It was a big loss for North Carolina. And by extension, the ACC. The Tar Heels had seemed to finally figure things out after a rocky start by winning 4 straight and nestling into a spot 1 game behind Duke in the conference standings. While their resume was still lacking good wins, their greatest asset was their ability to avoid bad losses. Until Saturday. (Saturday Down South) Lucas: One Big Thing
This was a loss North Carolina could not afford. And a key stretch begins Tuesday at Wake Forest when the Tar Heels have the opportunity.
Losing to Stanford is the kind of resume blemish North Carolina and the ACC can’t afford
