The Runnin’ Rebels could not miss in the early minutes in the first half against the 14th ranked North Carolina Tar Heels in the opening game of the Maui International, but the Tar Heels showed that they are the better team as they easily took care of the Runnin’ Rebels through the rest of the game in a 78-51 victory.
“As the game wore on, they picked up the pressure,” head coach T.J. Otzelberger said after the game. “They brought some presses, some traps, denied entries more on the wings, and we did not do the job we needed to do to be stubborn to get open.