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It was late in North Carolina's 70-52 victory against Virginia on Saturday when the Cavaliers trimmed a 15-point deficit to 11, giving them hope of a rally with about 4 1/2 minutes to play.

Experienced mattered. Clemson's senior backcourt of Tanner Smith and Andre Young combined for 32 points as the Tigers ended a three-game losing streak with a convincing 78-58 ACC win over Wake Forest on Saturday at Joel Coliseum.

To help Duke orient itself after its euphoric win Wednesday against No. 5 North Carolina, the Blue Devils' coaches showed the team two videos before practice Thursday.

The thing that most bothered Davidson basketball coach Bob McKillop in the aftermath of his Wildcats' 86-78 Southern Conference loss to College of Charleston on Saturday at rambunctious TD Arena wasn't printed on the stat sheet.

The Queens Royals played their best defensive game against the best team they've played all season, Royals coach Wes Long said after Queens' 70-56 victory over King (Tenn.) College on Saturday afternoon at the Grady Cole Center.

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