Tar Heels Ready For Wolfpack Saturday

GAME 15

• Carolina plays its first ACC opponent for a second time this season when it hosts NC State on Saturday, January 23, at 2 p.m. ESPN will televise the contest.

• The Tar Heels are 9-5 overall, 4-3 in the ACC. UNC defeated Wake Forest, 80-73, at home on January 20.

• NC State is 6-4, including 2-3 in league play. The Wolfpack has been idle due to Covid-19 safety protocols since a 105-73 loss at Florida State on January 13.

• NC State beat UNC, 79-76, in Raleigh on December 22. More on that game on page 2.

• Carolina and NC State have only two common opponents thus far this season. UNC defeated Miami in Coral Gables and lost at FSU; the Pack lost at home to the Canes and in Tallahassee.

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