Daugherty added 23 as top-ranked North Carolina outlasted third-rated Duke, 95-92, in the first game ever played at the Dean Smith Center.
With 21,444 fans on hand for the opening game in the Tar Heels' new arena, Carolina improved to 18-0 for the season.
Carolina won this game despite being plagued by foul problems. Joe Wolf and Warren Martin had limited playing time in the first half after each picked up three fouls in the first 13 minutes of play. Both would eventually four out, as would Hale.
Before getting his fifth personal with 3:37 in the game, Hale repeatedly burned the Blue Devils with backdoor cuts for layups. He hit 10 of 12 shots from the floor and added eight of nine free throws.
Daugherty was 11 of 17 from the field and also grabbed 11 rebounds. Kenny Smith and Jeff Lebo scored 11 points each.
The Tar Heels led at halftime, 48-43, and opened the final period with a three-guard lineup because of their foul problems. With Hale scoring eight of Carolina's first 12 points the lead grew to 60-47.
Hale began the second half with a steal and layup. He took one pass from Lebo and two from Daugherty for backdoor layups in this stretch. Smith hit a pair of free throws and Daugherty scored on an offensive rebound.
The lead grew to 16 at 64-48 with 15:05 left when Daugherty scored on a pass from Kevin Madden.
But, Duke battled back and trailed only 74-69 with 7:56 to play. After Smith then hit Daugherty for a layup, Hale made a pair of free throws and scored on a fast break pass from Lebo.
The Blue Devils stayed close, even scoring the last seven points of the game. However, by that time free throws by Lebo and Smith had sealed the win.
David Henderson led the Duke scoring with 24 points, while Johnny Dawkins had 22.
1969--Scott, Bunting, Dedmon Lead Win at Wake Forest
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--Charlie Scott, Lee Dedmon and Bill Bunting all scored at least 20 points as North Carolina held off Wake Forest, 94-89, at Memorial Coliseum.
Scott had 26 points, Dedmon added 22 and Bunting scored 20 as the Tar Heels improved to 13-1 overall and 5-0 in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
Carolina shot 58.1 percent from the floor, including 60.0 percent in the first half, while building a 44-36 lead. After a 2-2 tie in the opening minute, Dick Grubar hit a free throw and Bunting followed with a layup to give Carolina a lead it would never relinquish.
With Scott and Bunting each scoring 11 points in the first 20 minutes and Dedmon contributing 10, the Tar Heels at one time built a 13-point lead, 43-30. But, Norwood Toddman scored twice and Dan Ackley once in the last 1:33 to cut the halftime margin to eight.
Wake Forest cut the lead to four points twice in the first five minutes of the final period, and trailed 51-47 with 15:02 left. But, Dedmon, playing for the injured Rusty Clark, scored 10 of the next 15 Tar Heel points as the lead increased to 11.
The Deacons rallied to within 90-87 with 56 seconds in the game. But Grubar made a pair of free throws and Bunting followed with a layup to end that threat.
In addition to hitting nine of 13 shots from the floor, Dedmon also grabbed a game-high 17 rebounds. Scott made 10 of 14 field goal attempts and Bunting was eight for 13.
Toddman led the Deacs with 20 points and Charlie Davis had 19.
January 17
1979--Bradley Dunks State, 70-69
RALEIGH, N.C.- Dudley's Bradley's steal and dunk with five seconds to play lifted North Carolina to a wild 70-69 victory over N.C. State at Reynolds Coliseum.
This game had to be especially crushing for State because it was if the Wolfpack had lost two games in the same evening.
The first was a rout as Carolina built a 40-19 halftime lead. The second was a second-half thriller with the Tar Heels winning on Bradley's basket in the last few seconds.
Al Wood scored 13 points and Mike O'Koren added 11 as Carolina raced to its commanding lead in the first 20 minutes. State hit only 30.8 percent of its shots in that half and was outrebounded, 22-12.
The Wolfpack began to slowly cut into the Tar Heels lead in the final period. Hawkeye Whitney scored 17 second-half points to spark the comeback. State also got 12 points from Kenny Matthews and 10 from Tiny Pinder after intermission.
