College Basketball News

Heels end 3-game skid, defeat N.C. State (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Deon Thompson scored 20 points and North Carolina ended its longest losing streak in nearly seven years by beating North Carolina State 77-63 on Tuesday night. Larry Drew II scored 18 points for the Tar Heels (13-7, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who snapped their first three-game losing streak under coach Roy Williams.