Looking to find the win column after consecutive 1-point losses, North Carolina returns home to face Boston College on Saturday at the Smith Center for a 2:15 PM tip.
The Tar Heels dropped a home game to Stanford and a road tilt at Wake Forest losing 72-71 and 67-66, respectively. In both games, the Heels allowed big runs late to close them out.
UNC is 12-8 overall and 5-3 in the ACC.
Boston College comes in at 9-10 overall and 1-7 in the ACC. The Eagles have lost five consecutive games and nine of their last 12 with the wins coming over Stonehill by 4 points, Fairleigh Dickinson by 8 points, and Miami by 10 points. The current five-game losing streak has been to Georgia Tech, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Duke, and Virginia by an average of 18 points per game.
The game will air on The CW.
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