A pair of jumpers by Matthews finally narrowed the Tar Heel margin to 68-65 with 1:27 to play. Bradley missed a driving shot, setting up one of the most unusual plays in a strange game.
Whitney was fouled and went to the free throw line for two shots. Freshman Jimmy Black, trying to get his normal inside spot on the free throw lane, got into a slight shoving match with Matthews for position. Despite the protests of Coach Dean Smith, Black was charged with a technical foul for the incident.
Whitney made his first foul shot, but it was disallowed because of a lane violation. He then converted the second and added the technical.
The Wolfpack now had the ball at midcourt and trailed by only a point with 43 seconds on the clock. Moments later Matthews drilled a fallaway 25-footer for 69-68 lead.
Bradley missed a jumper on the other end and State came up with the rebound with 10 seconds to go.
Clyde Austin quickly brought the ball past midcourt where he was double-teammed by Bradley and Ged Doughton. Bradley flicked the ball away and raced for the deciding dunk. A desperation shot by Matthews was way off target at the buzzer.
Wood finished with 21 points for Carolina and O'Koren had 15, including a nine-for-nine night at the foul line. Bradley added 13 and Rich Yonakor scored 10.
Leading scorers for State were Whitney with 19 points and Matthews with 14.
1987--Royster's 23 Lead Women by Clemson, 98-79
CLEMSON, S.C.--North Carolina broke open a tight game with 50 points in the second half to topple Clemson, 98-79 in a women's basketball game at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Dawn Royster sparked the win with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Liza Donnell added 16 and Tia Poindexter scored 15, including 12 in the second half.
Carolina trailed only once in this game at 2-0 and had a 48-43 lead at halftime.
The Tigers got to within three points just twice in the second half. In fact, Clemson was down just 72-69 with 7:20 to play. But, the Tar Heels outscored the Tigers, 17-10, the rest of the way for the win.
A 10-2 run from 7:20 to 4:53 really broke the game open in this stretch. Poindexter made a pair of free throws, Kathy Wilson hit a 10-foot jumper, Royster fed Poindexter for an easy basket inside, Marlene List followed with a layup and Wilson cashed in two free throws in this period.
Wilson finished with 12 points and List had 10 for Carolina.
January 16
1993--Balanced Attack Shoots Down Tigers
CLEMSON, S.C.--North Carolina placed five players in double figures and scored an 82-72 victory over Clemson at Littlejohn Coliseum.
The Tar Heels also had a 45-33 rebounding advantage in improving their record to 15-1 for the year.
George Lynch had 17 points and 13 rebounds to lead Carolina in both categories. Eric Montross added 13 points and 10 rebounds as those two players combined to hit 12 of 18 shots from the floor.
Donald Williams also had 13 points, while Derrick Phelps scored 11 and Henrik Rodl had 10.
A short jump shot by Lynch gave the Tar Heels an 8-7 lead with 15:20 left in the opening half. Williams followed with a three-pointer and Phelps scored on a spinning layup for a 13-7 UNC advantage. Clemson was never able to regain the lead.
Clemson trailed 31-24 at halftime and got within four points, 35-31, early in the final period. But, Montross followed with a dunk on an offensive rebound. Phelps then scored on a pass from Rodl and added a free throw when fouled on the play. Montross scored again from inside as the Tar Heels began to pull away.
After shooting just 34.4 percent from the field in the opening half, Carolina hit 51.6 percent of its shots in scoring 51 second half points.
Chris Whitney led the Clemson scoring with 17.
1998--Tar Heel Men Out-Swim Gamecocks
COLUMBIA, S.C.--The North Carolina men's swimming team won nine of the first 12 events and went on to a 160-118 victory over South Carolina at Carolina Natatorium.
Scott Tory, a senior from Wyomissing, Pa., won the 100 and 200-yard breastrokes and also swam a leg on Carolina's victorious 200-yard medley relay team.
