CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- No. 10 North Carolina is back home, rested up and bound to be trying to establish a strong presence in the lane for Saturday's game against North Carolina State.
Alarms went off after the Tar Heels began the week with an 80-69 loss at Virginia Tech.
As for North Carolina State, the Wolfpack rallied to win Wednesday night at Pittsburgh, their first victory in four road outings this season.
Not that arriving in Chapel Hill is likely to be any treat. N.C. State lost by 51 points last January on its rival's home court.