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...only Tar Heels who are shooting above 30 percent from three-point land. And freshman Leah Metcalf, North Carolina’s next-best three-point threat at 28 percent, has not been at 100 percent in recent weeks. Her numbers dropped in the ACC final against Duke after a shoulder strain the day before, and the whole team suffered because...
...Gonzaga is also Exhibit A for those who charge that the committee favors college basketball's elite programs like Duke, Kansas and Arizona over deserving smaller schools. They point to schools like Ball State, which earlier this year beat Kansas but didn't make the tournament, or Butler, a team that won 25 games while losing just five and was not invited. Gonzaga, meanwhile, was rated the number 6 team in the country by the sportwriters, but Fowler's committee said the Bulldogs were at best number 21. They ranked them 6th in their region, which set off a storm...
...last ACC regular-season game, though, UNC had to once again face Duke. Though the Tar Heels had an early lead, they totally collapsed midway through the first half. Duke went on a 40-8 run over both halves and won running away...
Seeded second behind Duke in the post-season tournament, North Carolina held true to form. Teasley scored 25 points and Brown added 23 in the first round of the tourney when the team beat Maryland, 78-53. It was somewhat of a Pyrrhic victory, however, as Metcalf strained her right shoulder and was ineffective the rest of the tournament...
Teasley led the Heels with 14 points in a 58-52 win over N.C. State in the semis, which drew them into another game with Duke in the finals. It was a much closer game than any of the previous two encounters, and Teasley managed to score 19 points. But Duke, who enjoyed the first perfect season in the ACC history, finished...