The Tar Heels built a 153-66 lead in the first 12 events and then entered all its swimmers as exhibition entries in the rest of the swimming competition. The Gamecocks were able to narrow the final score because of that.
Carolina used its superior depth, as well as its first-place finishes to score the impressive win. After winning the 200-medley relay, the Tar Heels captured the top three spots in the next two races--the 1,000 and 200 freestyles.
Matt Baldwin then won the 100 backstroke for Carolina with UNC swimmers also placing fourth and fifth. The Tar Heels followed that by grabbing the top four spots in the 100 breastroke and top three in the 200 butterfly.
January 15
1957--Tar Heels Take Top Spot in Polls With Win at State
RALEIGH, N.C.--North Carolina improved to 15-0 on the season with an 83-57 win over N.C. State at Reynolds Coliseum.
The victory pushed the Tar Heels past Kansas and into the number one spot in the national wire service polls.
Lennie Rosenbluth scored 29 points and Pete Brennan added 22 to pace the Carolina attack.
State trailed just 28-23 at intermission and remained within striking distance for the first 10 minutes of the second half. But, the Tar Heels began to pull away as the Wolfpack was plagued by foul problems.
Four State players would eventually foul out, including the Pack's top three scorers for the game--Ken Clark with 16, Bob Seitz with 13 and Whitey Bell with 10.
Rosenbluth and Brennan consistently drew fouls on inside moves. Rosenbluth converted 17 of 19 free throws, while Brennan made 14 of 17.
For the game, Carolina was 43 of 51 at the foul line.
Tommy Kearns and Tony Radovich were the other Tar Heel players in double figures with 11 points each.
1995--Morgan Sets Triple Jump Record
CHAPEL HILL--North Carolina's Kendrick Morgan set a new school indoor record in the triple jump to highlight a five-team invitational meet at the Joe Hilton Indoor Track.
Morgan's jump of 53-05.5 topped his own school record of 53-0.25.
Freshman Tasha Colander won two women's individual events, taking the 55 meters in 7.02 seconds and the 55-meter hurdles in 7.78.
Also winning two events was Myra Moore. She won the triple jump in 41.00.5 and the long jump in 19.04.25.
Carolina also got first-place finishes in women's competition from Kim Jones in the high jump, Mandy Schupp in the shot put, Blake Phillips in the 800 meters and the 4x400 relay.
Although Curtis Johnson, Jr. finished second in the 55 meters, his time of 6.22 seconds was the third fastest in Tar Heel history.
January 14
1983--Tresa Brown Scores Record 41 Against Virginia
CHAPEL HILL--Tresa Brown exploded for a school record 41 points to lead North Carolina to an 85-72 upset of 20th-ranked Virginia at Carmichael Auditorium.
The victory boosted the Tar Heels' record to 12-2 and gave them sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference race at 3-0.
Carolina trailed 37-34 at halftime, but scored 15 unanswered points midway through the second half to take control of the game. After Virginia took a 47-42 lead with 14:11 left on a basket by Cathy Grimes, the Cavaliers went over three minutes without scoring.
Brown and freshman Dawn Royster began to dominate inside with Royster putting the Tar Heels ahead for good, 48-47, with 13:27 remaining. With Brown scoring seven points in this stretch and Royster and Pam Leake adding four each, Carolina built a 57-47 lead at the 11:02 mark.
Brown, who came into the game with a 23.3 average, had 23 of her 41 points in the decisive second half. She hit 16 of 21 shots from the floor as she broke her own school scoring record set less than a week ago.
Leake added 14 points, including 12 in the second half. In addition, she grabbed nine rebounds from her backcourt position.
Royster finished with 12 rebounds. Pam Hammond had 11 points and seven assists.
Led by Brown's sensational performance, Carolina shot 51.6 percent from the field. Virginia hit just 42.0 percent of its shots.
Grimes top the Cavalier scoring with 20 points and also pulled down 12 rebounds.
