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North Carolina basketball fueled by 'chippy' play in win over NC State
North Carolina vs. NC State was intense.
The North Carolina basketball team picked up a big win on Saturday at home against NC State basketball. With the win, the Tar Heels maintained their first place mark in the ACC. There are only two games remaining for North Carolina, and they currently hold a one-game lead on rival Duke. The Tar Heels and Wolfpack are also rivals, and things got intense on Saturday.
NC State basketball had North Carolina basketball on the ropes in the first half as they led by eight at the break, but the Tar Heels dominated in the second half. They outscored the Wolfpack by 17 points, and that led to a 79-70 win. The game got chippy in the second half, and that helped fuel the Tar Heels.
“I don’t mind chippy,” North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis said after the game, according to an article from 247 Sports. “There was nothing happening there. I played in the 90s where a fight could break out and you could still play. That was nothing. … I just felt like in this particular game that chippiness ignited us even more. We talked about, you know, having that competitive fire but also keeping your composure and I felt like we did that.”
North Carolina is a competitive team, and Hubert Davis thinks that is why his team gained an edge when the competition got tougher. The team gets competitive in practice, and it translates over to the games.
“Well, our guys from the start have always enjoyed competition and competing,” Davis continued. “Our practices are spirited, they’re competitive, physical, and that’s the way that this group has played in practice all season. So what you saw out there at the game, that’s what I see every day at practice, so that was not out of character when we do that out there on the floor. And in order to hold them to 22 percent in the second half, as good as NC State is, as gifted as they are especially on the offensive end, that was an elite performance by the guys defensively.”
One player in particular that does well in physical, competitive games like that is Harrison Ingram. Ingram had 22 points for the Tar Heels and led all scorers.
“He does,” Davis said when he was asked if Ingram feeds off of physical games. “Harrison was Harrison today. Having a guy on your team that as soon as he walks into the locker room, everyone’s just smiling and laughing. His personality just lifts people up. And then on the court, he just changes. He’s a guy that can guard multiple positions, he can rebound, he can post up, he can hit 3s, offensive rebound, make free throws and he adds another ball handler for us. So with the pressure we can give him the ball, and he can bring it up and initiate offense. And you never have to tell Harrison, ‘let’s play hard.’ He just instinctively in anything, practice, shoot around or obviously a game, brings tremendous energy for us and it fueled us today.”
At this point in the season, it’s not easy to win games. Everybody is competing at the highest level, and any win is a good win. This was big for North Carolina.
“Every game is competitive for us,” Davis said. “This is what is required to win games. It would be nice to win every game by 50, but that’s not life. You’re going to have to work, you’re going to have to compete, you’re going to have to prepare, you’re going to have to practice and it’s going to have to translate on game day. And that’s what our guys are doing, and they’ve done that all season. So we knew coming into this game, how talented NC State was and we knew what kind of game it was going to be. And I was just happy with the response in the second half, especially on the defensive end. The crowd was amazing. I mean, there’s just something, it’s all they’re always great, but Saturday afternoon ACC games in a Smith Center it’s even better than great. It’s like magical. And so the crowd really helped us today.”
North Carolina basketball will have one more very chippy game next weekend as they will take on Duke on the road. The ACC championship will likely be on the line.
About the Author
Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California and is now serving as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — A graduation ceremony for NC State University’s Department of Biological Sciences at Reynolds Coliseum on Friday night left hundreds of family members outside, frustrated and emotional after they were not allowed into the building.
Inside, graduates were met with pomp and circumstance as they walked across the stage to accept their degrees.
Outside, people shouted in confusion as they realized they would not be permitted to enter.
“I’m hurt. She’s hurting. We’re hurt,” said Dr. Darlene Jackson, a grandmother from Winston-Salem. “They’re asking, can’t we get here? But this is ridiculous. Ridiculous.”
We get here, and we are turned away. That’s BS. It shouldn’t be happening like this. They did not plan this well,
– Sally Charlet, NCSU grandparent
Families said they arrived about an hour before the 7:30 p.m. ceremony, only to find a line wrapped around the building. Many said they were eventually told the venue had reached capacity.
