The Tar Heels pulled it together just in time to skate into the tournament by the skin of their teeth by picking up two wins in the ACC tournament before giving Duke everything they wanted in the final, before losing by three. A team that peaked too early, picking up wins over Creighton and Houston, but they ended up finishing 5th in the Mountain West, beating the spread in just 5 of their last 20 games. The Heels grab a ton of rebounds, and that is going to be a problem for this Aztecs team, which has lost the rebound battle in six straight games and ranks just 153rd in total boards per game.