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February 6, 2002 | General
February 2
1995--McInnis' Steal Ends Two-OT Thriller at Duke
DURHAM, N.C.--A steal and layup by Jeff McInnis in the final minute proved to be the difference in a wild 102-100 double-overtime victory by North Carolina at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium.
A 12-foot jumper by Donald Williams had broken a 98-98 tie with 56 seconds left in the second extra period. McInnis then stole the Blue Devils' inbounds pass and got an uncontested layup just four seconds later. That basket offset a field goal by Duke's Ricky Price with 38 seconds to go as Carolina held on to win a game that featured sensational plays by both teams.
Jerry Stackhouse and Rasheed Wallace led the Tar Heel scoring with 25 points each and Williams added 24. Cherokee Parks had 25 points and Trajan Langdon finished with 20 to lead five double-figure scorers for the Blue Devils.
Carolina appeared to have the game won in the closing moments of the first overtime with a 95-89 lead and just 10 seconds to play. But, Jeff Capel hit a driving layup, was fouled and added the free throw with five seconds on the clock to cut the UNC advantage to three points.
The Blue Devils immediately fouled Serge Zwikker with four seconds left. Both his free throws rimmed out and Capel then drilled a running 30-footer as the horn sounded to force the second overtime.
Stackhouse and Wallace were sensational for the Tar Heels. Stackhouse hit seven of 14 shots from the floor, including a spectacular dunk on a reverse layup. He also made a pair of three-pointers, grabbed 11 rebounds and had four assists. Wallace made 10 of 11 field goal attempts. He also had a backboard-jarring stuff when McInnis fed him on a breakaway layup.
Duke, 0-7 in the ACC when play began, led the nationally second-ranked Tar Heels, by 12 points with 10:25 to go in regulation. Carolina chipped away at the lead, but still trailed, 70-61, with just 6:18 left.
Williams and Stackhouse then led a 15-6 spurt to tie the game, 76-76 at the 3:53 mark. Williams had three free throws and then pulled up for a three-pointer on a fast break. Stackhouse had his rim-shaking dunk on a McInnis pass and then took another McInnis pass for a three-pointer.
Dante Calabria finally tied the game when Williams found him open in the deep left corner for a three-pointer.
Duke again pushed ahead by three, but Wallace scored twice from the baseline and added a free throw for the final five UNC points of regulation play. Parks then forced the first overtime with two free throws and 19 seconds on the clock.
McInnis played a brilliant floor game with 10 assists and just one turnover in 46 minutes of action. He also scored eight points. Calabria had 11 points and Pearce Landry came off the bench to add nine.
1987--Koll, Palacio Win in All-Star Classic
EDINBORO, Pa.--North Carolina All-Americas Al Palacio and Rob Koll each won their respective weight classes for the East squad in the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic at Edinboro University.
Palacio and Koll were the only winners for the East in a 31-6 loss to the West.
Palacio, ranked first in the nation at 118 pounds, defeated seventh-ranked Chris Brown of Brigham Young, 9-3. Koll, also ranked first nationally at 158 pounds, topped second-rated Glen Lanham of Oklahoma State, 10-5.
February 1
1986-- Leake Gets 26 Against Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, Md.--Pam Leake scored 26 points, leading the North Carolina women's basketball team to a 65-59 win over Maryland at Cole Field House.
Playing without the injured Dawn Royster, Carolina trailed at halftime, 35-31. But, Marlene List scored all 10 of her points after intermission and Leake had 11 as the Tar Heels scored a comeback victory.
The Terps still held a 51-46 lead with 9:15 to go in the game. But, Carolina then outscored Maryland, 12-2, over the next 4:35 to grab a 58-53 lead. The Terps were never able to recover from that stretch.
Liza Donnell started this UNC run with a driving layup. List then intercepted a Terp pass and raced for an easy layup. Chryss Watts scored on a long jumper and List followed with a set shot from the opposite side of the court.
Watts scored on a backdoor pass from Leake and List buried another long jumper.
Leake made 11 of 19 field goal attempts and four of five free throws. He also had four rebounds, four assists and eight steals.
Carolina shot just 38.2 percent from the floor in this game, but made 13 of 17 free throws and forced 21 Maryland turnovers.
1969--Bunting's 30 Points Spark Win Over Terps
CHAPEL HILL--Bill Bunting scored 30 points, including 24 in the first half, as North Carolina whipped Maryland, 107-87, at Carmichael Auditorium.
Charlie Scott added 21 and Rusty Clark scored 20 for the Tar Heels who improved to 14-1 for the season.
Bunting hit 12 of 18 shots from the floor and all six of his free throws. He also grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds.
