Saturday evening, the Duke Blue Devils will host the UNC men's basketball team in a rematch from the team's February matchup. After the 20-point loss from the last outing, the Tar Heels are looking to offer a different display.
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Though sophomore guard Caleb Love had a rough 36 minutes against Syracuse on Monday, the St. Louis native came through in a big way to help the Tar Heel clinch a 88-79 overtime victory.
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After North Carolina men's basketball's 79-88 win on Senior Night, only two things need to be said — this is a team where the seniors want it, and a team where everyone else wants it for them.
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The North Carolina men’s basketball team (22-8, 14-5 ACC) held on late to beat the Syracuse Orange 88-79 on Senior Night in an overtime thriller.
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Syracuse currently sits in eighth place in the ACC, but if UNC’s home loss to Pittsburgh indicates anything, it’s that the Tar Heels can’t sit back and expect a win.
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“Once I rolled and got position, they didn’t double team me,” junior forward Armando Bacot said. “Right after that, we knew all game we were going to try to force it inside as much as we can.”
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“Coach Davis always tells us that practice will lead to play, and I feel like my practice has been leading to what I’ve been doing on the court with bringing energy, effort and toughness,” Johnson said.
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Time remains for the team to close out the season strong and give itself a shot at the Big Dance, though its regular season finale comes against No. 7 Duke, a team that defeated UNC 87-67 at home just weeks ago.
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North Carolina will travel to Raleigh on Saturday for a matchup at N.C. State University, who the Tar Heels defeated 100-80 in the Dean E. Smith Center last month.
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Bacot and Manek have looked good together all season, and on Monday, the pair was just what the Tar Heels needed to secure a 70-63 win over Louisville.
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After just one day of rest and playing almost 39 minutes without either team establishing a comfortable lead, the Tar Heels were tested against Louisville. But despite the challenges, North Carolina escaped with a 70-63 win.
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Graduate transfer forward Brady Manek led the scoring effort for North Carolina, finishing with 17 points in 33 minutes of action, while also grabbing three rebounds and dishing two assists. Davis and sophomore guard Caleb Love finished close behind with 16 points apiece.
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Against a Louisville team that has little to no chance of participating in the tournament this March, a loss would be detrimental to the Tar Heels’ postseason dreams. North Carolina must play like its season is on the line because it just might be.
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The Tar Heels were able to hold on to a 65-57 victory thanks to one of their better defensive performances of the season.
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“I would say this is a very resilient group,” head coach Hubert Davis said. “Another characteristic of who we are is that we have games where it’s not good. So my hope is that those types of games will never happen again the remainder of the season.”
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In a near must-win game, the North Carolina men’s basketball team (19-8, 11-5 ACC) defeated Virginia Tech (16-11, 8-8), 65-57, to bolster its NCAA Tournament chances.
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The UNC men's basketball will have the opportunity to return to the win column on Saturday when it takes on Virginia Tech. A win would go a long way to legitimizing the rest of the season while a loss could send the team further down in the rankings and compromise its fight for a tournament spot. There are a few things that they will have to accomplish if they want to leave Blacksburg victorious.
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“We just didn’t play the way that I hoped, anticipated, thought that we would play," head coach Hubert Davis said. "With so much to play for, so much motivation to compete and to have fun. Just very disappointed.”
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“Pitt came in with the game plan and the mindset to be physical, to make this a very tough and will-and-want-to type of game,” head coach Hubert Davis said.
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With the Panthers entering the game as one of the bottom five teams in the ACC, this game was an important one to win if UNC had hopes of making the tournament.
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