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_____Game of the Week_____
Game of the Week
No. 3 North Carolina at No. 4 Wake Forest, 1:30 p.m. today
This Tobacco Road thriller is the "Gone With the Wind" of college basketball: There's no sequel to this classic. Because of ACC expansion, the North Carolina schools play only once during the regular season after meeting at least twice in every season since 1922 (the Demon Deacons didn't field a team in 1944 because of World War II). If both teams are really as good as they look, there's a good chance they could meet again in the ACC tournament final at MCI Center or at the Final Four in St. Louis. The Tar Heels have played like the ACC's best team during the past month, beating Virginia Tech by 34 points, Maryland by 34 and No. 8 Georgia Tech by 22 on Wednesday night. The Demon Deacons have won nine games in a row; the Tar Heels have won 14 games in a row. The game features two of the nation's best point guards, Carolina's Raymond Felton and Wake's Chris Paul, and two of the ACC's best big men, Tar Heels junior Sean May and Demon Deacons junior Eric Williams.
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_____Top Five Mid-Majors_____
Top Five Mid-Majors
1. George Washington (11-2): Colonials should cruise until a four-game stretch at the end of the month that includes games at Richmond, at home against Xavier and Dayton, and at Temple on Feb. 5.
2. Gonzaga (12-3): Zags won't walk through the West Coast Conference this year; lost at Saint Mary's (Calif.), 89-81, on Jan. 8.
3. Southern Illinois (13-3): Salukis won toughest road test in Missouri Valley Conference, winning at Creighton, 69-63, last Sunday.
4. Hawaii (10-2): The Rainbow Warriors could be eyeing 24 victories.
5. Wichita State (11-1): The Shockers' only loss was a 64-59 loss to Manhattan on Jan. 3.
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