By blasting Monmouth, Tar Heels mercifully end nonconference slate

Posted Dec 29, 2016
While Roy Williams was irked by some brief lulls and the Tar Heels' season-high 17 turnovers, his team still looked like a team that will contend in the ACC. Ninth-ranked North Carolina (12-2) begins ACC play on Saturday with a trip to Georgia Tech. For a Tar Heels team that has worked out plenty of kinks over during nonconference play, it's time. (Fayetteville Observer)

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