The race to the top continues.
After No. 1 Oklahoma's loss Monday night, the North Carolina men’s basketball team entered the Smith Center on Wednesday night in prime position to ascend atop the polls.
A wire-to-wire win over Wake Forest was a good start.
The No. 2 Tar Heels (17-2, 6-0 ACC) extended their best conference start under Coach Roy Williams, dismantling the mismatched Demon Deacons (10-8, 1-5 ACC) in an 83-68 blowout for UNC’s 10th consecutive victory.
Senior Brice Johnson led both teams with 27 points and 11 rebounds, strengthening his candidacy as one of the nation’s most outstanding players this season.