The top-seeded Tar Heels looked to be in trouble early. Luckily for them, Hubert Davis had some answers — and some choice words.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hubert Davis was furious. And he had every right to be. His top-seeded team — at least for the first 12 minutes or so Saturday, during its NCAA Tournament second-round matchup vs. No. 9 seed — couldn’t have looked much worse. Flat. Lethargic. “They punched first,” Davis said. “Their physicality, their will, their want-to … just overwhelmed us.” UNC trailed by as many as 12 early on, its season very much on the brink.
” But in those last eight minutes before halftime, UNC was much better than good; it was phenomenal. And while the defense was the centerpiece, North Carolina’s offense finally joined the fight, too. Ingram — who ended the game with 17 points and five made 3s, his most since the first game on Feb. 3 — started hitting shots. Bacot got fouled inside, and then made free throws. Even , playing against his father, Doug, a Michigan State assistant, had a transition drive he kicked out to R.J.
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