UNC and NCSU had similar wins, right?

-In the case of the Tar Heels, they overcame Notre Dame 63-59 in a game that saw the Heels score just 19 first half points. Lowest Carolina output in the shot clock era I’m told

-State, however, was the total opposite. More than 100 points was on the board by halftime of their win over Wake Forest.

-Jarkel Joiner went for 29 for the second straight game. He was, again, outstanding.

-DJ Burns 21 points on 8/11 FG…

-Two injuries last night….Jack Clark and damari Monsanto…

-Wolfpack are now 12-6 in the league, 22-7 overall. Here’s the impressive part, to me. Wake forest is good. If you watch them, you know they’re an NCAA team. The Pack had to get back up to beat a good team three days after winning a very important, emotional, rivalry game against UNC.

-What a good, solid Quad 3 win. WHAT????

-Wake forest is now 81st in the NET….State won a big game against a good team and are lower in the NET today than they were at the start of the week.

Before we get to UNC’s big win….I want to play a mental exercise with Virginia’s loss at BC, which is being termed a bad look for the ACC.

What if Georgia loses at Missouri next fall? How will that be spun in SEC country? “Look at how deep the SEC is!”

-Now to UNC’s tougher than it needed to be win over Notre Dame…

-Halftime score, 27-19, Irish. Yes, 19 points on 18% shooting in 20 minutes. Heels had 17 points in the first 8 minutes of the second half.

-23 offensive rebounds were HUGE for UNC, who kept getting extra possessions (47.9%!!!)

-BTW, that was ALSO a Q3 win. So, in the eyes of the metrics….