North Carolina , Wake Forest Are Opposing Each Other In Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinals Thursday Afternoon In Charlotte With Spot In Semifinals At Stake
North Carolina, Wake Forest are opposing each other in Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinals Thursday afternoon in Charlotte with spot in semifinals at stake.
To oppose who?
Duke or Georgia Tech!
When?
Friday night!
North Carolina, Wake Forest!
North Carolina advanced to the quarterfinals with 76-56 win over Notre Dame Wednesday where as a team North Carolina shot 48.3 % on field goals , 46.4 % on free throws. Three players scored in double figures! Vin -Allen Lupin was 8-13 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers , 1-2 on free throws to go along with 10 rebounds , 1 assists , 2 blocks, 17 points . Jae’lyn Withers was 7-10 on field goals , 7-10 on 3 pointers to go along with 9 rebounds , 2 steals, 2 blocks , 21 points. RJ Davis was 3-7 on field goals 3-6 on 3 pointers. 4-4 on free throws to go along 3 rebounds, 6 assists , 13 points.
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Following North Carolina advancing to the quarterfinals Head Coach Hubert Davis had this to say about Jaylen Withers if he could be an x factor!
He could be the X-factor for us,”“That’s how much faith I have in him, but also this team. The reason why we were so successful in 2022 was because we had a stretch-4. It kind of opened up the floor.”
It was kind of like, pick your poison,”“Having ‘J-Whit’ as the stretch-4 now, if they’re going to play the 3, he has the ability to drive by you.
According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.heraldsun.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article301786824.html
Wake Forest meanwhile is tipping the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in quarterfinals!
North Carolina, Wake Forest opposed each other once during 2024-2025 regular season on Tuesday January 21, 2025 in Winston- Salem North Carolina was knocked -off by Wake Forest 67-66 in Winston-Salem.
Where?
On the hardwood!
As North Carolina was knocked-off by Wake Forest 67-66 Tuesday night in Winston -Salem as a team North Carolina shot 40% on field goals , 25 % on 3 pointers was 6-10 from free throw line Elliot Cadeau, RJ Davis were the only players who scored in double figures. As Elliot Cadeau scored in double figures he was 5-10 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 13 assists , 14 points . RJ Davis was 8-16 on field goals , 3-9 on 3 pointers to go along with 14 points. RJ Davis was 8-16 on field goals 3-9 on 3 pointers to go along with 21 points.
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Following North Carolina being knocked -off by Wake Forest 67-66 Tuesday night in Winston- Salem North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis had this to say about what the difference was in the game! Wake Forest got to free throw line where they made their free throws were 21-27 while North Carolina didn’t get the free throw line as much when they did they were 6-10 and also not being to make open shots.
According to Rodd Baxley article https://www.fayobserver.com/story/sports/college/acc/2025/01/22/unc-basketball-hubert-davis-wake-forest-free-throws-3-point-shooting/77780067007/
Wake Forest knocked off North Carolina 67-66 on Tuesday January 21, 2025 in Winston -Salem where as a team Wake Forest shot 40 % on free throws , 13.3 % on 3 pointers , 77.8 % on free throws. Four players scored in double figures Efton Reid III was 3-5 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers , 6-6 on free throws to go along 6 rebounds, 2 assists , 12 points.
Following Wake Forest knocking off North Carolina 67-66 Wake Forest Head Coach Steve Forbes had this to say!
"I was really disappointed with how we played offensively in the first half. I don't think I've ever coached a game where we didn't have any assists and had ten turnovers in a half. That's not a great recipe for success. We were very fortunate to only be down two at half. A lot of that had to do with the fact that we put a lot of pressure on them off the dribble and forced them to foul us and make free throws. We were 8-for-22 for 38 percent from two in the first half. In the second half, we went 12-of-19 from two at 62 percent. That's a huge difference. We also played off two feet.
Cameron [Hildreth] was really good in the post and Efton [Reid] was fabulous. Obviously, we didn't have Efton much because of foul trouble in the first half. Hunter [Sallis] struggled to shoot the ball but he made some big shots and he chased RJ Davis the entire game, which is hard to do. They have really good guards and they are a great offensive team. It's hard to score on them. Part of the problem with the ball screen was that we weren't rolling, so they didn't have to help on the roll, so they were able to just stay out. We finally put some pressure on them with the roll and we got some offensive rebounds to really help us.
Defensively, we were outstanding the entire game. We got ten kills. 32 of their 65 shots were from three, so we did a good job of protecting the lane. They also only got 12 points in transition. They're fourth in the country for points per possession in transition. They are averaging 21 points per game in transition in conference play and tonight they only got 12. We guarded without fouling. The zone also slowed them down a little bit. We didn't finish the game very well, so I'm not pleased with that. We made some bad decisions. Hunter missed some free throws. He's a 90 percent free throw shooter and he missed two front-ends. Credit to Efton though. There's not many times you have a seven-foot center that can go and swish them like that. He was outstanding. It was a great atmosphere. The crowd came out. Really happy for the win."
According to https://godeacs.com/news/2025/1/22/mens-basketball-deacs-earns-big-four-victory-over-north-carolina-in-front-of-sellout-crowd
Tip off is set for 2:30pm from Spectrum Center home of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Dave OBrien, Cory Alexander, Angel Gray commentating!
Dave O’Brien, who has been in the industry since 1987, including 15 years at ESPN, will call play-by-play alongside former NFL Live studio analyst Hasselbeck and former NBA sideline reporter Katie George for ACC Network Primetime Football.
The Massachusetts native worked for ESPN from 2002-17, handling play-by-play for a variety of sports, including MLB, NBA, college basketball and soccer. He became the voice of the Red Sox on the Boston Red Sox Radio Network in 2007 and has been with NESN since 2016 as the primary play-by-play announcer for Red Sox telecasts.
Cory Alexander joined ESPN in 2009, working as college basketball analyst on ESPN and ACC Network.
Before joining ESPN, Alexander worked as an analyst for the University of Virginia radio network and was an ACC Network commentator for Raycom Sports. He launched the Cory Alexander Basketball School in August 1995 and he still operates it as the owner and president.
His last season in the NBA came with the Charlotte Bobcats in 2004-2005, and he previously played for the Orlando Magic and Denver Nuggets. His first three seasons were spent with the San Antonio Spurs after they drafted him 29th overall in the first round of the 1995 NBA Draft.
A 1995 graduate from the University of Virginia with a bachelor of science degree in psychology, Alexander is a native Waynesboro, Va. A four-year letterwinner, he ranks eighth in UVA history with 401 assists and 24th on their all-time scoring list with 1,286 points. Alexander earned second-team All-ACC honors and a gold medal at the FIBA U21 World Championship in 1993. Alexander was a McDonald’s All-American and Parade First Team All-American in 1991 at Oak Hill Academy (Va.).
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