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Carolina Rundown: December 19
December 19, 2016 | General
Basketball
Adam Lucas on the loss that told you more than just a defeat...Good breakdown of how Carolina defended the red-hot Malik Monk...From the UK perspective, was that the best UNC-Kentucky game ever (no, it was '95)...Highlights from a game that had plenty:
Friday: Harrison Barnes, who is making good progress, had 21 points and three assists...Marvin Williams had 12 points and six rebounds...John Henson had ten points and four rebounds...Ty Lawson had six points and three rebounds, as did Raymond Felton...Vince Carter had two points and six boards...
Saturday: Williams had 19 points and six rebounds...James Michael McAdoo grabbed a rebound.
Sunday: Barnes had 15 points and nine rebounds...Lawson had 10 points and three assists...Carter scored six...Green had nine points and four rebounds and was part of Tim Duncan's retirement ceremony:
Football
Congrats to our Tar Heel football student-athletes on their December graduation!🎓This is what it's all about! #GoHeels #WhereLegendsAreMade pic.twitter.com/qVQYsXupOd
— Carolina Football (@TarHeelFootball) December 18, 2016
Julius Peppers had four tackles and a sack...Brandon Tate had a 30-yard rush and a 29-yard punt return...Zach Brown had seven tackles and a sack...Eric Ebron had four catches for 36 yards...Connor Barth made both his field goals and all three extra points...Sylvester Williams had a tackle.
Olympic sports
Strong finish for a couple of Tar Heel divers at USA Diving Winter National Championships...Women's hoops fell to LSU...
Today's games
None.
Long read
Worth re-watching how Justin Jackson piled up his career high 34 points on Saturday:
