CHAPEL HILL - The final stretch of the season is here for North Carolina, as the Tar Heels open NCAA Tournament play Friday versus Lipscomb at 2:45 pm in Charlotte. UNC is the No. 2 seed in the West Region while the Bsions are the No. 15 seed.

On Tuesday at the Smith Center, some of the Tar Heels spoke about recovering from their four-game run in the ACC Tournament, their mental approach entering the NCAA Tournament, and for Joel Berry and Theo Pinson, that this is their final ride.

Here is what four Heels had to say: