The North Carolina Tar Heels find themselves in a position where they likely need to win four games in four days to make the NCAA Tournament. There’s potentially a scenario where three wins gets them in but it’s a tough path either way.
And that path begins on Wednesday night.
North Carolina’s first matchup in the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament comes Wednesday night as they face No. 10 Boston College after the Eagles beat Louisville handily in Tuesday’s session.
The two teams met just once this season with North Carolina winning 72-64 in Chapel Hill. Boston College finished the year 9-11 in conference but did pickup a big win at home in late February, beating Virginia. This is a game where UNC will be favored but they cant look ahead to a potential Quad 1 opportunity against Virginia on Thursday. Instead, they need to take it one game at a time and take care of business on Wednesday night first.
This game is a big chance for UNC to start their run and show the conference that they are a legit threat for the tournament. Of course, it could go the other way and the disappointing season could pretty much end with an upset loss at the hands of Boston College.
Let’s get into our preview for the game.