“They are saying the fire marshal shut it down because it’s too crowded,” Jackson said. “They should have known how many occupy this. They should have had it in a different place.”
Sally Charlet said she flew in from Florida earlier in the day to watch her granddaughter graduate.
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“We get here, and we are turned away,” she said. “That’s BS. It shouldn’t be happening like this. They did not plan this well, and they should have tickets. That would have made a lot of sense.”
According to GoPack.com, Reynolds Coliseum seats about 5,500 people.
Some families said they were especially devastated after years of supporting their students’ work.
This is awful, and it needs to be made right.
– Eddie McFall, NCSU parent
“It’s very disheartening,” said Rhonda Bartone, whose son earned his Ph.D. In toxicology. “He did a five-year program getting his Ph.D., and we have no family. And they’re seeing him get his Ph.D. right now. We had to text his professor and ask him to please take some pictures of him. It’s hard not to cry.”
Several people outside shared photos sent by students inside showing empty seats.
“There was unfortunately not better planning for the hundreds of students, maybe even thousands of students, and, of course, thousands of students, even more people, parents, siblings, loved ones,” said Julia Norton, whose fiancé earned his Ph.D.
One father, Eddie McFall, who is also an alumnus of NC State, said he has three children at the university, including a senior graduating Friday.
“His mother was five feet from the door when they shut it down,” he said. “Won’t let anybody in there.”
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About 45 minutes after the ceremony began, someone came outside to address the remaining crowd. Families were told their only option was to watch a livestream from the student union or on their phones.
“I can go to my house and watch the livestream,” McFall said. “Who’s the event coordinator? Who from the school did this? This is awful, and it needs to be made right.”
NC State did not respond to questions about how the situation unfolded or why the event was not ticketed. The university said it provided a livestream for those unable to attend in person and had posted earlier in the week advising visitors to expect delays around the coliseum.
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NORTH CAROLINA — Fifteen lineworkers from North Carolina’s electric cooperatives recently traveled to Guatemala to help bring first-time access to electricity to a rural village.
The group spent three weeks working in El Plan Nuevo Amanecer.
Crews constructed three miles of line, bringing power to more than 50 homes, a school, two churches and the community’s only health clinic.
Photo: North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives
Without access to bucket trucks or heavy machinery, volunteers worked by hand across rugged terrain.
The project helped bring light to the village, creating new opportunities for education, economic growth and safer everyday life for the community.
The effort was done alongside NRECA International.
Volunteer lineworkers represented several North Carolina electric cooperatives, including EnergyUnited, Union Power Cooperative, Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative, Jones-Onslow EMC, Edgecombe-Martin County EMC, South River EMC, Surry-Yadkin Electric Membership Corporation and Rutherford EMC.
Photo: North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives
The NC Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at Thursday, May 7, 2026 results for each game:
Winning Pick 3 numbers from May 7 drawing
Day: 3-7-3, Fireball: 0
Evening: 3-5-8, Fireball: 9
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Winning Pick 4 numbers from May 7 drawing
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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from May 7 drawing
05-08-21-44-48, Bonus: 01
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
All North Carolina Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $599.
For prizes over $599, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at North Carolina Lottery Offices. By mail, send a prize claim form, your signed lottery ticket, copies of a government-issued photo ID and social security card to: North Carolina Education Lottery, P.O. Box 41606, Raleigh, NC 27629. Prize claims less than $600 do not require copies of photo ID or a social security card.
To submit in person, sign the back of your ticket, fill out a prize claim form and deliver the form, along with your signed lottery ticket and government-issued photo ID and social security card to any of these locations:
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Check previous winning numbers and payouts at https://nclottery.com/.
When are the North Carolina Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 10:38 p.m. daily.
- Pick 3, 4: 3:00 p.m. and 11:22 p.m. daily.
- Cash 5: 11:22 p.m. daily.
- Millionaire for Life: 11:15 p.m. daily.
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