Carolina jumped to a 57-42 halftime lead, shooting 61.0 percent. In addition to Bunting's big first half, Scott had 14 points and Dick Grubar added nine in the first 20 minutes. Grubar finished the game with 15 points and five assists.
Clark made nine of 14 field goal attempts in scoring his 20 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Lee Dedmon had 10 rebounds as Carolina controlled the backboards, 51-43.
Rod Horst topped the Maryland scoring with 28 points and Will Hetzel had 19.
January 31
1996--Tar Heels Down Duke on Late Calabria Basket
CHAPEL HILL--Dante Calabria's tip-in with six seconds to play capped a 17-point North Carolina rally as the Tar Heels defeated Duke, 73-72, at Carmichael Auditorium.
Carolina never led in this game until Calabria's winning basket. The Tar Heels pulled to within a point, 69-68, on an offensive rebound by Ademola Okulaja with 1:55 on the clock. But, Steve Wojciechowski's three-pointer with 1:13 remaining pushed the Blue Devil lead back to 72-68 lead.
Shammond Williams followed with a three-pointer for Carolina just 15 seconds later. Carolina regained possession with 20 seconds to play after a Duke miss and turnover. Serge Zwikker missed inside, but Calabria tipped in the rebound for the 73-2 win.
Duke had roared to an early lead behind the scoring of Chris Collins, Jeff Capel and CarmenWallace.
A Capel three-pointer gave the Blue Devils a 37-20 lead with 4:32 to go in the first half. Antawn Jamison then sparked a 10-0 Carolina run to cut the margin to seven. But, a three-pointer by Wallace and a short jumper by Capel extended that back to 12 at halftime.
The lead was still 11, at 63-52, 8:40 in the game. Carolina then outscored Duke, 11-1 over the next four minutes to pull within 64-63. Five different Tar Heels scored in this stretch as the lead narrowed to 64-63.
Duke pushed back ahead 68-63 when Jamison drew his fifth foul and Greg Newton made one of two free throws. Jamison had been sensational, finishing with 23 points on 11-of-15 shooting and grabbing 14 rebounds.
Free throws by Jeff McInnis and Vince Carter would slice the Blue Devil lead to 69-66 and set the stage for the big shots by Okulaja and Calabria.
McInnis had 13 points and Zwikker added 12 for Carolina. Ricky Price was sensational for Duke with 20 points, including 14 in the second half. Capel had 16 and Collins finished with 12.
1979--Women Crush Deacons Behind Matthews's 21 Points
CHAPEL HILL--Linda Matthews scored 21 points and three other players also finished in double figures as North Carolina routed Wake Forest, 89-46, in a women's basketball game at Carmichael Auditorium.
Matthews hit eight of 13 shots from the floor and all five of her free throw opportunities to lead the win. She also had five assists and five steals, both highs for the game.
Bernie McGlade added 11 points and nine rebounds as the Tar Heels controlled the backboards, 57-30.
Kelly Roche and Kelly Whitley came off the bench to score 10 points and pull down nine rebounds each.
Carolina bolted to a 47-25 halftime lead, shooting 52.9 percent in the first 20 minutes. The Tar Heels finished with a 48.0 percentage for the game.
The Tar Heel defense forced the Deacs into 29.3 percent shooting and 31 turnovers.
January 30
1988--Couch and Mackey Set School Track Records
GAINESVILLE, Fla.--Freshman Sharon Couch and Kendra Mackey set school records in the long jump and 200 meters to highlight performances by the North Carolina women in the Florida Fast Times track meet at the University of Florida Field House..
All-America Jim Farmer anchored the distance medley relay that had a first-place finish in men's competition.
Couch's record jump of 20-1 1/2 qualified her for the NCAA Championships at Oklahoma City in March. Her mark broke Lisa Staton's school record of 20-0 set in 1982. Couch placed second in the event, while teammate Kim Austin was fourth at 19-2.
Couch also had a third-plcae finish in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.91. Austin was fifth at 8.03 and, in addition, was fifth in the triple jump with a mark of 38-5.
Mackey's school record time in the 200 meters was 24.41 as she finished third in the race. She also was fifth in the 55-meter dash and led off a record-setting 1600-meter relay team of Mia Pollard, Shelby Moorman and Sonja Thomas. That relay finished second in a time of 3:43.0.
Jill Irizarry was fourth in the 500 meters, Constance Norwood and Susan Nunn tied for fourth in the high jump, Pollard was fifth in the 400 meters, Michaell Faherty placed fifth in the 800 meters, and Carolina got a fourth-place finish from the two-mile relay team of Kari Krehnbrink, Irizarry, Vicki Verinder and Chryssa Nicholas.
Joining Farmer on the winning distance relay were John Hussey, Marvin Hembrick, and John Boakes. The relay's time of 8:41.3 was the best in school history and also a Florida Field House track record.
