A Win For UNC And A Blow For Jamir Watkins, Florida State Today…
UNC basketball carries the top seed into the 2024 ACC Tournament, which begins Tuesday with first-round games and concludes with Saturday’s championship in Washington, D.C.
The Tar Heels (25-6, 17-3 ACC) won at Duke (24-7, 15-5) in the regular-season finale to earn the No. 1 seed in the nation’s capital, where UNC won the 2016 ACC Tournament.
UNC and Duke won’t play until Thursday’s quarterfinal round. The Tar Heels will play Florida State at noon, and the Blue Devils will play Syracuse or NC State at 7.
Here’s a look at the full schedule and bracket, along with TV and streaming info, times and a live scoreboard with updates to follow throughout the five-day event. There’s also a poll above so you can make your tournament prediction.
Behind 34 points and 11 rebounds from Jamir Watkins, Florida State beat Virginia Tech on Wednesday to set up a quarterfinal matchup against UNC at noon Thursday. The Tar Heels swept the regular-season series against the Seminoles.
Maryland native Casey Morsell kept NC State’s season alive in his return to the DMV area. Morsell finished with 25 points in the Wolfpack’s 94-85 win against Louisville to set up a matchup with Syracuse (20-11) at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The Orange swept the regular-season series against NC State (18-14), which trailed at halftime against the Cardinals (8-24) before taking command in the second half