• The Tar Heels are 24-5 and first in the ACC with a 12-3 record in league play. Pitt is 15-13 overall, 4-11 in the ACC, with wins in three of its last five games, including wins over Syracuse and Florida State.
• UNC has a two-game lead in the ACC. Duke, Florida State, Louisville and Notre Dame are all 10-5. The Tar Heels have won three straight over NC State (97-73), Virginia (65-41) and Louisville (74-63).
• Carolina’s remaining three ACC games are at Pitt, at #18/19 Virginia and home against #10/11 Duke.
• Carolina is 6-4 on the road this year, including 4-3 in ACC road games (wins at Clemson, Wake Forest, Boston College and NC State; losses at Georgia Tech, Miami and Duke).