Brad Sullivan was outstanding for the men, finishing third in both the 55 meters and the 200 meters. He also led off the fourth-place 1,600 relay team. Other members of the relay were Clive Harriott, Donald Colson and Robert Vineyard.
Harriott finished sixth in the 500 meters and led off the third-place two-mile relay that also included Eric Landis, Hussey and Kyle Lowe.
2000-Baseball Team Completes 3-0 Sweep at Disney Blast
LAKE BUENA VISTA. Fla.--North Carolina pounded fourth-ranked Miami, 9-0, to complete a season-opening three-game sweep at the ACC/Disney Blast.
The 20th-ranked Tar Heels got seven scoreless innings from Chris Elmore in defeating the defending national champion Hurricanes. Elmore allowed just four hits and walked two. Derrick DePriest pitched two innings of one-hit relief.
Carolina got two runs in the fifth and sixth innings off starter and loser Tom Farmer. The Tar Heels added another run in the seven before blowing the game open with a four-run eight inning.
Ryan Blake had a two-run homer to account for the first two runs in the eighth. Jay Madeira later added an RBI double and Dan Moylan drove in the final run with a sacrifice fly.
Blake went three-for-four with two runs scored and the two RBIs. Freshman center fielder Adam Greenberg also had a pair of hits in four at-bats, scored one run, drove in another and stole two bases.
Carolina's other wins in the Disney blast came over 23rd-ranked Central Florida and number seven Rice.
January 29
1989--Women Clip Virginia on Final Relay
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--North Carolina used its superior depth and two winning relay teams to edge Virginia, 151-149, at the Cavalier Pool.
The Cavaliers held a slim 143-140 lead heading into the final event--the 400-yard freestyle relay. But, the Tar Heels' strength in the freestyle sprints paid off with a first-place finish. Those 11 points offset six points from Virginia's second and third-place teams to secure the team victory.
Melanie Buddemeyer, Melissa Douse, Jill Benda and Kim Beattie swam on the winning free relay.
Wendy Powers, Lisa Brown, Buddemeyer and Beattie had gotten the Tar Heels off to a fast start by winning the 400-yard medley relay. Carolina's number two relay team finished second for a 15-2 UNC lead after just one event.
The Cavaliers then won three straight races and the meet stayed close the rest of the day.
Carolina, in fact, won just six of 16 events. But, the Tar Heels used 10 second-place finishes and 11 third-place showings to pick up valuable points.
A turning point came in the 100 butterfly where Buddemeyer, Susan Leupold and Douse swept the top three spots, gaining 13 points on Virginia.
The Cavaliers then went one-two in the three-meter diving and took first and third in the 200 individual medley to set up the decisive final relay.
2000--Early Second Half Run Downs Tech
ATLANTA, Ga.--North Carolina outscored Georgia Tech, 17-4, in the first 7:25 of the second half and went on to a 70-53 victory over the Yellow Jackets at Alexander Memorial Coliseum.
Brendan Haywood scored six points and Ed Cota handed out three assists to lead this scoring spree. The two teams had been tied, 28-28, at halftime. Haywood scored on and offensive rebound in the first 15 seconds of the second half and Tech never led or even tied the game again.
After Haywood's basket, Cota found Jason Capel open for a 16-foo jumper. A hook shot by Jason Collier brought the Jackets back to within two.
But, Cota hit Joseph Forte for a driving layup and then fed Haywood for a turnaround jumper.
Alvin Jones made a pair of free throws for the Jackets, but Haywood hit another baseline jumper.
Capel followed with a three-pointer on a pass from Forte, Kris Lang got inside for a layup and Cota fed Forte for a dunk. That gave Carolina a 45-32 advantage. Tech never got closer than eight points the rest of the way.
Capel finished with 20 points to lead the Tar Heel scoring. Forte added 15 and Haywood had 12. Cota had nine points, six assists and just one turnover in 36 minutes of action.
Carolina shot 52.9 percent from the floor, while UNC's defense forced the Jackets into 27.4 percent shooting.
January 28
1987--Kenny Smith's 41 Leads Comeback at Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C.--Kenny Smith scored 41 points to spark a sensational North Carolina shooting performance as the Tar Heels scored 70 second-half points and defeated 14th-ranked Clemson, 108-99, at Littlejohn Coliseum.
After trailing 50-38 at halftime, the Tar Heels got 27 points from Smith, 18 from Jeff Lebo and 13 from J.R. Reid in the final 20 minutes to score the comeback victory.
Smith hit 14 of 19 shots from the floor, including six of nine three-pointers. He also added seven of nine free throws. Lebo converted six of 10 field goal attempts with a pair of three-pointers. Reid supplied an inside threat, hitting eight of 10 from the floor.
