North Carolina Looks To Bounce Back As They Travel To Winston Salem To Take On Wake Forest
On Saturday eighth ranked North Carolina will look bounce back from their recent setback earlier in the week when they travel to Winston Salem where they will take on Wake Forest who will also look to bounce back from a recent setback.
North Carolina comes into the game with a record of 19-5 while they’re 9-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference while Wake Forest comes into the game with a record of 9-14 while they’re 2-9 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
As for North Carolina’s previous game, they lost to Virginia in Chapel Hill.
Kyle Guy scored 20 points, including back-to-back 3-pointers in the final two minutes, to help No. 4 Virginia beat No. 8 North Carolina 69-61 on Monday night. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/2/11/mens-basketball-tar-heels-vs-cavaliers.aspx
De'Andre Hunter also had 20 points for the Cavaliers (21-2, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who played with veteran poise down the stretch after trailing for a good chunk of the second half. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/2/11/mens-basketball-tar-heels-vs-cavaliers.aspx
The Cavaliers were coming off a second loss this season to No. 2 Duke and arrived in Chapel Hill facing the prospect of their first losing streak of any kind in two years. Yet Guy and his teammates rallied from seven down in the final eight minutes to snap UNC's seven-game winning streak.
Coby White scored 17 points to lead the Tar Heels (19-5, 9-2), who were off to their best start in league play under 16th-year coach Roy Williams. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/2/11/mens-basketball-tar-heels-vs-cavaliers.aspx
UNC shot just 35 percent for the game. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/2/11/mens-basketball-tar-heels-vs-cavaliers.aspx
Like North Carolina, Wake Forest also had a setback but unlike North Carolina Wake Forest lost on the road in Tallahassee to Florida State.
Despite hot shooting from three, Wake Forest (9-14, 2-9 ACC) suffered an 88-66 loss to No. 17 Florida State on the road on Wednesday night.”according to https://godeacs.com/news/2019/2/13/mens-basketball-deacs-drop-to-no-17-florida-state.aspx
Chaundee Brown led the effort for the Deacons with 20 points. Brandon Childress added 11 points and four assists, while Jaylen Hoard grabbed a team-high six rebounds. The Deacs hit 11 threes in the game, tied for the most threes in a game this season, led by Childress and Brown with three each. “according to https://godeacs.com/news/2019/2/13/mens-basketball-deacs-drop-to-no-17-florida-state.aspx
Florida State (19-5, 7-4 ACC) opened the game on a 5-0 run, but the Deacs rallied back as both teams traded baskets in the first half. Childress put the Deacs on the board with a long two and Brown gave the Deacs their first lead of the night with a corner three to get the momentum rolling for Wake Forest.”according to https://godeacs.com/news/2019/2/13/mens-basketball-deacs-drop-to-no-17-florida-state.aspx
Back-to-back threes from Hoard and Johnson gave the Deacs a 15-10 lead. The Noles answered back with another 5-0 run to knot the game up at 15-15 through the first nine minutes.”according to https://godeacs.com/news/2019/2/13/mens-basketball-deacs-drop-to-no-17-florida-state.aspx
Sharone Wright, Jr. connected on another long ball for Wake and Childress followed with his first three of the night as Wake Forest took a 23-18 lead. Florida State regained control with back-to-back triples. Isaiah Mucius drained the Deacons' sixth three of the game with just under four minutes remaining in the half, but FSU hit five of seven down the stretch taking a 38-31 lead into halftime.”according to https://godeacs.com/news/2019/2/13/mens-basketball-deacs-drop-to-no-17-florida-state.aspx
Both teams continued the hot shooting from behind the arc as Florida State opened the second half with a three, but Childress answered back with one of his own to cut the Noles' lead to seven. However, Florida State pulled away in the second half sparked by a 6-0 run to put the Noles up 12, forcing Wake Forest to call a timeout with 14:15 on the clock.”according to https://godeacs.com/news/2019/2/13/mens-basketball-deacs-drop-to-no-17-florida-state.aspx
The Seminoles shot 65 percent in the second frame. Wake Forest shot 44 percent from three in the game, its highest clip since shooting 47 percent in its win over Davidson on Dec. 17. The Deacons struggled on the glass, as Florida State posted a plus-16 rebounding advantage.”according to https://godeacs.com/news/2019/2/13/mens-basketball-deacs-drop-to-no-17-florida-state.aspx
Tip-off is set for 12:00pm from Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum . The game will be televised on Raycom Sports.