Davis has career-high 22; UNC holds on despite Spartans' late push

Ed Davis scored a career-high 22 points Tuesday night to help North Carolina (No. 11 ESPN/USA Today, No. 10 AP) beat No. 9 Michigan State 89-82 in a rematch of last season's national championship game won by the Tar Heels.

SC Highlight Of The Night

North Carolina holds off frantic rally by Michigan State, 89-82

...Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels guard Dexter Strickland (5) with the ball as Michigan State Spartans guard Durrell Summers defends in the Tar Heels 89-92 victory against the Spartans at the...

...NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forwards Deon Thompson (21) and Will Graves (13) defends as Michigan State Spartans guard Kalin Lucas (1) shoots in the first half at the Dean E. Smith Center

...1, 2009; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Deon Thompson (21) defends as Michigan State Spartans forward Raymar Lucas (2) shoots in the first half at the Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory...

Michigan State get third shot at UNC

A chance at payback? A chance for revenge? Tom Izzo isn't having any of it. As Michigan State gets set to take on UNC for the third time in a year, he's just happy the Spartans have another shot on the national stage.

Balanced effort propels Heels over MSU

Revenge will have to wait for another day. Behind career nights from Ed Davis and Larry Drew II, North Carolina withstood a late Michigan State rally to win 89-82.

Why the Big Ten/ACC Challenge matters

ACC 10, Big Ten 0. That's the tally in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. And if you think that doesn't matter, just ask any fan, coach, player or administrator on either side.

Recruits mustn't forget common courtesy

...spaced placards with the logos of the schools among which he was deciding: Oklahoma, UCLA, Kansas, Iowa State, Duke and North Carolina. It looked like a version of the NBA draft lottery show and was...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

...coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts in the first half against the Michigan State Spartans during the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship game at Ford Field on...

What many are thinking, but won't say publicly

...team that should make a lot of noise. If not … 9. Cut off the western United States in terms of true national championship contenders. Good luck finding "home" teams for the West Region. Washington...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Enough madness to go around

...sandwiched into the long rows of seats. • Michigan State's Tom Izzo has figured everything out. He...

These 12 styles get the job done in college hoops

...ball inside and quality depth, Self's style is both popular and effective. Also used at: Illinois State and St. John's. Duke This program's pressure defense, epic charge-taking and dribble-penetrating offense...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009

Dissecting Sagarin's all-time rankings

Pat Forde loves the first 1,195 pages of the "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia." But when it comes to Jeff Sagarin's all-time rankings, well … let the debate begin.