North Carolina’s tenacious and stifling team defensive performance led to a 79-53 victory over California Wednesday night in the Dean E. Smith Center. The Golden Bears scored 24 points below their season average on just 35 percent shooting from the field and 12 percent from three. Cal’s 53 points are the fewest a UNC opponent has scored all season.

NC State 78-70 / NC State 77-70 Four of NC State’s last five games have been one possession games, and the Wolfpack has lost three of them. Last Saturday against UNC, the Pack failed to score on their final possession,