UNC guard RJ Davis insists Tar Heels’ play down the stretch and showing in ACC Tournament warrants spot in the NCAA field.

The Duke Blue Devils win their 23rd ACC tournament title and likely clinch the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Like in a true championship game, Duke and Louisville are neck-and-neck at the halftime buzzer. Halfway through their battle for the ACC title, the Cardinals have taken a 38-33 lead.

So there's no great reason for Cooper Flagg to play Friday against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament semifinals one day after spraining his left ankle in a win over Georgia Tech. A potential Flagg absence would be good for a UNC team desperately in need of a Q1 win,

The prevailing mantra in the aftermath of UNC's emotional loss to Duke: The Tar Heels had done enough to lose long before a costly lane violation with 4.1 seconds left, and yet this was still a team more than deserving of a spot in the NCAA tournament.

North Carolina graduate forward Jae'Lyn Withers committed a lane violation with 4.1 seconds left that negated a tying free throw in the Tar Heels' loss to No. 1 Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference T