This is a nice payback spot for the Demon Deacons, who lost 88-79 at UNC a month ago. Wake Forest is 10-2 at home with the losses coming by two points to NC State and by.nine to UVA. The Demon Deacons already have avenged a road loss at Clemson, winning the home matchup by 10. This is a similar spot. The Tar Heels are in a sandwich spot between an emotional loss at archrival Duke and a home game with ACC leader Clemson on Saturday. The Demon Deacons are feeling good after shooting 52.7 percent in a 17-point rout of Notre Dame.

North Carolina finished with only two fast break points in the loss to Duke on Saturday night, so when the Tar Heels talk about seeking more energy and some urgency from their game you can bet it's going to come from pushing the pace. That's were the Tar Heels have met the perfect opponent for such a game, as Wake Forest ranks 2nd in the ACC in tempo during conference play. This is a big number, sure, but it's still lower than the last two meetings between these teams -- 167 earlier this season, 184 in the lone meeting last year.