1980--Tar Heels Holf Off Georgia Tech, 54-53
GREENSBORO, N.C.--Lenny Horton missed a jumper at the buzzer after a North Carolina turnover in the final six seconds, allowing the Tar Heels to escape with a 54-53 win over Georgia Tech at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Carolina had a 38-31 halftime lead in this game, but managed just 16 second-half points. That allowed the Yellow Jackets, sparked by Brooke Steppe, to stay in the game.
Tech never led in the second half, but pulled to within 48-47 on a basket by John Mann. The Tar Heels then scored five straight points on a free throw by Jimmy Black, a dunk by James Worthy after a great inside move and a fast break jumper from Dave Colescott. Tech refused to fade and a layup by Horton with six seconds left cut Carolina's lead to 54-53.
After a Tar Heel timeout and three by Tech, Horton came up with a steal. However, his potential winning shot rimmed out.
A big factor in this game was the play of Carolina's "Blue Team." Those five players came into the game with Tech leading 21-17 in the first half. When they left after four and a half minutes, the score was 25-25. At that point they had scored the game's last six points.
The starters continued what would be a 12-point run as Worthy hit from the left of the lane, Colescott made two free throws and Mike O'Koren scored from the top of the key.
Tech played its usual deliberate style, working for only open shots. The Jackets, in fact, shot 66.7 percent from the floor in the first half and 58.8 in the second for a final mark of 62.9 percent.
Steppe hit 10 of 15 shots from the floor and led all scorers with 22 points. Horton added 13 for Tech.
After hitting 59.3 percent of their shots in the first 20 minutes, the Tar Heels finished at 53.5 for the game.
O'Koren and Al Wood led the Carolina scoring with 11 points each and Worthy added 10.
January 13
1989--Ninth-Ranked Wrestlers Beat # 13 N.C. State
CHAPEL HILL--Ninth-ranked North Carolina got key wins from Doug Wyland and Enzo Catullo to defeat 13th-rated N.C. State, 24-7, in an ACC wrestling match at Carmichael Auditorium.
The Tar Heels won eight of the 10 individual bouts, but the biggest wins came from Wyland and Catullo.
Wyland and State's Michael Stokes, are both ranked among the top five wrestlers in the nation at 126 pounds. Wyland took control of the match in the first period, almost pinning Stokes. He then built a 10-3 lead on a takedown with four seconds left in the second period. Stokes rallied with a big third period, but Wyland held him off for a 12-10 victory.
Following Tim Ellenberger's 3-2 win over Ricky Strausbaugh at 118 pounds, Wyland's win gave the Tar Heels an early 6-0 lead in the team scoring. Wyland is now 26-1 this season.
John Welch followed with a 6-4 victory at 134 pounds, setting the stage for Catullo's match with Joe Cesari at 142.
Catullo and Cesari are both among the top 10 performers in America in their weight class.
This match was close all the way with Catullo leading just 4-3 heading into the final period. But, a takedown by Catullo with 26 seconds on the clock sealed a 7-3 victory.
"I thought Catullo did a good job against a kid who has beaten him in the past and is the defending ACC champion," said Carolina Coach Bill Lam. "Wyland has been hurt a little bit and I was just happy he won. Stokes is a very good wrestler as he showed with the way he came back after Doug got the big lead."
The other Tar Heel victories came by Pete Welch at 158, Jay Landolfo at 167, Ben Oberly at 177 and Glen Pazinko at 190.
Carolina improved to 11-3 for the season, while State dropped to 7-5-2.
1960--Big First Half Keys 62-51 Win Over State
CHAPEL HILL--North Carolina jumped to a 30-17 halftime lead and went on to a 62-51 victory over N.C. State at Woollen Gymnasium.
State, in fact, was limited to only six field goal attempts in the first 20 minutes, making three. However, the Wolfpack did get to the free throw line enough to score 11 times there.
The Tar Heels made 10 free throws themselves in the foul-plagued first half, but also hit 10 of 22 shots from the floor.
Lee Shaffer led the Carolina scoring with 20 points and he also grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. Ray Stanley followed with 13 points and York Larese added 11.
Denny Lutz and Stan Niewierowski were the only Wolfpack players in double figures with 10 each.
