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RJ Davis scored 23 points and connected on key 3-point shots as North Carolina fended off Wake Forest for a 68-59 victory in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinal Thursday afternoon.

Watch the No. 5 seed North Carolina Tar Heels (21-12, 13-7 ACC) play in the ACC Tournament against the No. 4 seed Wake Forest Demon Deacons (21-10, 13-7 ACC). The teams will square off Thursday at

The Tar Heels’ 1-12 record in Quadrant 1 games proved not to be a fatal flaw as North Carolina will face San Diego State in Dayton.

North Carolina had a prime chance to strengthen its case for March Madness. Instead the Tar Heels crumbled again and should miss the NCAA Tournament.

Selection Sunday is here and several North Carolina schools are getting ready to lace their sneakers up and put their names among the legends of March Madness. These are all of the North Carolina colleges and universities that will be going dancing this year: Automatic Qualifiers High Point University — No.