UNC couldn’t find enough offense or enough defense to wrestle the ACC Tournament championship away from a hungry NC State team on Saturday night in Washington DC. The Tar Heels fell behind early and never found a way to get into a groove on either end of the floor on their way to a 84-76 loss.
The Wolfpack won their first tournament championship since 1987 on the backs of DJ Horne and DJ Burns who combined for 49 of State’s 84 points. Horne played considerable time in the second half with four fouls that did little to deter him until he fouled out with just over a minute remaining.