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Colleges

Inside the Rivalry NCSU and UNC
Select a category below to see the numbers.  ::  Updated Feb. 23, 2013

 RIVALRY LEADER

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In Raleigh, UNC leads 58-45
At Reynolds Coliseum, it’s tied at 29
At RBC/PNC Arena,* UNC is 10-4

Reynolds opened for the first game Dec. 2, 1949.
*The Wolfpack moved to the PNC Arena (formerly Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena from 1999-2002 and RBC Center from 2002-2011) in the fall of 1999. The facility changed name and sponsor in 2012.
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In Chapel Hill, UNC leads 72-22
At Carmichael, UNC is 18-4
At the Smith Center, UNC is 22-5

Carmichael Arena opened Dec. 4, 1965.
The Smith Center opened on January 18, 1986.
On neutral ground: UNC leads 18-9

 NCAA TITLES

2
1974, 1983
5
1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009

 ACC TOURNAMENT TITLES

10
17

 FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES

3
18

 RECORDS BY COACH

Everett Case: 25-19 (1946-1964)
Press Maravich: 2-2 (1964-1966)
Norm Sloan: 13-26 (1966-1980)
Jim Valvano: 7-18 (1980-1990)
Les Robinson: 5-7 (1990-1996)
Herb Sendek: 5-17 (1996-2006)
Sidney Lowe: 1-10 (2006-2011)
Mark Gottfried: 1-4 (2011-present)
Frank McGuire: 13-9 (1952-1961)
Dean Smith: 60-30 (1961-1997)
Bill Guthridge: 6-1 (1997-2000)
Matt Doherty: 2-4 (2000-2003)
Roy Williams: 20-2, 25-2 overall
(2003-present)

 RECORDS BY DECADE

 1910-1919: 
NCSU 2-0
 1920-1929: 
UNC 17-3
 1930-1939: 
UNC 16-6
 1940-1949: 
UNC 13-10
 1950-1959: 
NCSU 18-10
 1960-1969: 
UNC 18-4
 1970-1979: 
UNC 17-13
 1980-1989: 
UNC 18-7
 1990-1999: 
UNC 15-7
 2000-2009: 
UNC 16-5
 2010-2019: 
UNC 8-1

 LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY

79-39 (February 19, 1949)
62-10 (February 19, 1921)

 RECENT MATCH UPS

N.C. State last won 91-83 on Jan. 26, 2013, at PNC Arena.

Lorenzo Brown had 20 points and 11 assists to help the 18th-ranked Wolfpack beat the Tar Heels, ending a 13-game losing streak in the century-long rivalry.
UNC won the last match up on Feb. 23, 2013, at the Smith Center.

Reggie Bullock scored 22 points and added 14 rebounds to lead the Tar Heels to victory, avoiding the first regular-season sweep by the Wolfpack since 2003.
Inside the Rivalry: NC State vs. UNC Basketball
 
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