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The North Carolina Tar Heels will play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Wednesday at Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center. Tip-off from South Bend, IN, is at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Tar Heels are 6.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 148 points.
North Carolina (16-11 SU, 8-18-1 ATS) was defeated by NC State on Sunday. The Tar Heels are 1-4 straight-up in their past five and 8-8 in Atlantic Coast Conference competition.
Notre Dame (10-17 SU, 8-19 ATS) was defeated by Virginia on Saturday. The Fighting Irish are 0-5 straight-up in their past five and 2-14 in ACC play.
North Carolina defeated Notre Dame 81-64 on January 7. The Tar Heels led by 13 at halftime and never trailed by more than three points in the game. UNC outrebounded Notre Dame 45-32, collecting 13 offensive rebounds. The Tar Heels are 28-9 all-time versus the Fighting Iris h.
North Carolina is feeling the pain after dropping five of its last six overall. Can the Tar Heels rally in time to make the NCAA Tournament field?
UNC lost 77-69 to rival NC State on Sunday, shooting only 35.5 percent from the field, including 33.3 percent from three-point range. The Tar Heels did win the rebounding battle (45-34 with 18 offensive rebounds) but committed 11 more turnovers than the Wolfpack. Junior guard Caleb Love paced North Carolina in scoring, contributing 23 points on 7-of-17 shooting.
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— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) February 19, 2023
The Tar Heels average 77.9 points per game (47th) and shoot 44.0 percent from the field (218th) with a 30.8 shooting percentage from long range (329th). They convert 73.6 percent of their free throws (102nd) and average 36.3 rebounds (13th) with a +4.5 rebounding margin. UNC is 39th in KenPom's schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency.
The Tar Heels surrender 72.6 points per game on defense (261st), and their opponents shoot 43.7 percent from the field (196th) with a 33.6 shooting percentage from three (174th). North Carolina is 56th in adjusted defensive efficiency.
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