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Game Preview: #9 UNC vs Pittsburgh

North Carolina vs Pittsburgh, 1:00 PM, RSN

UNC faced Pitt to kick off a crucial three game home stand. Here are the focal point.

Near Death Experience

No, not Roy Williams' vertigo episode but rather avoiding what may have been the worst upset in recent ACC history. Just to recap, at the time of the game on Tuesday UNC was 5th in KenPom and Boston College was 255th. An Eagle win would have been an unmitigated disaster for the Tar Heels. It would have created a precarious situation in terms of UNC's ACC standing, especially with so many of the Tar Heels' upcoming opponents piling up in 2nd and 3rd place.