ANTHONY SORBELLINI
GAME 28: at NOTRE DAME
• The Tar Heels hope to end a two-game losing streak when they travel to Notre Dame, Ind., to play the Fighting Irish on February 22 at 9 p.m. on ESPN.
• Carolina beat the Irish, 81-64, in Chapel Hill on January 7.
• UNC is 16-11 overall, 8-8 in the ACC. The Irish have lost five straight, including the last four games by a total of just 14 points, and are 10-17 overall, 2-14 in the ACC.
• Carolina has dropped five of its last six games, all to teams with winning records in ACC play, including 77-69 at NC State on Sunday.