North Carolina
Top 25 roundup: Clemson knocks off No. 3 North Carolina
PJ Hall scored 25 points and Joseph Girard III had 21 as Clemson upset No. 3 North Carolina 80-76 on Tuesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.
It marked just the second time in 62 tries that Clemson (15-7, 5-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) had won in Chapel Hill. Clemson’s other win at Dean Smith Center happened in overtime in 2020.
The Tigers, who earned a victory that surely will boost their NCAA Tournament resume, also got nine rebounds from Hall. He and Girard combined for 9-of-20 shooting from 3-point range. Ian Schieffelin added 14 points and 11 boards.
The Tar Heels (18-5, 10-2) fell to an unranked opponent for the second time in three games. Armando Bacot led the way for North Carolina with 24 points and 13 rebounds, while RJ Davis had 22 points and Harrison Ingram added 11.
No. 1 UConn 71, Butler 62
Cam Spencer scored 20 points and Donovan Clingan added 18 to lead the Huskies to a hard-fought win over the Bulldogs in Hartford, Conn.
Clingan also pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds. Hassan Diarra added nine points off the bench as the Huskies (21-2, 11-1 Big East) earned their 11th consecutive victory.
DJ Davis led Butler (15-8, 6-6) with 21 points. Jahmyl Telfort added 17 points while Posh Alexander produced eight points, five boards and five assists as the Bulldogs saw a four-game winning streak end.
No. 5 Houston 79, Oklahoma State 63
Jamal Shead scored a game-high 23 points, and the Cougars’ Division I-leading defense swarmed over the visiting Cowboys.
Emanuel Sharp contributed 16 points as Houston (20-3, 7-3 Big 12) shook off a Saturday loss at Kansas. The Cougars logged 11 steals against Oklahoma State, forced 17 turnovers and scored 24 points off them.
Javon Small led the Cowboys (10-13, 2-8) with 18 points, buoyed by 12-for-14 foul shooting. John-Michael Wright scored 13 with three 3-pointers.
No. 13 Baylor 79, No. 23 Texas Tech 73
RayJ Dennis scored a game-high 21 points and the Bears used a strong second-half shooting display to beat the Red Raiders in Waco, Texas.
Dennis added five assists and four steals for the Bears (17-5, 6-3 Big 12), who connected on 13 of 20 field-goal attempts (65 percent) following the break. Baylor also got 17 points and seven rebounds from Yves Missi and 14 points from Jayden Nunn en route to its third straight win.
Joe Toussaint finished with 18 points and Darrion Williams posted 17, but the Red Raiders (16-6, 5-4) still dropped their third straight game. Chance McMillian had 15 points, while Pop Isaacs was limited to 11 on 4-of-12 shooting.
No. 14 Iowa State 70, Texas 65
Milan Momcilovic scored 13 points and Tamin Lipsey hit a clutch 3-pointer as the Cyclones held off the Longhorns in Austin, Texas.
Lipsey finished with 12 points and Curtis Jones 11 in the Cyclones’ balanced attack. Eight of the nine players who saw the court for Iowa State (17-5, 6-3 Big 12) scored at least five points.
Dylan Disu hit for 28 points to lead all scorers, with Max Abmas netting 13, all in the second half, and Dillon Mitchell 10 for Texas (15-8, 4-6).
No. 15 South Carolina 68, Ole Miss 65
Collin Murray-Bowles scored 16 points to lead a balanced offense and the Gamecocks held off the Rebels in Columbia, S.C.
Myles Stute and Ta’Lon Cooper added 12 points each for South Carolina (20-3, 8-2 Southeastern Conference). The Gamecocks won their sixth straight game.
Allen Flanigan scored 26 points, Matthew Murrell had 17 and Jaylen Murray added 10 to lead Ole Miss (18-5, 5-5), which dropped its second game in a row.
No. 17 Kentucky 109, Vanderbilt 77
Antonio Reeves scored 24 points and the Wildcats never trailed while rolling to a victory over the Commodores in Nashville, Tenn.
Standout reserve Rob Dillingham added 20 points and nine assists as Kentucky (16-6, 6-4 SEC) bounced back from a 103-92 loss to Tennessee on Saturday and won for just the second time in the past five games.
Evan Taylor made five 3-pointers and scored 20 points for Vanderbilt (6-16, 1-8), which lost for the eighth time in nine games.
