Battle for North Carolina on Wednesday

The battle for North Carolina resumes on Wednesday as the North Carolina Tar Heels face-off with North Carolina State Wolfpack.

Reyshawn Terry's third try at a homecoming was all he could hope for. His shot was falling, he got plenty of help from his teammates and the North Carolina Tar Heels won again.

"It's definitely good to have bragging rights when you come home," the native of Winston-Salem said. "Now we have to worry about the next game."

Terry scored 24 points, Tyler Hansbrough added 17 and No. 23 North Carolina gave Wake Forest its eighth Atlantic Coast Conference loss in a row with an 83-72 victory Sunday.

David Noel finished with 13 points despite foul trouble and Danny Green had 10 for the Tar Heels (17-6, 8-4), who improved to 5-1 on the road in the ACC. They also assured themselves of at least a .500 record in the conference, often a requirement for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

As for the North Carolina State Wolfpack, Cameron Bennerman scored 26 points as No. 21 North Carolina State turned back a late rally by Virginia Tech to defeat the Hokies 70-64 on Saturday.

Tony Bethel made six 3-pointers and scored 19 points for the Wolfpack (21-5, 10-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who led by as many as 22 points early in the second half before Virginia Tech mounted a comeback.

The Wolfpack went the final 6:19 without a field goal, allowing the Hokies to climb within a possession. But North Carolina State made 9 of 10 free throws in the final minute, including 8-for-8 by Bennerman.

On Wednesday, both the Tar Heels and the Wolfpack will play to win the basketball game. When it's all said and done, the blue-blooded Tar Heels might just win their face-off with NC State all because of their determination to catch the red-hot Blue Devils.