Wake Forest 84, at North Carolina 87

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Interstat) — In a raucous Atlantic Coast Conference showdown defined by offensive firepower and a frantic final minute, North Carolina held off a relentless Wake Forest squad 87-84 on Saturday night at a sold-out Dean Smith Center. A crowd of 21,750 watched as the Tar Heels, fueled by a dominant first half and clutch late free throws, survived a spectacular scoring duel between Wake Forest’s Nate Calmese and Juke Harris and North Carolina’s frontcourt duo of Henri Veesaar and Caleb Wilson. The game’s pivotal sequence unfolded in the final 13 seconds. With North Carolina clinging to an… Read more...