Carolina-NC State For ACC Title Saturday Night
• Top-seeded North Carolina (27-6) plays No. 10 seed NC State (21-14) in the championship game of the 2024 ACC Tournament Saturday at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN.
• Carolina trailed by as many as nine points in the first half and two at halftime before rallying for a 72-65 win over Pittsburgh in the semifinals. RJ Davis and Armando Bacot combined for 44 points, including UNC's final 18 points. Davis hit a go-ahead three with 4:02 to play, another three for a seven-point lead and three free throws in the final 36 seconds. His final free throw was his 2,000th career point.
• The Tar Heels are playing in the championship game for an ACC-record 36th time. UNC is 18-17 in the finals. The 18 championships are the second most in Tournament history.
• The Tar Heels are 108-51 all-time in the ACC Tournament, including 6-1 in Capital One Arena (1-1 in 2005, 3-0 in 2016 and 2-0 in 2024).
• The Tar Heels earned their 27th No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament (the most of any school). Carolina is 53-15 al…
