Art’s Angle: A Cardinal Sin

Posted Jan 19, 2025
Carolina men’s basketball suffered a bad loss to what turned out to be a better-coached opponent on the 39th birthday of the Smith Center. Entering Saturday’s game, Stanford was a Quad 3 team with a NET ranking of 85 after losing by 13 points at Wake Forest — where the Tar Heels go Wednesday and absolutely must win to make up for their 72-71 loss. (Chapelboro.com)

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