The Tar Heels, who are coming off Sunday’s 86-83 victory against Washington, have played four games decided by three points or less or in overtime in seven outings this month.

“We feel like it’s just another close game, with the amount we’ve been in,” freshman point guard Kendall Marshall said. “We’re confident when we’re going down the stretch that those guys in the Carolina jerseys are going to make the right decisions.”

North Carolina’s relative inexperience on the roster might figure to be a detriment in such tension-filled closing minutes. But because the Tar Heels have been immersed in these for months, they’ve become comfortable in a variety of scenarios.

“We talk all the time about playing with poise,” Williams said. “They’ve got this whatever ‘it’ is, they’ve got it.”