CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Well, all the league’s coaches said the ACC would be more competitive this season. We didn’t quite believe them at the time, that being what coaches tend to say at the start of every season.
But Georgia Tech, expected to finish in the bottom tier of the conference standings, outplayed North Carolina, expected to finish near the top of the conference standings, for most of the game on Saturday.
The Tar Heels tapped into a level of talent the Yellow Jackets just don’t have to finally emerge with an 86-78 win.