No. 18 Dayton 94, Saint Joseph’s 79
Nate Santos and Kobe Elvis each scored 21 points, helping the Flyers handle the Hawks in Philadelphia.
Javon Bennett added 18 points for the Flyers, who won for the 16th time in 17 games. DaRon Holmes II added 13 for Dayton (19-3, 9-1 Atlantic 10), Enoch Cheeks had 12 points and Elvis dished out 10 assists.
Cameron Brown led Saint Joseph’s (15-8, 5-5) with 19 points, and Lynn Green III followed with 18. Xzayvier Brown chipped in 15 points off the bench for the Hawks, who dropped their fourth straight game against the Flyers. Rasheer Fleming collected 14 points for Saint Joseph’s, which had won five of its previous six games overall.
Oklahoma 82, No. 21 BYU 66
Javian McCollum scored 20 points — 13 in the final four minutes — to help the Sooners knock off the Cougars in Norman, Okla.
Milos Uzan added 16 points for the Sooners (17-6, 5-5 Big 12), who won for the second time in three games. Rivaldo Soares added 12 points.
Fousseyni Traore, making his second consecutive start, scored 21 points on 9-of-17 shooting for the Cougars (16-6, 4-5), who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Dallin Hall added 17 points, going 4-for-7 from beyond the arc, and Spencer Johnson scored 10.
Nevada 77, No. 22 Utah State 63
Nick Davidson logged 25 points and 10 rebounds as the Wolf Pack upset the Aggies in Logan, Utah.
Kenan Blackshear added 18 points for Nevada (18-5, 5-4 Mountain West), which canned 52.9 percent of its field-goal attempts.
Ian Martinez scored 16 points for Utah State (19-4, 7-3), which has lost consecutive games for the first time this season. The Aggies are now in a four-way tie for first in the Mountain West.
No. 24 San Diego State 77, Air Force 64
Reese Waters shot 5-for-8 from 3-point distance for all 15 of his points to help the Aztecs defeat the Falcons in a Mountain West matchup in Colorado Springs.
Jaedon LeDee had 14 points and nine rebounds, Micah Parrish also scored 14 points and Lamont Butler contributed 11 for the Aztecs (18-5, 7-3 MWC), who moved into a four-way tie for first in the Mountain West. The Aztecs shot 70 percent in the first half, including 8-for-11 from 3-point distance, to build a 45-20 lead.
Jeffrey Mills and Beau Becker scored 15 points each to lead Air Force (8-14, 1-9), which has lost 12 of its past 13 games.
No. 25 New Mexico 91, Wyoming 73
Donovan Dent had 19 points, seven assists and six rebounds to lead the Lobos to a victory over the Cowboys in Laramie, Wyo.
Jaelen House added 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists, Jamal Mashburn Jr. had 15 points and Mustapha Amzil finished with 13 points for New Mexico (19-4, 7-3 Mountain West).
Wyoming (12-11, 5-5) was led by Brendan Wenzel’s 20 points and five rebounds. Sam Griffin added 19 points.
–Field Level Media
North Carolina
Ex-senator’s wife, 75, found escaped inmate cowering in the backseat of her car: ‘I was shaking like a leaf’
The 75-year-old wife of a former Republican North Carolina senator had a frightening start to her week when she discovered an escaped inmate hiding in the backseat of her car, according to local reports.
Marie Steinburg, married to ex-State Senator Bob Steinberg, left her Edenton home for work around 7:30 a.m. Monday when she unlocked her Honda Civic and found 23-year-old accused thief Charles Babb cowering in the backseat, with a blanket wrapped around his orange prison jumpsuit.
“I headed out the door, and I clicked the unlock, and it must have scared the guy, because the next thing I know, I saw something moving in my backseat,” the startled senior said, WTKR reported.
“I kept backing up little by little by little because I thought, I don’t know what this man is going to do.”
Babb — who police said escaped from the Chowan County Detention Center Sunday night — then jumped out the car.
While residents were urged to lock their doors and windows, stay inside, and avoid interacting with the armed and dangerous fugitive, Steinburg said she remained calm and began talking to him.
“I figured if I was nice to him, he’d be nice to me,” she said, WAVY reported.
“I just figured that was the thing to do because I didn’t know if he was really dangerous,” Steinburg explained, adding that “he kept saying, ‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’m so cold.’ And, you know, I was startled and I know he was too. And I said, “Well, hey, let me go in and get you a coat.’”
