The North Carolina Tar Heels took care of business on Wednesday afternoon in their ACC Tournament opener, blowing out Notre Dame. Going into Charlotte, the Tar Heels have to go on a big run to get into the NCAA Tournament and put themselves on the right side of the bubble.

Notre Dame, the winner of the opening game of the ACC men’s basketball tourney at Spectrum Center, earned a date with the Tar Heels at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday after defeating Pitt.

North Carolina and Wake Forest meet in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals with similar mindsets in terms of their overall postseason outlook. Many projections suggest both teams