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Drake Powell hit four three-pointers in the win over SMU.
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Carolina Insider: SMU Recap, NCSU Preview, Drake Powell
January 10, 2025 | General, Men's Basketball
Recap the men's basketball win over SMU, preview Saturday's visit to NC State and get to know freshman wing Drake Powell on Friday's Carolina Insider podcast with Jones Angell and Adam Lucas.
Episode highlights:
• Carolina put together one of its better efforts of the season and controlled the entire game against SMU (4:21). Now the Heels head to Raleigh for the first of two meetings with NC State (19:55)
• Tar Heel freshman Drake Powell joins to discuss his first season in Chapel Hill (35:58)
• Plus: 5SecondChallenge (51:17), Remember Those Guys? (57:44), Christian & Scooby dominate halftime (1:14:06) & it is never too early for Christmas Madlibs (1:26:35)
Episode highlights:
• Carolina put together one of its better efforts of the season and controlled the entire game against SMU (4:21). Now the Heels head to Raleigh for the first of two meetings with NC State (19:55)
• Tar Heel freshman Drake Powell joins to discuss his first season in Chapel Hill (35:58)
• Plus: 5SecondChallenge (51:17), Remember Those Guys? (57:44), Christian & Scooby dominate halftime (1:14:06) & it is never too early for Christmas Madlibs (1:26:35)
Carolina Insider is a twice-weekly production hosted by Angell and Lucas in partnership with Learfield Sports and DGital Media, a leader in on-demand audio entertainment.
Fans can listen to and subscribe to the Carolina Insider podcast series 24/7 on many platforms including Apple iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play.
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