The top-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels advanced to the ACC Tournament semi-finals on Thursday by beating the eighth-seeded Pittsburgh Panthers, 88-71.
With outstanding performances by Brice Johnson (19 pts, 10 reb) and Joel Berry (20 pts, 4 stl, 2 ast) the Tar Heels were able to break away in the second half for a comfortable victory over Jamie Dixon’s squad.
Friday evening, UNC faces stiffer competition in a Notre Dame team that is one of the most efficient offensive teams in the nation.
These three things will be the difference between winning and losing and decide who moves on to the ACC Tournament Championship game.