UNC coach Roy Williams wanted to see more hustle out of P.J. Hairston on Saturday at N.C. State. ROBERT WILLETT

CHAPEL HILL — P.J. Hairston has been inconsistent thoughout his sophomore season at North Carolina. But he has been consistently good, at least offensively, during the Tar Heels’ past two games.

N.C. State dominated North Carolina during the first half on Saturday night. ETHAN HYMAN

CHAPEL HILL — Back in Chapel Hill after a long night in Raleigh. Though it was probably longer for North Carolina coach Roy Williams, who didn’t much care about the Tar Heels’ second-half rally.

“We stunk,” he said after UNC’s 91-83 loss at N.C. State. Here’s a look at our coverage from last night.

First, the main story of the game from our N.C. State beat writer, Joe Giglio.

A column from Caulton Tudor about the one-sided matchup at point guard.

A column from Luke DeCock about how N.C. State thrives in the spotlight.

A story from me about UNC's many shortcomings.

A story from Laura Keeley about N.C. State beating UNC at its own game, in transition.

A story from Cory Smith about how N.C. State "isn't playing for second or third" this season.

And without further delay, the look back:

Can Roy Williams and North Carolina make it 14 in a row against N.C. State? Stay tuned. ROBERT WILLETT

CHAPEL HILL — Welcome to game day, folks: North Carolina at N.C. State.

Wanted to provide an all-in-one-place look at our coverage today. So here goes:

Thanks to one N.C. State fan, Dexter Strickland for a while has known exactly how many days remained before North Carolina's game against N.C. State. ROBERT WILLETT

CHAPEL HILL — After Dexter Strickland said some things about N.C. State before the season – you know, about how the Tar Heels beat the Wolfpack “every single year” (and that has, in fact, been true for a while) – he told me during an interview that he’d been hearing just about every day from one N.C. State fan who sends Strickland messages on Twitter, counting down the days to Saturday, when the Wolfpack and Tar Heels play at PNC Arena.

I spoke with Strickland the other night after UNC’s victory against Georgia Tech, and he said that same fan had continued to send him tweet after tweet (most of them, it turns out, taking shots at Strickland’s jumpshot). That N.C. State fan is Ryan Forcina, and the majority of his tweets, going back to October, have been directed at Strickland.

Forcina deserves some credit for his relentlessness. It can’t be easy to talk smack day after day after day. He even managed to wish Strickland a happy Thanksgiving, a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year, all the while making fun of Strickland’s jump shot or, in the case of one tweet, writing simply, “You’re a scrub, bro.” I've reached out to Forcina but haven't heard back.

Of course, Strickland deserves some credit, too, for being a good sport. He told me he hasn’t even blocked Forcina.

Anyway, here’s what Strickland has been hearing from this guy for the past two months. This list doesn’t include every tweet, but most of them:

The transition to the college game hasn't been easy for North Carolina point guard Marcus Paige. ROBERT WILLETT

CHAPEL HILL — If you haven’t already, be sure to check out the story I wrote about Marcus Paige, the North Carolina point guard who is still transitioning to the college game.

If you’ve been thinking that Paige has looked like a different, better player lately, there’s good reason for that: He told me recently that after a difficult start, he is gaining confidence. It has made a difference.

Stay tuned for some bonus material at some point later …

CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina was well on its way to a 79-63 victory here against Georgia Tech on Wednesday, but for a while the Tar Heels’ second-half performance resembled the disappointing one they gave during their victory against Maryland on Saturday.

At no point during the second half on Wednesday did the Heels (13-5, 3-2 ACC) struggle as badly as they did on Saturday, but still they had difficulty pulling away from the Yellow Jackets (10-7, 0-5) – and putting the game out of reach.

CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina junior guard Leslie McDonald will serve a three-game suspension, the school announced in a statement on Wednesday.

UNC didn’t specify the reason for McDonald’s suspension but both McDonald and Tar Heels coach Roy Williams said in a statement that McDonald failed to meet his responsibilities as a “student-athlete.”

Roy Williams has promised a lot of running if North Carolina overlooks Georgia Tech tonight. ROBERT WILLETT

CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina has played some of its best basketball of the season during its past two games – a pair of victories against Florida State and Maryland. Now, with a victory tonight against Georgia Tech, the Tar Heels would have a winning ACC record for the first time this season.

The Yellow Jackets enter the Smith Center at the bottom of the league standings, at 0-4. But don't count on the Heels taking the Yellow Jackets lightly – not unless UNC wants to endure what Roy Williams described earlier this week as a “track meet.”

Some things to know before tonight’s late tip-off:

CHAPEL HILL — Joel Berry, an Orlando, Fla., point guard who is considered one of the nation’s best prospects in the class of 2014, has committed to play for North Carolina, the Orlando Sentinel reported earlier today.

North Carolina will have a different look on the road when it travels to N.C. State this weekend. ROBERT WILLETT

CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina will wear a new road uniform on Saturday when it plays at N.C. State.

The Tar Heels, who, of course, have long worn Nike gear, will wear what Nike describes as the “Nike Hyper Elite Road Jersey” and the “Nike Hyper Elite Short.” I don’t really know what “hyper elite” means, but Nike says the uniform offers “lightweight performance through sustainable materials.”