RJ Davis made the case for North Carolina to make the NCAA Tournament, despite a loss to Duke in the ACC bracket. UNC was considered on the bubble, but now are one of the first four teams out per ESPN’s Joe Lunardi.

RJ Davis had 23 points and five 3-pointers, Ven-Allen Lubin added 10 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 5 seed North Carolina beat fourth-seeded Wake Forest 68-59 in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals for coach Hubert Davis’ 100th victory with the program.

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.

North Carolina basketball star RJ Davis speaks on Friday's big ACC semifinals showdown with Duke after a hard-fought win vs. Wake Forest

North Carolina just blew its shot at the ACC Tournament championship game in perhaps the worst way possible. With just 4.1 seconds left in the semifinal matchup against No. 1 seed Duke on Friday, UNC was called for a lane violation on a potential game-tying free throw.

Kon Knueppel scored 17 points and No. 1 Duke held off a furious second half rally by rival North Carolina to beat its rival for the third time this season, 74-71 on Friday night to reach the Atlantic

North Carolina basketball guard RJ Davis had an emotional moment after checking out for the last time, and left fans emotional.

Tar Heels' NCAA Tournament hopes take a hit and now all they can do is wait to see if they make the 68-team field