Duke stretches lead to pull away from ECU in ACC clash
Duke defeated East Carolina 88 65 as Mike Gminski led with 22 points and 11 rebounds. ECU struggled with shooting and zone defense after a bright first half, dropping to 4 4 and extending ACC losing streak to 19. Duke faces Rice next in the Holiday Doubleheader.
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Raleigh
East Carolina
ECU
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Blue Devils
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ACC
Dave Patton
Mike Gminski
Gminski
Dukes
Tate Armstrong
Armstrong
North Carolina
Foster
Jim
Little Things Bring Cheers From Sloan
North Carolina State beat Rice 93 to 72 in Raleigh to rise to 4 4 as Craig Davis and Clyde Austin sparked a late rally. Kenny Carr scored 26, freshman Hawkeye Whitney 25, and coach Norm Sloan praised improved defense and rebounding after a rough road trip. Sloan hinted at lineup changes for a grudge game with East Carolina.
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N. C. State
Rice
State
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Davis
Clyde Austin
Wolfpack
Norm Sloan
Sloan
Owls
Kenny Carr
Hawkeye Whitney
Austin
Walker Brothers
Brian
Steve
Glenn Sudhop
Carl
al Green
East Carolina
UNC Star Ronny Johnson Looks Ahead to Peach Bowl
North Carolina free safety Ronny Johnson, captain of the 1976 Tar Heels, says his team expects a hard fight against Kentucky in the Peach Bowl. He notes his brother Timmy, a NC State running back, predicts watches as a trophy, and recalls UNC’s 9-2 regular season and bowl history under Bill Dooley. Johnson, an All-ACC pick, emphasizes defense and team underdogs despite Kentucky being the favorite.
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Kentucky
Tar Heels
Bill Dooley
Carolina
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Timmy
N.C. State
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Atlanta
Craig Funk
North Carolina
Johnson
Arizona State
Don McCauley
Mike Voight
Derrick Ramsey
Ramsey
Mike Dunn
Duke
Dunn
Blue Devils
Jimmy Jerome
Charles Waddell
Tar Heels Topic Oregon in Far West Classic Semifinal
North Carolina routed Oregon 86 60 in the Far West Classic semifinal in Portland. Freshman Mike O Koren locked down Oregon star Greg Ballard to 10 points while O Koren led UNC with 16. LaGarde Ford and Davis also finished in double figures as UNC advanced to face Weber State. Oregon State and Oral Roberts won consolation games.
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Tar Heels
Oregon
Ducks
Weber State
St. Louis
Oral Roberts
Anthony Roberts
Bowling Green
Oregon State
Texas A&m
Mike O’koren
Greg Ballard
O'Karen
Tommy LaGarde
Phil Ford
Walter Davis
Ernie Kent
Dean Smith
Ballard
Andrews teams push to day two finals in holiday tourney
In a holiday tournament night of tight games, Andrews boys prevail 77-76 over Ragsdale to advance to the finals against Central, while the Andrews girls hold off Ragsdale 55-52 to set up a title clash with the Tigers. David Harper leads the Raiders with 24 points. Judy Bridges tops the Rams with 19.
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Andrews
Ragsdale
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Bison
George Force
Force
Imum
John Richardson
Steve Hawkins
Tiger David Harper
Danny Sellers
Bob Aydelette
Tommy Marsh
Jerod Wallis
D.D. Harpe
Kenneth Michael
Aprille Shaffer
Natasha Hale
Medley
Warren
Brenda Thomas
Judy Flynn
Judy Bridges
Hale
Shaffer
Laura Greene
Terps Defeat Syracuse to Claim Maryland Invitational Title
Maryland 96 Syracuse 85 as Steve Sheppard scores 26 and Bill Bryant adds 21 to win the sixth Maryland Invitational. Duquesne beats Xavier 86-80 in consolation behind Norm Nixon’s 26. Syracuse's James Williams scores 20 in a late push. Maryland improves to 9-1 while Syracuse falls to 8-2.
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Xavier
Ohio
Sheppard
James Williams
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