North Carolina basketball should not make any plans for The Big Dance quite yet, but their invitation might be as good as sent if they can conquer Duke in an ACC Tournament semifinal matchup on Friday night.

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 on Thursday in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals for coach Hubert Davis' 100th victory with the program.

RJ Davis scored 23 points and connected on key 3-point shots as North Carolina fended off Wake Forest for a 68-59 victory in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinal Thursday afternoon.

There is probably no bigger elimination game in tournament play than today in Charlotte, NC when UNC (21-12, 13-7) takes the court against Wake Forest (21-10, 13-7). Both schools may well need to win today's quarterfinal game as well as the semifinal against Duke to be guaranteed a spot in the Big Dance,

Jae'Lyn Withers connected on seven 3-pointers to account for his career-high 21 points and North Carolina rolled to a 76-56 victory against Notre Dame in the Atlantic

Notre Dame was the final team to clinch a spot in this year's ACC Tournament, meaning it only was a matter of time before a stronger team took it out. With North Carolina fighting to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive,

North Carolina is either one of the last teams in the NCAA Tournament or one of the first teams out of the 68-team event. The Tar Heels' status seems to change daily with conference tournament results from across the nation pushing them up or down,