I hope it doesn't creep into anything. We just have to remain focused now that we're the only team in the nation that's undefeated. We have the biggest target on our back that we've ever had. So I just think we have to stay focused because anybody can be beaten on any given night.

I think that was really good. If we would have played a team that we would have beaten by 30, that wouldn't have been good for us. We might have gone into the next game and relaxed.

It was exciting, being the first team in UNC history to be No. 1. But Sunday's game was over. We knew N.C. State was going to come in and give us their best shot.

I don't know -- maybe. What did you think?

I think there was a lot of one-on-one defense. There wasn't much opportunity for people to help.

We were a little bit upset by that overtime loss. We knew we were the better team, but it wasn't our night. Today in the first half, a lot of things worked for us. Maryland didn't quit. They fought back, and they gave us another good game.

You have to be really patient against a team like us because we can be really scrappy and irritate you. You have to be poised and patient and take care of the ball.

We're glad to get this one behind us.