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Wisconsinite Seth Trimble beats buzzer as North Carolina downs Duke
Seth Trimble press conference video before UNC basketball vs Duke game
Senior guard Seth Trimble discussed his experiences in the UNC vs Duke rivalry and previewed the matchup with the Blue Devils at the Smith Center.
Menomonee Falls High School alumnus Seth Trimble delivered an all-time moment Feb. 7 for one of the greatest rivalries in sports.
The senior for North Carolina’s men’s basketball team hit a corner 3-pointer just before the buzzer, a shot that splashed through with 0.4 seconds left, to give the Tar Heels a 71-68 win in Chapel Hill. It capped North Carolina’s largest comeback win over Duke in 25 years, and it marked the first lead of the entire game for the Tar Heels.
Fans stormed the court twice – once after the shot and then again after referees cleared the floor with the 0.4 still on the clock. Duke’s long inbound pass was fumbled away as the horn sounded.
North Carolina trailed by 13 points before mounting a late rally. The senior Trimble finished with 16 points on 5 of 7 shooting, but it was his only 3-point attempt of the game. All the attention had collapsed on freshman Derek Dixon with the game tied on the final possession, and the freshman found a wide-open Trimble for the go-ahead basket.
The outcome marked Duke’s second loss of the season, dropping the No. 4 Blue Devils to 21-2 while No. 14 North Carolina improved to 19-4. Trimble averages 14.1 points per game and 4.2 rebounds for UNC, which has now won five straight games. Trimble missed more than a month early in the season with a broken forearm but has been back since late December.
Trimble, who won Mr. Basketball in Wisconsin in 2022, followed in the footsteps of brother J.P. Tokoto, who played for North Carolina from 2012 to 2015.
Friends and family members gathered in Washington state on Saturday, remembering former Miss North Carolina Carrie Everett, who died on Easter Sunday. Another memorial service is planned in North Carolina next month.
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Virginia 3, North Carolina 0 | First Quarter
Virginia 3, North Carolina 0 | Q1 8:19
After a faceoff win by Henry Metz, Brendan Millon finds Truitt Sunderland to give the Hoos a 3-0 lead. Timeout North Carolina.
Virginia 2, North Carolina 0 | Q1 9:00
Brendan Millon gets the scoring started for the Cavaliers with a question mark style goal. On the defensive end, Jake Marek opens the game with three early saves with his third save setting up a transition goal by Tommy Snyder.
Virginia vs North Carolina pregame notes
UVA owns a 59-33 advantage since the series began in 1938.
The 59 wins are UVA’s most against any opponent in program history (followed by 51 against Duke).
In Chapel Hill last year, the Tar Heels defeated the Cavaliers 18-9, snapping UVA’s six-game series win streak.
UVA has won nine of the last 11 meetings, dating back to 2018.
The Hoos have won the last two meetings with Carolina at Klöckner Stadium, 11-4 in 2022 and 14-6 in 2024.
The Tar Heels’ four goals in 2022 marked the fewest goals in a game under Joe Breschi, who was named UNC’s head coach in 2006.
The last time the Tar Heels knocked off the Cavaliers at Klöckner was a 16-13 decision during the first of three games between the two teams in 2021.
Later that year, UVA claimed back-to-back meetings against the Heels, including in the NCAA semifinals on the way to capturing the 2021 national title over Maryland.
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HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Fire crews are responding to a brush fire near Howard Gap Road in Hendersonville on Friday evening.
The fire is across the street from the Ebenezer Baptist Church and near the Highlands Square Shopping Center.
Henderson County Fire Marshal Glen Gillette said crews are fighting “blowdown from Helene.”
NEW WILDFIRES IGNITE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA FOREST AMID WORSENING DROUGHT
Around 11 p.m., the fire appears larger than it did an hour ago because crews are backburning, which refers to using fire to help control the wildfire.
Dana Fire Department Chief Jimmy Womack said that what was a 3-acre fire an hour ago will be an 8-acre fire due to back burning. He said the fire is 80% contained.
Womack said the cause of the fire is unknown, but one of the conditions contributing to the blaze is the Helene blowdown.
“There’s a lot of blowdown in these woods behind us. That’s what creates most of the problem,” said Womack.
Womack said there has been no property damage and no injuries have been reported for this fire in the woods that 24 personnel are fighting. They got the call to arrive at 6:05 p.m.
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Dana Fire and Rescue and Henderson County Fire Department are supporting the U.S. Forest Service with this fire.
Glen said no structures are threatened at this time and Howard Gap Road is closed.
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