Clemson led the entire first half as Horace Grant and Michael Brown scored 12 points each. The Tigers increased that margin to 13 points 54-41, in the first 1:14 of the second period.
The Tar Heels then reeled off eight straight points. Lebo started this stretch, taking passes from Reid and Dave Popson for backdoor layups. Reid followed with a short hook shot and Joe Wolf banked in a 15-footer.
With the Tigers still holding a 58-51 lead and 15:19 to play, Reid scored twice on passes from Lebo and Popson. A hook shot by Popson cut the lead to one.
Grant scored inside for Clemson, but Smith then tied the game for the first time with a long three-pointer.
After the Tigers regained a 78-73 advantage with 8:08 to play, the Tar Heels scored eight straight points to take the lead for good. Reid hit from the baseline and Smith followed with a 15-footer, a free throw and a dunk. With Smith, Lebo and Reid doing most of the damage, the UNC lead continued to grow.
Smith made eight of his nine field goal attempts in the second half and was four-for-four on three-pointers.
The 41 points was the most by a Tar Heel player since Charlie Scott also had 41 against Virginia in the 1970 ACC Tournament.
Reid finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Lebo had 20 points. Wolf had 10 rebounds as the Tar Heels had a 36-26 advantage on the backboards.
Carolina shot 71.9 percent from the floor in the second half and 61.0 percent for the game.
Jerry Pryor led the Clemson scoring with 24.
1987--Big Second Half Lifts Women Over South Carolina, 67-46
COLUMBIA, S.C.--North Carolina outscored South Carolina, 46-25, in the second half and routed the Gamecocks, 67-46, at Frank McGuire Arena.
Dawn Royster scored 13 of her 20 points in the final 20 minutes as the Tar Heels snapped a 21-21 halftime tie.
In one five-minute stretch from 9:55 in the game to 5:25, Carolina outscored the Gamecocks, 20-6, to build a 19-point lead, 55-36.
Royster connected on seven of 14 shots from the floor and made all six of her free throws. She also grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. Chryss Watts came off the bench to score 17 and was the only other UNC player in double figures.
After shooting just 24.0 percent from the field in the first half, Carolina made 60 percent of their field goal attempts after intermission. The Tar Heels helped their cause by converting 19 of 22 free throw opportunities.
Martha Parker led South Carolina with 11.
January 27
1997--Reid's 41 Lifts Women Over Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.--Tracy Reid tied a school record with 41 points and made the big plays down the stretch, lifting North Carolina to a 75-71 victory over Virginia at University Hall.
Tresa Brown had also scored 41 against the Cavaliers in 1984.
Reid hit 17 of 23 field goal attempts, made her only three-pointer and converted six of 10 free throws. She also grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds and had four steals.
Carolina needed all that to offset a 35-point performance by Virginia guard Tora Suber. She made 11 of 25 shots, including six of 13 three-pointers, and added seven of nine foul shots.
Reid got help from Chanel Wright who had 12 points and eight assists and Marion Jones who finished with nine points and eight assists.
Reid scored the first 10 points of the game as Carolina roared to a 10-0 lead. The lead grew to as much as 17 twice in the first half before the Tar Heels settled for a 45-31 advantage after the first 20 minutes.
Suber scored 20 of her points in the second half as the Cavaliers battled back into the game. A Suber layup cut the lead to 65-57 with 5:29 to play. Virginia continued to take advantage of 31 Carolina turnovers to pull to within 67-66 at the 1:56 mark.
After the final Tar Heel turnover of the night, Renee Robinson hit her only shot of the game to give the Cavaliers the lead for the first time, 68-67, with 1:15 on the clock.
But, Jones found Reid open for a six-foot jumper with 56 seconds remaining to push the Tar Heels back ahead. A steal by Jones then led to a pair of Reid free throws for a 71-68 cushion and 39.8 seconds on the clock.
Suber nailed a long three-pointer with 22.7 seconds left to tie the game. Reid then scored inside after a great pass from Jessica Gaspar and just 2.4 seconds to go.
Carolina went into a fullcourt press and Reid picked off an errant Virginia pass to virtually seal the win. She converted two free throws with 1.2 seconds remaining for the final points.
1911--Carolina Begins Initial Basketball Season
CHAPEL HILL--North Carolina played its first basketball game in history, topping Virginia Christian, 42-21, at Bynum Gymnasium.
Basketball had been played on the Carolina campus for some time in physical education classes and by various club teams. However, this was the first intercollegiate game officially recognized by the University.
Tar Heel track coach Nat Cartmell directed the squad and Marvin Ritch served as captain. It was Ritch who had sparked interest by other students in organizing a varsity team to represent the University.
