Since the NCAA Tournament bracket was announced, the North Carolina Tar Heels have caught tons of return, as many believed they should have been omitted from the 68 teams that ‘the dance’ made.
Maybe those haters have now been silent.
The Tar Heels de demolition San Diego State Aztecs In their “first four” matchup on Tuesday evening, 95-68, to earn the no. 11 seed in the South region. UNC will be confronted to no. 6 Ole Miss in the first round on Friday.
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San Diego State Aztecs guard Wayne McKinney III (3) plays the ball defended by North Carolina Tar Heels Guard RJ Davis (4) in the first half in UD Arena. (Rick Osentoski imagn images)
UNC was the last team to get a place in the tournamentAnd they still had to play for their seed in Dayton, Ohio against one of the most important defenses in college basketball. Head coach Brian Dutcher’s Aztecs can nip that end of the floor, but the Tar Heels didn’t seem like this on Tuesday evening.
They broke out in the first half, shot 60.9% like a team (14-23) and thereby made all nine nine three-Pointers. They also left 12-of-12 from the charity stripe to get away with 47 points, which were covered by the three-guide of RJ Davis while the buzzer sounded before half time.
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In the meantime, the Aztecs struggled at the offensive end to go along with their defensive shortcomings, to shoot only 26.7% in the first half and only 4-of-16 to go outside. They ended up half with 23 points, and the 24-point shortage was one that they couldn’t come back from.
In the second half, UNC also went and defeated the Aztecs, 48-45, to the coast to victory.
North Carolina Tar Heels Forward Jae’lyn Witers (24) arranges a rebound for San Diego State Aztecs Vooruit Pharaoh Comperton (5) in the first half in UD Arena. (Rick Osentoski imagn images)
As a team, the Tar Heels shot an amazing 52.6% out of the field and 58.3% of three (14-24), while he cashed in with 21-of-24 in the free throw line.
It was Davis shooting as top scorer of the game with 26 points on 8 or 12 shooting, including a perfect 6-out-6 from three-point country. He also had two assists.
Jae’lyn Withers also noted a double-double for UNC, a total of 10 rebounds and 10 points, while Seth Trimble bore 16 points from the bank at 5-of-10 shooting. Ven-All Lubin also had 12 most, eight of which came from the free throw line.
North Carolina Tar Heels Guard Elliot Gift (3) responds in the first half against the San Diego State Aztecs in UD Arena. (Rick Osentoski imagn images)
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Regarding the Aztecs, they have finished photographing 39.7% from the field, so that it will not be done in March.
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