Steinburg said Babb then turned and raced down the driveway — reportedly leaving behind his prison sandals and a face mask — as she ran inside, called out to her husband, and dialed 911.
“I got in as fast as I could,” she recalled, according to WTKR.
“I was shaking like a leaf, and I could barely get the key in the lock, but I did.”
The Edenton Police Department apprehended the convict nearby shortly thereafter.
Police did not give details on how Babb escaped jail, other than to say he used a make-shift edged weapon. He was being held on felony breaking and entering and larceny charges before his breakout, according to the Daily Advance.
Her husband, who advocated for prison reform during his 10 years in office, praised his wife for how she handled the terrifying situation, believing a higher power was looking out for them.
The couple added that they will never forget to lock their car doors again.
“Oh let me tell you, if I don’t, [my husband] is gonna,” a relieved Steinberg said.
“It’s one of those things that we learned.”
The Chowan County Sheriff’s Office has since launched an investigation into Babb’s jailbreak.
Injuries are an unfortunate element in sports, and that has been relevant for the North Carolina Tar Heels this season. Now, most of the time, those injuries occur in games or practices. That was not the case for Seth Trimble, who suffered a broken arm in a workout accident.
The senior guard has not played since the second game of the season against the Kansas Jayhawks on Nov. 7.
Although the injury forced the Tar Heels’ coaching staff and players into an uncomfortable situation, the team has responded, winning six of seven games in Trimble’s absence. You never want to see a player suffer a significant injury, but in this particular case, it has opened the door to possibilities that North Carolina may not have been aware of if this never transpired.
Here is why Trimble’s injury has not been doom and gloom for the Tar Heels in this early portion of the season.
Unlocking a Potential Star Off the Bench
Before the last two games, North Carolina’s backcourt situation appeared to be a significant shortcoming for the Tar Heels. Because of that, Davis was forced to expand his bench with the hopes of unlocking the offense while supplying consistent production.
That has elevated freshman guard Derek Dixon’s role in the rotation, which has proven to be pivotal in North Carolina’s wins in the last two games against Kentucky and Georgetown. During that span, the 6-foot-5 guard has averaged 11.5 points while shooting 53.3 percent from the field and 50 percent from three-point range.
With the rotation becoming solidified in recent weeks, head coach Hubert Davis explained how the backcourt has taken shape following the Tar Heels’ win over Georgetown on Sunday.
- “I really like [Kyan] and Derek [Dixon] on the floor at the same time,” Davis continued. “I’ve always said that I love multiple ball handlers. You can’t take us out of our offense. And with those two, with the way that Georgetown was switching defenses, we always had somebody that can handle the basketball and get us into a set and get us organized.”
- “So, it’s trying to figure out rotations,” Davis continued. “And then when Seth comes back, it’s finding it again. Different combinations is one of the things that I was excited about coming into the season. That is the versatility that we have, that we can throw out a number of different rotations out there that can be really effective on the floor.”
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North Carolina
Seasonal flu virus numbers increase across NC; NCDHHS shares tips to stay healthy this season
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Flu-related illnesses and deaths have been rising across the state, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
Three flu-related deaths were reported within the past week, bringing the number of deaths to nine this season.
North Carolina reported 542 flu-related deaths for the 2024-25 respiratory virus season; this is the highest number of statewide flu deaths ever recorded in NC.
So far, no flu-related deaths in children have been reported in North Carolina.
SEE ALSO | Flu concerns grow in US as UK sees more cases among kids
Influenza A (H3N2) virus strain known as subclade K has spread worldwide, and it is the most often reported flu virus so far this season in the U.S.
State Epidemiologist Zack Moore says the flu is spreading quickly in our state and says flu vaccines are the most important tool to protect yourself from illness or death.
As holiday travel and gatherings ramp up, NCDHHS shares the following tips to keep yourself and loved ones safe and healthy:
- Regularly wash your hands with soap and water. Alcohol-based sanitizers can help prevent the spread of some respiratory viruses.
- Avoid touching your eyes, mouth, and nose.
- Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects that are often touched.
- Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue and throw it away into the trash.
Stay home when sick: Avoid going out if you can and take steps to prevent spreading the flu to others in your home, such as using a separate bathroom, not sharing cups, towels and utensils, and wearing a mask when around other people.
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