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Syracuse Basketball: Trevor Cooney Has Been ACC’s Most Surprising Player
Last season, after spending his first year at Syracuse redshirting, there were some big expectations among Orange fans for Trevor Cooney. After all, he had a reputation for being a lethal 3-point shooter, something the Orange were in serious need [...]
Balanced Attack Leads North Carolina Over Michigan State
The North Carolina Tar Heels marched into the Breslin Center and played harder, smarter and got solid play from a variety of players as they upset the No. 1 ranked Michigan State Spartans 79-65 tonight in the ACC-Big 10 Challenge. The Tar Heels have [...]
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North Carolina: Tar Heels Need Role Players To Do More
North Carolina is coming off of another upset loss after falling to the University of Alabama-Birmingham this past weekend. The Tar Heels struggled mightily on offense, and star guard Marcus Paige could not shake the defense enough to find his shooting [...]
Duke Basketball: Quinn Cook Steps Up in Win over Michigan
Looking at the final stats, it may not seem like it, but Duke played one of its best defensive games of the year and Quinn Cook was superb in leading the Blue Devils past Michigan by a score of 79-69 [...]
Indiana’s Lack of 3-Point Shooting Leads to Loss Against Syracuse
The ACC Big Ten Challenge is one of the most exciting preseason tournaments in all of college basketball because of the depth in each conference. But one of tonight’s intriguing matchups didn’t end up as close as many people might [...]
ACC/Big-10 Challenge Evenly Matched
The annual ACC/Big 10 challenge opens tomorrow night with six games and continues Wednesday night with six more contests. Despite the fact that five Big-10 teams are ranked in the top 25, either conference could win the necessary seven games to take [...]
Pittsburgh Panthers: Defense Could Shake Up ACC
The Pittsburgh Panthers‘ defense is always the team’s moneymaker. This season is no different, and ACC opponents could be taken over by it. Pittsburgh is holding its first seven opponents to only 53 points per game. The argument could be made that [...]
North Carolina Tar Heels Rely Too Much on Marcus Paige
The No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels were upset by the UAB Blazers 63-59 in a game where they were clear favorites after defeating the No. 3 Louisville Cardinals in the game before. The major stat in the loss to the [...]
ACC-Big 10 Challenge Preview: Syracuse vs. Indiana
The 15th annual ACC-Big 10 Challenge opens up with the Indiana Hoosiers traveling to Syracuse to take on the Orange in a battle of two of college basketball’s most historic programs. Lets take a look. Backcourt This game matches up two of the best point guards [...]
