North Carolina
Davis' 25 points leads No. 3 North Carolina to 75-72 win over Miami
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — RJ Davis scored 25 points and No. 3 North Carolina held off Miami for a 75-72 victory on Saturday.
Armando Bacot had 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Tar Heels (19-5, 11-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) in their first game since an 80-76 home loss to Clemson on Tuesday. Elliot Cadeau scored 19 points, and Harrison Ingram finished with 13.
The Tar Heels took the lead for good with an 18-7 spurt to start the second half. Bacot’s layup made it 58-48 with 13:11 remaining.
Miami (15-9, 6-7) closed to 73-71 on Wooga Poplar’s layup with 1:10 left. Harrison Ingram and Cormac Ryan each made a foul shot to increase North Carolina’s lead to 75-71.
Bacot fouled Poplar with two seconds remaining. Poplar made the first free throw and deliberately missed the second for an offensive rebound opportunity. Officials ruled Miami committed a lane violation on Poplar’s attempt.
Norchard Omier and Nijel Pack each scored 20 points for the Hurricanes, who lost 60-38 loss at Virginia on Monday.
Omier and Pack each scored eight points during a 19-5 run late in the first half that erased an eight-point deficit. Pack’s jumper put the Hurricanes ahead 37-33 with 3:01 left.
North Carolina guard RJ Davis, right, and Miami guard Bensley Joseph battle for a ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, in Coral Gables, Fla. North Carolina defeated Miami 75-72. Credit: AP/Rebecca Blackwell
Davis’ layup in the closing seconds of the half got North Carolina within one at the break.
Bacot set a Tar Heels record by playing in his 156th game, surpassing Leaky Black, who played between 2018 and 2023. The graduate senior also overtook Sam Perkins for third on school’s career points list with 2,149. He also tied Oscar Robertson and Michael Brooks for ninth most double-doubles in NCAA history with 79.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
The loss against Clemson likely will drop the Tar Heels from the No. 3 spot in the AP poll that they’ve held the past three weeks.
North Carolina guard Cormac Ryan (3) dribbles downcourt defended by Miami forward Norchad Omier (15) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, in Coral Gables, Fla. Credit: AP/Rebecca Blackwell
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North Carolina visits Syracuse on Tuesday.
Miami visits Clemson on Wednesday.
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New poll shows Harris eyeing victory in North Carolina as possible pick-up
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In North Carolina, Democrats counting on young voters
For several months, Yampiere Lugo has been going door to door, urging young people in North Carolina to vote in November.
With Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race and Kamala Harris’s arrival atop the Democratic ticket, the party activist says his generation — a key voting bloc — is fired up.
“I’ve talked to a lot of people around my age who have sort of all expressed the same sentiment — that they’re just so much more excited to have someone who’s just younger, more energetic,” Lugo told AFP.
The 25-year-old, who works as an administrative assistant at a local school, says even people he thought might skip the election altogether have said the vice president has their support.
The enthusiasm marks a sharp contrast with the situation Lugo was facing just over a month ago, when he was canvassing for Biden in Laurinburg, the seat of Scotland County, not far from the border with South Carolina.
At the time, the activist admitted to AFP that young voters were “frustrated” with their options, facing a choice between the 81-year-old Biden and Donald Trump, the 78-year-old Republican former president.
Now, Lugo believes Harris, 59, can win North Carolina, one of a handful of swing states likely to play a pivotal role in the race for the White House.
Winning here will be an uphill battle — the southern state has not voted for a Democrat in the presidential election since Barack Obama in 2008.
“North Carolina is going to have something to say in November,” said Zach Finley, the president of the Young Democrats of North Carolina.
But for Harris to turn the state Democratic blue, the party needs to campaign “the right way, turning out the folks we need to,” added Finley, who is also 25.
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On a national level, voters between the ages of 18 and 39 favored Biden over Trump in 2020 by a margin of about 20 percentage points, according to the Pew Research Center.
Finley says the party needs to “turn out young people who, especially in the last couple of years, have been really disincentivized” by the political process.
Democrats are getting out the vote the old-fashioned way in Scotland County — knocking on doors and talking to people.
The rural area is one of the most hotly contested political battlefields in the country — Hillary Clinton bested Trump here in 2016, but the Republican bounced back to defeat Biden in 2020, by just 287 votes.
In November, “it’s all about turnout,” says Garland Pierce, a Democratic state representative and a Baptist pastor.
“That’s what everybody’s really depending on, is the young voters to really go to the polls.
The lawmaker says Harris’s somewhat surprise breakthrough into the race has galvanized voters in North Carolina.
“It appears that young people are really excited” about her candidacy, he said, adding that the economy will be a key issue in the contest.
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Pierce’s prediction about the economy is shared by a number of young voters AFP met in the streets of Laurinburg, which is home to 15,000 residents.
“Everything used to be cheaper,” laments Donnie Leviner, an 18-year-old student with his own home renovation business.
Before Biden won the White House, “gas prices used to be way lower,” said Leviner, who added that he would vote for Trump in his first-ever trip to a presidential voting booth.
For Lucas Wylie, a 26-year-old engineer having a coffee at an outdoor cafe with his dog, young voters are “very focused on the cost of things and affordability.”
Wylie cited expensive housing and high interest rates as evidence of soaring prices, and said both would be important to him in November.
Finley agreed.
“There’s just a lot of pent-up anxiety being a young person in this country, not even being able to afford a home,” he said. “It’s almost out of reach, especially in North Carolina.”
Finley said Democrats need to reassure young voters that they are attuned to their concerns, and ready to deliver solutions.
Harris will need to convince young people that they will ultimately be able to “achieve some form of the American dream” — and offer the same thing to the next generation, Finley said.
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North Carolina
North Carolina QB Max Johnson exits game after brutal injury, out for the season
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Max Johnson’s first season under center for the North Carolina Tar Heels came to an abrupt end Thursday.
The senior quarterback grabbed his leg as he lay on the turf for several minutes in the third quarter of UNC’s season opener against Minnesota. Johnson would eventually need the assistance of a cart to exit the field. He was then taken to a hospital.
On Friday, UNC confirmed Johnson had undergone a medical procedure in Minneapolis. The school also noted he would travel back to North Carolina in the coming days.
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North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Max Johnson grabs his knee after being tackled during the second half against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis Aug. 29, 2024. (Matt Krohn/USA Today Sports)
While Johnson is expected to make a full recovery, the injury will sideline him for the rest of the 2024 season, ESPN reported.
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Conner Harrell, who played for the Tar Heels in last season’s bowl game after Drake Maye declared for the draft, led the team the rest of the way in the 19-17 win at Minnesota and is positioned to take over the starting job for a Sept. 7 home game against Charlotte.
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North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Max Johnson (14) celebrates his rushing touchdown against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the first half at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis Aug. 29, 2024. (Matt Krohn/USA Today Sports)
Johnson, the son of former NFL quarterback Brad Johnson, had transferred from Texas A&M and won the starting job over Harrell to replace Drake Maye, the No. 3 overall NFL draft pick.
But Johnson was hurt when his leg bent awkwardly as he was taken to the ground on a blitz by Justin Walley in the second half.
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North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Max Johnson throws against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the first half at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis Aug. 29, 2024 (Matt Krohn/USA Today Sports)
North Carolina head coach Mack Brown addressed Johnson’s injury after the game.
“I hate that Max got hurt for him and for us. Conner [has] got to come on,” Brown said.
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Johnson, a fifth-year quarterback who started his career with two years at LSU, finished 12-for-19 for 71 yards with one interception while also running for a score. The team awarded Johnson a game ball afterward.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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