You have heard the secular adage countless times if you look at sport: a victory is a victory. For a basketball team like the Tar Heels of the North Carolina 2024-2025, you will win any victory that you can get.
On Wednesday, February 19, inside the Dean Dome, UNC defeated NC State and swept the regular season series. The North Carolina (16-11, 9-6 ACC) has not only won its rivals in the state, but dominated the Wolfpack 97-73 in undoubtedly its most complete performance of 2025.
The Tar Heels played almost everyone on their list, rolling 13 deep and obtaining points of 10 of their guys. RJ Davis Anchored an attack of the UNC score with 21 points, pulling 6 out of 18 on the field and making the eight free throws. Ven-Allen Lubin made another solid effort with 13 points and five rebounds, while Seth Trimble and Ian Jackson gave the reliability of the bench, combining for 27 points and nine rebounds.
The winter weather prevented fans from filling the dean of the dean, as if it is generally against a rival, but it sounded stronger inside. North Carolina has generously opened the doors in free admission to the public, which allowed students to fill the entire lower level. Genius Move, Tar Heels!
UNC has played almost a game as perfect as you could ask. The North Carolina looked hungry, fed the energy of the crowd and realized that each game really counts from now on.
The Tar Heels turn quickly to welcome Virginia on Saturday at 4 p.m. UNC could be the victim of the slow rhythm of the horsemen (13-13, 6-9), but fast departures as this evening will avoid all potential problems.
Has the North Carolina did enough to save her season on Wednesday evening? Was the victory of the Tar Heels’ victory the result of a bad team? Continue to read below, while we deliver five reactions of a snowy night to Chapel Hill.
Students must have permanent seats around the court
The winter weather in Chapel Hill on Wednesday undoubtedly led to more empty seats of higher level. UNC is a team that thrives on support for fans, with its arena one of the strongest in the country during performance hours.
North Carolina has made an extremely intelligent movement a few hours before the bottom, opening the whole arena to free admission for anyone wishing to make the trek. Seasonal subscription holders, Rams Club members and those who already have tickets could sit on their seats, but everything else was a fair game.
With this decision, Tar Heel students filled the lower bowl inside the Dome Dean. It led to immense energy: I felt like I was in the game, even if I watched on television.
UNC must do it in every home game. There is only many left in 2025, but Bubba Cunningham may want to consider this in the future.
Hubert Davis finally found a rotation that works … he should stick
There is no doubt that the UNC has an extremely qualified rear area, but playing 4 goalkeeper goalkeeper simply does not work, especially with an underdimensive team.
La Caroline du Nord played a higher starting program Wednesday evening: Lubin in the center, Jae’lyn Withers in Power Forward, Drake Powell at Small Forward, with RJ Davis and Elliot Gift starting with the two guard attorneys.
Basketball teams should be 1-5, despite the positional fluidity in today’s game. The Tar Heels seemed phenomenal on Wednesday, finding a recipe that could very well play them at the end of March.
Seth Trimble plays the best by leaving the bench
Trimble is one of the most balanced players in the UNC. Trimble is easily the best defender of North Carolina, he raised his offensive game during the offseason, can shoot down 3 occasional points and throw thunderous dunks.
Trimble started before I got injured earlier in the Tar Heels season, opening the way to Ian Jackson who turns out to be an offensive star. Even with Jackson who resumes Trimble of Trimble, the latter has always been in the starting formation.
In 26 minutes from the bench on Wednesday evening, Trimble scored 15 points and added seven rebounds. Trimble will contribute to the best way to help UNC, but he thrives as a sixth man.
North Carolina has a rare momentum before easier stretching
A sequence of 2 -game victories is anything but long, thought it was very necessary for a team like UNC trying to fight for his hopes of the NCAA tournament.
North Carolina beat Syracuse in New York on February 15, then dominated NC State Wednesday in Chapel Hill. The remaining calendar of the Tar Heels includes winning matches against UVA, Florida State, Miami (FL) and Virginie – who have all lost ACC records – before an opportunity to quad 1 against Duke on March 8.
Ideally, UNC is a team of bubbles for the big dance. Two consecutive victories are exactly what North Carolina needs at this stage of the season.
Tar Heels owns NC State, including even the ACC 2024 tournament championship
With Wednesday’s victory, the UNC swept the NC State in the regular season game for the second consecutive year. You could go so far as to say that the UNC-State is not a basketball rivalry, given how unilateral the matches have been in recent years.
UNC is 40-7 against NCSU in the last 22 seasons, including 33-5 under Roy Williams and 7-2 under Hubert Davis.
– Caroline basketball statistics and information (@UNCMBBSTATS) February 20, 2025
North Carolina has not lost NC State in Chapel Hill since January 27, 2018. The Tar Heels have lost a regular season match against Wolfpack on February 19, 2023 – two years ago today.
This article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: Five points to remember from the dominant victory for UNC basketball on NC State
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