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.

Wake Forest's Cameron Hildreth (6) grabs a rebound of North Carolina's Jae'Lyn Withers (24) in the first half of a quarterfinals game in the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Wake Forest Deacons, 68-59.

UNC outlasts Wake Forest after 40 minutes of elbows thrown, bodies falling, rushed shots, blocked shots, hard fouls and board crashing. The Tar Heels advance to meet No. 1 Duke on Friday night.