CALEB LOVE

RJ Davis iced a much-needed victory for scuffling North Carolina with two late free throws and the Tar Heels beat No. 23 Ohio State 89-84.

Caleb Grill hit seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 31 points and Iowa State rallied in the final five minutes to stun No. 1 North Carolina 70-65 on Friday in the semifinals of the Phil Knight Invitational.

North Carolina and Gonzaga are 1-2 in the first regular-season men’s college basketball poll from The Associated Press.

Caleb Love and RJ Davis scored 17 points apiece and No. 1 North Carolina began a season of grand expectations by pulling away from UNC Wilmington in a 69-56 victory Monday night.

North Carolina is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men's basketball poll.

It was the largest comeback in national championship history, surpassing the 1963 title game when Loyola overcame a 15-point deficit.

Bill Self went from the Hall of Fame coach who too often failed on the big stage to the brilliant mastermind of the biggest second-half comeback in NCAA title game history.

Bill Self won his elusive second national title with a masterful second-half coaching job and a spicy dash of Remy Martin.

North Carolina big man Armando Bacot never looked like himself in the national championship game against Kansas because he was battling an ankle injury.

Kansas finished off the biggest comeback in national championship history Monday night, getting a big game from David McCormack, crucial shots from Remy Martin and surviving a potential game-tying 3-pointer by Caleb Love at the buzzer for a 72-69 victory over North Carolina in the Superdome.

North Carolina has an effective inside/outside combo in Armando Bacot and Caleb Love.

Caleb Love and North Carolina proved they could play their outside-shooting finesse style better than Duke could play bully ball.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s remarkable career came to a sudden end Saturday night after Caleb Love made a key 3-pointer and three late free throws to lift archrival North Carolina to a thrill-a-minute 81-77 victory over the Blue Devils in the national semifinals showdown.

The Jayhawks and the Tar Heels advance to the final of the men's NCAA basketball tournament. Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski had announced he would retire at the end of the season.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's final chapter will have a distinctly blue tint.

Saint Peter’s has knocked off Kentucky, Murray State and Purdue and now has its sights on pulling another NCAA Tournament upset.

The run by tiny Saint Peter's to the cusp of the Final Four has been riveting.

Caleb Love hit game-tying and go-ahead 3-pointers 37 seconds apart and North Carolina moved within a victory of its 21st Final Four.

RJ Davis scored a career-high 30 points and eighth-seeded North Carolina beat defending champion Baylor 93-86 in overtime in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Brady Manek scored 28 points, Caleb Love had 21 of his 23 points before halftime and North Carolina routed Marquette 95-63 in first-year coach Hubert Davis’ NCAA Tournament debut.

North Carolina spoiled retiring Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski’s emotional home finale at Cameron Indoor Stadium, upsetting fourth-ranked rival Duke 94-81.

Freshman A.

The famed rivalry between No. 9 Duke and North Carolina is changing.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Seven minutes into the second half, Armando Bacot effectively went through Virginia’s Kadin Shedrick on his way to a stick-back basket, leaving Shedrick crumpled on the court and

North Carolina won 75-63. Armando Bacot scored 11 of his team-high 14 points in the second half Saturday, rallying No. 22 North Carolina from a double-digit deficit to beat Kentucky 75-63 at the CBS Sports Classic. ... North Carolina has completed its nonleague schedule and will play its next 20 games in the Atlantic Coast Conference. UP NEXTNorth Carolina: Plays at North Carolina State in its ACC opener Dec. 22.