The Tar Heels got agonizingly close to breaking their losing streak Wednesday night against Virginia Tech. Instead, the Hokies won out in double overtime, and UNC fell further under .500. Now Carolina returns home to take on Miami.
The Hurricanes haven’t covered themselves in glory, as they come into this matchup at 2-6 in the conference, half a game ahead of UNC in the ACC standings. Earlier this week, they made another stop in the Triangle and were obliterated by Duke. It’s not as long as UNC’s, but Miami also enters this game on a bit of a lengthy losing streak.