NC State Game Guide

Posted Jan 31, 2009
No. 5/6 North Carolina (18-2, 4-2) will play its second road game in a row and third in its last five games as it takes on NC State in Raleigh. Carolina will play three of its next five games on the road as well. The Tar Heels are coming off of a nail-biter, beating Florida State 80-77 on Ty Lawson's game-winning three-pointer as time expired. NC State (11-7, 2-4) is coming off of an 84-81 overtime win over Miami in similarly dramatic fashion. (Tar Heel Blue)

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