The North Carolina Tar Heels and NC State Wolfpack are playing live on the ACC college basketball schedule on Wednesday night and the game from PNC Arena starts up at 7 pm ET on ESPN2 and the WatchESPN website online for the conference matchup as UNC tries to keep things going while ranked at number 15 in the nation and they are currently sixth in the Atlantic Coast standings.

The Tar Heels come into the game after a close win over number five Louisville and now they have the chance to keep things going against a state rival. The team comes in after Duke lost at home to Miami and the Tar Heels are currently 2-1 in the ACC and 12-4 overall this season. NC State comes in at 3-1 and 12-5 this season and this could make for a nice battle in Carolina.

The Tar Heels are ranked in the top 20 in scoring with nearly 80 points per game and they are also second in rebounding and eighth in assists per game in the nation. The team will play against Virginia Tech after the matchup with NC State and that will be a home matchup after his road test. The team has lost just once in the last seven games and they have won over Ohio State and Clemson in that stretch.

The team has some tough matchups coming, including another game against Louisville and then another matchup with Virginia. The team plays Duke twice down the stretch and right now Virginia is looking like a title contender from the ACC.

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