The final sprint to claim NCAA Tournament bids is in full swing as the countdown to Selection Sunday grows shorter with teams around the country using conference tournaments as a final opportunity to strut their stuff.

Before that colossal matchup between these college basketball blue bloods, the Tar Heels celebrated a big career achievement by North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis, who steered his team to a 68-59 quarterfinals victory on Thursday against the No. 4 seed Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Spectrum Center in Charlotte.

The North Carolina men’s basketball team believes it is an NCAA Tournament team. The Tar Heels (22-12) have won six of their last seven games and moved onto the right side of the bubble in most projections.