Blessed be the coachman who put me in the hearse.

Box Score

NC State

Four Factors
eFG%	54.9
Turnover Rate	25.9
Off Reb Rate	30.0
FTM/FGA	27.5

UNC

Four Factors
eFG%	55.5
Turnover Rate	15.8
Off Reb Rate	42.4
FTM/FGA	20.3

          Pts   Poss    Off_Eff   Def_Eff
UNC       84    69.5     120.8     100.7
NCSU      70    69.5     100.7     120.8

It's tough when you know that on any given night, you're going to put yourself at a disadvantage because of certain things you can't--or won't--do. We will turn the ball over more often than our opponent; we will get out-rebounded. And we'll thus have to fight uphill through a negative shot attempt differential in order to keep the game close and/or win. Wednesday was no different. The number of ACC teams we've managed to beat in both the TO and rebounding categories this season: zero.

Gavin said it earlier this week--we absolutely had to have the Carolina game. There's an obvious emotional letdown that comes with falling short in a self-imposed do-or-die situation, so it'll be interesting to see how the team approaches the rest of the season.