The UNC basketball freshman showed some strong flashes and red-hot shooting at different points in the season.

Encore for UNC's Ian Jackson, Notre Dame's Markus Burton UNC freshman Ian Jackson and Notre Dame sophomore Markus Burton were the stars in the regular-season meeting between the Tar Heels and Irish.

Entering Wednesday's ACC Tournament Opener against Notre Dame, the North Carolina Tar Heels needed ... The Demon Deacons are on the bubble too, but fading fast. Ian Jackson and Seth Trimble coming off ...

but freshman guard Ian Jackson is a problem. At least he was when these teams met in early January. Notre Dame did a decent job on Davis and Jalen Washington and the rest of the Tar Heels ...

The Heels will have to be prepared to deal with what will be a much bigger punch from Notre Dame than previously. Alternatively, the Heels were carried by Ian Jackson when these two met in their ...

Notre Dame couldn’t allow what it allowed ... R.J. Davis took a turn for a few possessions. Then it was Ian Jackson and Elliott Cadeau. Seth Trimble took his turn. All of them designed to ...

Ian Jackson scored 27 to help lead North Carolina to the win, and Markus Burton scored 23 points for Notre Dame. TOP PERFORMERS: RJ Davis is scoring 17.3 points per game with 3.6 rebounds and 3.8 ...

UNC guard Ian Jackson and Notre Dame guard Markus Burton. (Photo: Jim Hawkins, Inside Carolina / Getty Images) Looking at Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish edged 13th-seeded Pittsburgh, 55-54 ...