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UNC Basketball vs NC State: ACC Championship preview and prediction

UNC Basketball is trying to complete a championship sweep and NC State is trying to make history at the ACC Tournament on Saturday night. Prediction: UNC 82, NC State 69. It’s been an incredible, improbable run for the Wolfpack, which will make it interesting. But the Tar Heels’ tempo will help UNC pull away late. will be ACC Tournament MVP. (Fayetteville Observer)

Tar Heels’ 9th Quad 1 victory makes NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed likely

UNC's eighth straight win and ninth Quad 1 victory Friday all but assured that the Tar Heels will be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Losses by No. 5 Tennessee (73–56 to Mississippi State in the SEC tournament) and No. 6 Arizona (67–59 to Oregon in the Pac-12 tournament), UNC’s competition for the fourth No. 1 seed, likely cemented that outcome. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC vs. NC State ACC Championship Game Preview

The ACC Tournament championship game is set Saturday night with the top-seeded Tar Heels taking on 10th-seeded NC State. Carolina is playing in an ACC-record 36th ACC title game in 71 seasons. UNC muscled its way to a 72-65 defeat of a physical Pittsburgh team in the semifinals on Friday. The Wolfpack beat Virginia, 73-65, in overtime Friday night. (Inside Carolina)

Video: IC Postgame Podcast With Justin Jackson - Tar Heels Grind Out Win Over Pitt

Host Tommy Ashley and John Bauman from Inside Carolina join former ACC Player of the Year to break down UNC's victory over Pitt in the ACC Tournament semifinals. Justin also takes listener questions, including whether he would ever want to coach, his thoughts on UNC's championship chances, and more. (View Video)

North Carolina vs. Pitt Postgame Notes

North Carolina advances to the ACC Tournament championship game for the first time since 2016 and a record 36th time in 71 seasons. UNC has won 18 ACC Tournament titles. became the eighth Tar Heel to score 2,000 points and the second to make 100 or more 3-point FGs in a season (102). The record is 105 by in 2016-17. (GoHeels.com)

Lucas: Carolina Tough

said it in the Bahamas, what seems like years ago, and it was true then. And said it Friday in Washington, D.C., and it was true then, too. What he said four months ago in Nassau after the Tar Heels beat Arkansas: "We have some big boys. We can bully, too." That's exactly the game they needed to beat the Panthers. (GoHeels.com)

Taylor's Take: UNC Gets Past Desperate Pitt Team To Reach ACC Tournament Final

North Carolina will be playing for the ACC Championship Saturday, after the Tar Heels got past a desperate Pittsburgh team. Entering this game, Pitt had the motivation edge, perched squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble. Despite that advantage, the Tar Heels came in with the mindset that they aren’t satisfied with just the regular-season ACC title. (Inside Carolina)

Second-half show from RJ Davis, Armando Bacot sends UNC into ACC Tournament final

Few teams can beat No. 4 North Carolina when and are at their best. They were in the second half, and Pittsburgh wasn’t up to the task. After halftime, Davis scored 19 of his 25 points and Bacot 12 of his 19 points as the No. 1 seed Tar Heels earned a trip to the ACC Tournament title game with a 72–65 win over the Panthers. (Tar Heel Tribune)

Video: Tar Heels Advance Past Pitt To ACC Tournament Final, 72-65 - Highlights

UNC and Pitt traded leads for much of the game until and took over to help seal the Tar Heel win, 72-65, and a spot in Saturday's ACC Tournament final. Davis scored 25, while Bacot recorded 19 points and 11 rebounds. led UNC with a +8 on-court point differential. Check out the highlights. (View Video)

Box Score: North Carolina 72, Pitt 65

View the complete box score from the No. 4 North Carolina Tar Heels' 72-65 victory over the Pittsburgh Panthers in the ACC Tournament Semifinals on Friday night in Washington, DC. (View Box Score)

Video: Hubert Davis, RJ Davis, Bacot, Ingram Post-Pitt Press Conference

North Carolina head men's basketball coach , senior guard R.J. Davis, senior center , and junior forward speak with the media following the Tar Heels' 72-65 win over the Pitt Panthers on Friday night at the ACC Tournament semifinals in Washington, DC. (View Video)

Video: Jeff Capel, Pitt Players Post-UNC Press Conference

Pittsburgh head basketball coach Jeff Capel joins players Jaland Lowe and Carlton Carrington to speak with reporters following the Panthers' 72-65 loss to the No. 4 North Carolina Tar Heels on Friday night in the ACC Tournament semifinals. (View Video)

Video: Trimble, Ingram, Washington, Cadeau Post-Pitt Locker Room Interviews

North Carolina sophomore guard Seth Trimble, junior forward , sophomore center , and freshman point guard speak with the media following the No. 4 Tar Heels' 72-65 win over the Pittsburgh Panthers on Friday night at the ACC Tournament semifinals in Washington, DC. (View Video)

Lucas: Rapid Reactions - UNC Beats Pitt In ACC Tournament Semifinals

Tough win for the Tar Heels in the ACC Tournament semifinals, creeping past Pitt, 69-65. It's the first ACC title game appearance for the Tar Heels since 2018. UNC turned to and down the stretch. They combined to score Carolina's final 16 straight, with Bacot doing work around the rim and Davis making some tough jump shots. (GoHeels.com)

Victory over Pitt vaults UNC to its first ACC tournament final in six years

No program has advanced to more ACC Tournament finals than UNC. But UNC had been unusually and, at times, unexpectedly absent of late. The Tar Heels had not reached the final since 2018 and last won the event in 2016. and friends addressed that first void Friday night at Capital One Arena and aim to fill the second Saturday night. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
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Today In UNC History
March 18, 1972
Second-ranked Carolina beats No. 3 Penn, 73-59, to advance to the Final Four. Dennis Wuycik (18), Bob McAdoo (17) and George Karl (16) lead Carolina past the Quakers. McAdoo declares for the NBA after his junior year, his only year as a Tar Heel, and was selected No. 1 in the NBA Draft.
March 18, 1995
Michael Jordan announces he's coming back to basketball after taking 17 months off to pursue a career in baseball. He played for the Birmingham Barons and Scottsdale Scorpions, but never made it to the majors. Jordan returned to the Bulls in 1995 wearing No. 45 and led them to three straight NBA titles (1996-1998).
March 18, 1995
UNC's T.J. Jaworsky wins his 3rd NCAA Division I wrestling title in Iowa City, becoming the ACC's first 3-time national champion and being named ACC Wrestler of Year.
March 18, 2011
Tyler Zeller scores 32 points, John Henson has 28 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks and Harrison Barnes adds 24 points as UNC beats Long Island, 102-87, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Henson is the first Tar Heel to ever have at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks in an NCAA Tournament game.
March 18, 2012
UNC's NCAA title hopes are dashed as Kendall Marshall suffers a broken wrist in an 87-73 win over Creighton in the NCAA Tournament
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